tubido

Ok first off, I'm a beginner flyer who has put about a week of "homework" into studying this hobby. My grandpop gave me this plane with all the stuff needed to put it together and fly it. This plane only has rear elevator, rudder, and throttle control so it needs only three servos. My grandpop had four, they came in a Futaba kit with servos, controller and, misc. pieces/parts.

Me and my brother decided today we would start putting it together. 1 minute after starting we realized we didn't know a lot about connecting servos. We tinkered with rc cars for a while but they had only one servo and the connection was screwed on. With the planes its off of a cable that is pushed in and out to adjust. We couldn't figure out how to hook these up and after two hours of searching im not having any luck.

I have posted pictures to kind of "explain" our current situation.

Thanks,
Logan.

P.S: I have no idea what company or brand this plane is....

jester_s1

To use a cable type connection you need a connector that goes onto the servo arm and clamps onto the cable. Normally cables are only used for throttles though. They aren't stiff enough for the elevator or rudder in most planes.

TedMo

My main suggestion is that you find where they fly in your area and find some help. What you have shown in pix can be easily understood simply by seeing how done in a plane. Also there is a great deal to be learned in achieving RC in a satisfactory and safe way so find help.Go to local hobby store as well.

ChuckW

Something like this is what you need:

http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin...LXD929&P=0

It attaches to the servo arm then the cable passes through a hole and is held in place with a set screw.

You might want to find someone at your local RC club to help you out and/or check things over. You don't want to have the first flight end in a crash due to improper assembly or setup.

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tubido

Thanks for the suggestions!

FlyCrashRebuild

Here are some pics of a typical set up.

JohnBuckner

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Question turbido, in one of the photos there appears to be an orange plastic plug with pins protruding from the side. Do all of the servo wires have a plug that looks like that?

John

Hydro Junkie

John, are you thinking that the servos and maybe receiver are old enough to be from an illegal radio? I know my Futaba Conquest came with that same kind of servo leads and unless I get it reset from the 72 to 27 band, it's not legal to use.

CGRetired

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One quick question for you. What is holding the clevis's to the servo arm on the elevator and rudder?

If I have a student that has a plane with nothing holding the clevis's secure, I will not let the plane fly until some sort of keeper is applied to them. I've seen them pop off. Losing the rudder control that way is not the end of the world, however, losing the connection to the elevator servo will ruin your whole day.

CGr.

tubido

The plug you're talking about goes to the on/off switch, there's also a white one on it...am i legal??

JohnBuckner

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The only defintive way to tell is markings and model number on both the transmitter and Receiver

That old plug is called the (G) plug and is a clue to the age of your unit. Do the plugs on the servo look the same with pins out the side and just black plastic.

The narrow banding deadline occured in 1991 after that no new wide band units could be sold. Even though your system may look new in box and perhaps never used some one needs to look it over and the best way to do this is at your local club. It would help if you posted good readble close up front on shots of the transmitter and Rx. If your unit is a legal one it is of such an age that there is no way you can trust either of the batteries and they must be replaced even if never charged.



John
Some times gifts of old stuff become increditably expensive.

JohnBuckner

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These are the long obsolete Futaba G plug. Note the center pin is positive like the later F plug, you can also see the unequal spacing of the pins therefore they are not compatiable. Its highly likely any Rx designed for the G plug unless its FM will also be wideband.

John