Push-Rod Mounting

Coil board Push rod

Control arm Dynamics

Control surface
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Coil
Coil Inserts Control horn
Carefully cut out the pieces for the
! inserts with scissors or wire cutters.
Do not try to snap the pieces off.
Once the pieces are free, carefully assemble them as shown and glue
one coil onto each one with the coil board extending in the direction of the
peg and the other away from the peg as shown in the illustration below.
Be sure to keep glue away from the pivot
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pivot hinge. The control arm must move freely.
Peg

Next, place one magnet onto each side of the pivot. You won't need to Micro-Servo
force or glue them. Their magnetism will hold them in place. If you are
more comfortable with the magnets glued in, do not glue them in yet. Actuator
Next, mount your actuators. Carefully study the first diagram. Notice
the oreintation of the coils in relation to each other (90* rotation). This is
important. It allows the magnets to self-center when neutral and not Instruction Manual
interfere with each other when in operation. To maximize the benefit of
self-centering, there should be approx 1/2" between the pegs. Use .020
carbon fiber pushed into pegs for propper spacing and alignment. If
your actuators do not automatically go to neutral, make sure that there Home of an abundance of easy to
are no magnetic surfaces around your actuators. If there aren't, then
remove one set of magnets and turn them over to reverse their polarity. use micro-flight technology
If you choose to, you may glue magnets in this orientation.
Push-rod Assembly
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Construct push rods as shown. The use of carbon fiber for the bulk of
the pushrod will save weight. Brass wire is non-magnetic. Using shrink
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wrap will allow you to slip the ends in and out for fine adjustments. (C) 2004 Dynamics Unlimited. This document may be
Shaped brass wire Shrink wrap copied and distributed provided it is complete, unmodified
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.020 Carbon fiber
 Hinges
We recommend using the rubber provided with our micro-servos
(Actuators) or cellophane tape. The important thing is to have a hinge
that moves freely and returns the control surface to a near neutral
position both when upright and inverted. When using rubber, we
recommend cutting a notch just big enough for the rubber to slip inside
on both the mounting surface and the control surface. (see picture
facing) Then, with a gap (aprox. 1/16") that will provide adaquate
resistance, carefully glue the ends of the rubber into the surfaces.
Be sure to not get glue on the part of the rubber band that spans
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the gap. This will negate the free movement. If your hinges move
to freely you may add some glue near the ends to stiffen them.
When using tape you must shave Cellophane tape
the edges as shown then place the tape
tape over the surface that meets. Be
sure to put two pieces on each
Shaved edges
control surface to minimize twisting.
Mounting Methods
Actuators are generally mounted in two ways:
- Elsewhere on the airframe
- Directly at the control surface.
utilizing coil inserts, push
(no inserts are necessary)
rods, and control horns.
Which method you choose depends on the center of gravity on your
airframe once the receiver, motor and battery are positioned, or the
desired appearance. The main concern with mounting the actuators
directly at the control surface is tail-heaviness. So, if the airframe you
are working with is already nose heavy with the receiver motor and
battery in place, then mounting actuators directly at the control
surface is the preferred method.
Check your center of gravity by balancing
the front 1/3 of the wing tips on the tips of
your fingers
! Check your servo function before every flight!
Control Surface Mounting
Do this before you build it on to the airframe if possible
When mounting actuators directly on the control surface,
you must have a 3/8" hole centered on the 1/16" gap
between the airframe and the control surface. You can
accomplish this with a 3/8" brass tube from the hobby shop
which you have sharpened. This is the space that the coil
will fit into. Now trim 1/32" to 1/16" away from the control
surface side of the hole for clearence when moving.
(If you have a laser cut skeeter kit this is already done for you)
air frame
Next, glue the coil to the inside of the hole on the Coil
surface
side opposite the control surface, making sure
Do not glue coil to
that the coil is centered and parallel as shown. !
the control surface
! Get out your non-magnetic tools
Take out two magnets, clean them and stick them
together. Shape one end of 1" wire to fit around
magnet pair as shown. Glue with thick CA. (super
glue) Then bend remainder of wire as shown.
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Be sure that the flat sides of the magnet are
facing the front and the rear of the plane
coil
With the magnets centered inside the coil
push the end of the wire through the control
surface and glue it on both the top and control
surface
bottom of control surface. You can now
carefully adjust the magnets to stay centered
when pivoting by bending the wire.