Bill My servos are NOT glued into my Zagi. Simply a tight press fit and
taped over. Have had no trouble with this arrangement. Seeya Jim
----- Original Message -----
From: Bill Harris <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Sunday, January 21, 2001 1:02 PM
Subject: Re: [RCSE] Re: Goop Adhesive Technique
> I'm wondering if an expanding water-activated urethane glue, like
Pro-bond, couldn't be used to install servos in a wing (covered with the
heat-shrink, as Don suggests)? I'm getting ready to install a couple of
HS-81's in a Zagi and an looking for an elegant way to do this. Goop won't
work, it dissolves the polystyrene ("white") foam.
>
> --Bill
>
> On Sat, 20 Jan 2001 20:25:25 -0500 "Don Stackhouse @ DJ Aerotech"
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> Robert Buxton asks:
>
> >Picking the lists brains for the best way to use GOOP adhesive to plant
two
> >JR241 servos in the fuselage of a Carbon D-Lite**...
>
> I've tried using masking tape between the servo and the glue, with poor
> results. The tape seems to split in half along its thickness after a
while,
> resulting first in some funny changes in trim and control throw, followed
> the servo coming loose completely. Yes, it was a good brand of mnasking
> tape, but maybe not the same as what other people have used.
>
> What works for me is shrink tubing, like what's used to wrap battery
packs.
> Just shrink a ring of it around the servo (make sure it wraps a little bit
> around the corners to guarantee that the servo can't slip out the end),
> scuff the surface a little with some medium sandpaper, then Goop or C/A
the
> outer surface of the shrink tubing to the fuselage.
>
> If you ever need to remove the servo, slit the shrink tubing. Once the
> servo is safely out, it's fairly easy to peel the shrink tubing and glue
> residue out, then just use a new piece of shrink tubing to install the new
> servo.
>
>
> Don Stackhouse @ DJ Aerotech
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> http://www.djaerotech.com/
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