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As an reinforcement a radio box made of white vacuum formed plastic shall be glued inside the fuselage. Use contact cement as adviced in the manual. I used a old newspaper to press the glued surfaces together. |
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At the rear end of the radio box there must be a hole for motor and servo wires. Be smarter than me, bake the hole before you glue the box in place. (I.e read the manual...) |
One of the servo horns. Needs some trimming before you glue it in place. |
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And now fore something completly bizarre. You should run in the motors completly submerged in water! Shortcut?? NO. At only 1,2 V water can not conduct electricity. The motor will run as it should be and the cell whont burn. The water increases the effect of the run in procedure. This is very common way of doing it amongs model car racers. A full charged Sub C-cell will last for approx. 20 min. That is what it takes to run in a motor. Don´t forget to run in the motor the same way as you will use it - counter clockwise. Do this and your motors will last longer and give more power. |
Dry out the water by holding the motor in front of a vacuum cleaner. Hold tight or you will se yourself digging in the dirty bag for a Permax 400... |
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Motor installation in close up. Small neat cuts for the cords. There is also an extra cut for the receiver antenna close to the leading edge. |
I used Hitec 85 bb servos. Had to enlarge the servo bay slightly. |
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From left to right: Rubberband for attaching the canopy, receiver, speed controller and to the right an extended ramp for the battery pack. I recomend extending the ramp to be sure that the battery pack realy slides up above the speed controller and receiver in case of a impact. |
The battery pack 8,4 v 2400 mah. Observe the two extra standing pieces of balsa strip. It´s a must to keep the battery in place side ways. |
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Center of gravity markings for flying with different packs. The exit hole for antenna are also vissible. |