Pull pull steering for the velox..
03-27-2009, 10:11 AM
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Pull pull steering for the velox..
SU$#@$kS!!! I have used pull pull steering before too and it worked fine. BUT for the Velox, I can NOT get it too work[:@] I think I have gone through about 5 feet of wire and plenty of crimps! Pic is NOT my velox. Just to show the steering. Maybe I am using way to think of steering cable... I crimp it kind of tight, but then when try it, with my radio, it loosens up!
03-27-2009, 10:25 AM
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RE: Pull pull steering for the velox..
Making 180 degree bends is never a good idea, I modified my FB Rafale to have the pull pull steering in a straight line.
I fabricated a servo / battery mount in the nose, it works perfect
p.s. the Rafale suffered an off runway excursion; the plastic servo L brackets failed which was perfect as it did not break the cables, servo or the wood mount
I fabricated a servo / battery mount in the nose, it works perfect
p.s. the Rafale suffered an off runway excursion; the plastic servo L brackets failed which was perfect as it did not break the cables, servo or the wood mount
03-27-2009, 12:36 PM
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Yeah, you have to make something like half round pieces of 1/4" balsa and insert them on the inside of the plactic tubes & epoxy them in to keep the tubes in place - where the arrow shows in the above posted pic. Then the steering wires won't go loose as the tubes slip thru the bulkhead holes.
03-27-2009, 03:19 PM
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RE: Pull pull steering for the velox..
Hmm I just think when you buy a kit you should NOT have to modify ANYTHING to get it to work right![:'(] Mine DOES NOT have tubes!![X(]
03-27-2009, 03:43 PM
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RE: Pull pull steering for the velox..
See picture!
Install in my Firebird no problem what so ever :-)
And make sure you can tighten the closseloop cable since it's always getting looser over time!
Install in my Firebird no problem what so ever :-)
And make sure you can tighten the closseloop cable since it's always getting looser over time!
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RE: Pull pull steering for the velox..
This is what I did to fix it! Seems to work fine. Although I have not done any taxi runs
It STAYS tight
It STAYS tight
03-27-2009, 07:08 PM
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RE: Pull pull steering for the velox..
Have Velox. I came up with the same solution others mentioned with respect to inserting a balsa wedge behind the looped guides. Over 100 flights on it last year, put the fix in around flight #20, and since I've had no issues, so I'd say it solves the problem.
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RE: Pull pull steering for the velox..
ORIGINAL: Crazy4Flight
Durring assembly I made some 1/2 round inserts out of 1/13 balsa to hold the wire guide tubes in place.
Durring assembly I made some 1/2 round inserts out of 1/13 balsa to hold the wire guide tubes in place.
very beautiful ejection seat...
Of what brand is and in that scale?
Thanks in advance
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