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tightening the screws, make certain they are getting a good
“bite” into the fi n and that they can be tightened securely.
You may be tempted to permanently glue the stab into
position, but all of our rigorous testing proved that this was
not necessary as all of our prototypes depended upon the
screws only. If your screws don’t seem to get an adequate
bite, remove the screws, add a few drops of thin CA down
into the screw holes in the top of the fi n, allow to thoroughly
harden, and then remount the stab with the screws.
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11. Temporarily connect the servo to your receiver and
power the system up. With the servo and elevator centered
temporarily lock the pushrod to the screw-lock with a 2mm
screw. Use your transmitter to move the elevator. Make sure
it moves smoothly and that you can get the 3/16" [5mm]
(13°) of up and down elevator throw as specifi ed on page
12. Make any adjustments necessary to the bend in the wire
and cut off excess wire.
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12. Once satisfi ed with the elevator movement, remove
the screw, add a drop of threadlocker, reinstall the screw and
securely tighten.
Note: If for some reason you ever need to make another
elevator pushrod, use K&S .039" [1mm] music wire.
Install the Motor
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1. Cut the rougher, “hook” side of the included hook &
loop material to a length of 3" [75mm]. Apply the strip inside
the bottom of the fuselage just ahead of the front former.
Use the butt end of a small screwdriver or something similar
to thoroughly “rub” the strip down onto the bottom of the
fuselage. Apply a few drops of thin CA around the edges of
the strip to make sure it never comes up.
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2. While you’ve got your hook & loop material out, attach
a matching strip of the softer, “loop” side to your battery.
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3. Optional: Shortening the ESC wires will remove
excess wire from the battery compartment, making it
easier to install and remove the battery. If you don’t feel like
shortening the wires you can just coil them up inside the
roof of the fuselage behind the motor. To shorten the wires,
remove the protective shrink tubing from the connectors
on the ESC, de solder the connectors, cut the wires so the
ends of the connectors will be 1" [25mm] from the end of the
ESC and re solder the connectors—don’t forget to apply new
pieces of shrink tubing.
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4. Connect the ESC to your motor and connect the
ESC to the receiver. Turn on your transmitter and reverse
the throttle channel. Connect the battery to the ESC and
advance the throttle to make sure the motor is turning in
the correct direction. If the motor is not turning the correct
direction, switch any two motor/ESC wires with each other
to change the direction.
