Gerard
Oct 02, 2005, 11:11 AM
Hi all,
Doing some early season maintenance today (Raptor 50 V2 SE) and checked
the tail servo control force (ie: disconnected the servo ball joint and slid the rod
with my fingers.)
Urgh, hard!
Traced the problem to a mixture of oil and dirt on the tail pitch control slider,
making a high viscosity goo that resisted the control motion.
..
I've disassembled, cleaned and rebuilt it and it seems fine now.
My question is: even with meticulous cleaning, oil & dust are going to get onto
these parts, and it is not accessible without disassembly. What tricks are there
to minimise this?
(You guys flying electrics can laugh now.)
Gerard
Doing some early season maintenance today (Raptor 50 V2 SE) and checked
the tail servo control force (ie: disconnected the servo ball joint and slid the rod
with my fingers.)
Urgh, hard!
Traced the problem to a mixture of oil and dirt on the tail pitch control slider,
making a high viscosity goo that resisted the control motion.
..
I've disassembled, cleaned and rebuilt it and it seems fine now.
My question is: even with meticulous cleaning, oil & dust are going to get onto
these parts, and it is not accessible without disassembly. What tricks are there
to minimise this?
(You guys flying electrics can laugh now.)
Gerard