Hi d.o.. . .I may have looked at those ply mounts wrongly, but my impression was that I could not use them in thin wings. I do not recall that they allowed the servo to go in even with the underside of the mounts. I'll get in touch with the friend I gave them to and take another look. No discredit to Volz was intended. In fact, I have been working with Mike and with Kimbrough Products, who do the RDS couplers, to get an adapter molded for use with the Volz servos and those are now on the new 5 adapter tree. If the servo bottom can reach the skin, then to use the mount with the RDS, which may require tilting to aligng the drive shaft between the coupler and the pocket, it would only be necessary to cover the mount bottom with 1/64" ply to keep the epoxy, etc. out of the laser cut openings. I'm real curious of I missed something and will take another look first chance I get to catch up with the friend I gave the mounts to. ---------- > From: d. o. darnell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [RCSE] mounting servos in molded wings > Date: Sunday, October 08, 2000 12:13 PM > > > Harley Michaelis writes: > > >I used Volz servos, but I tell you there was no overhead space for those > > neat, laser cut, dedicated ply bases Volz provides <snip> > > I don't really understand why you would not have space for the Volz mounts. > They have no "overhead requirements" as they are not as thick as the servo > yet let the bottom surface of the servo sit on the skin. Additionally, they > require a smaller hole as during installation, and they can be rotated down > thru the servo-sized opening. > > Contrarily, the "hat" method you show would require a larger opening in the > wing to allow access for the screws. Also, the plan shows "rails" which are > at least as tall, if not taller than the Volz units. > > > > RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
