Archive for December, 2018
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Peel the LED strip away from the foam starting at the aft area and moving forward. The strip will be stuck back when the black electronic component device is wedged between the left fuse wall and the receiver. -
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Cut two parallel slots in the foam starting just above the red trim piece. Slot should be the height of the LED controller or 11 mm. Note the green box cutter has plunged all the way through the fuselage side. -
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Placing a metric ruler along the lower cut line and butting it up against the white plastic firewall make a vertical slot about 27 and 79 mm or the width of the LED controller and wire ends. -
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Push the foam piece from the inside out. Save it for repair foam or for testing glue and paint to see if it melts. -
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Dry fit the LED controller into the cut out area. Trim if needed. Lightly sand the top and bottom edge of the controller rubber and lightly spray with accelerator. Note that the switch will be aft and the electronic component will be forward. -
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After the controller is secured to the top and bottom cut out area cut another “plug” for the on/off switch. Here it is off to the left side. -
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Lightly sand the top and bottom of the switch and bolt holes for accelerator and CA. The plug can be trimmed down to glue back down onto the top of the switch. Sliding the switch aft turns the LEDs off. -
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The remaining electronic heat shrink board is wedged against the foam and then the LED strip is pushed back in place. Here the LEDs are verified On then Off. The three buttons are hard to see so mark with a Sharpie Silver Permanent Marker.
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Nylon female plug is sanded then CA’d to ply wood that is CA’d to fuselage foam. White nylon wing lock was never used as painters masking tape was layered on to wing tube. Just enough to make wings slide in and out but not risk pin contact. -
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White tape added to black canopy for different motor glider look. -
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Black pen line shows where wing joins fuselage. Plywood bonded to foam with CA. Wires and plug bonded to ply with low temp hot glue. Red and black wires supply power to aileron and flap servos. Remains wires supply signal to flap and aileron servo.