X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Fri, 25 Jan 2008 06:18:50 -0500 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from smtp-ext-02.mx.pitdc1.expedient.net ([206.210.69.142] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.2c4) with ESMTPS id 2692372 for lml@lancaironline.net; Thu, 24 Jan 2008 19:37:40 -0500 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=206.210.69.142; envelope-from=rpastusek@htii.com Received: from dlhtpax009 (static-71-178-198-10.washdc.fios.verizon.net [71.178.198.10]) by smtp-ext-02.mx.pitdc1.expedient.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id EB02A7C1BB for ; Thu, 24 Jan 2008 19:37:02 -0500 (EST) Reply-To: From: "Robert Pastusek" X-Original-To: "'Lancair Mailing List'" References: In-Reply-To: Subject: RE: [LML] Pitch Servo Install Pictures X-Original-Date: Thu, 24 Jan 2008 19:37:00 -0500 Organization: Holmes-Tucker International, Inc. X-Original-Message-ID: <00e701c85eea$6653df30$32fb9d90$@com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_00E8_01C85EC0.7D7DD730" X-Mailer: Microsoft Office Outlook 12.0 Thread-Index: AcheiamoyPnGVXItQGGpPOXiTCOTxQAXa91g Content-Language: en-us This is a multipart message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_00E8_01C85EC0.7D7DD730 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Kai wrote: Here are some shots of my pitch servo mounting and connection. Kai, I installed the same TruTrak servos in my IV-P. To be sure they could not go over center, I installed "stop bolts" in the face of the TruTrak servo to limit the travel of the control arm. My servos already had #6 threaded holes on the face under the servo arm that I used for this. It takes some fiddling with the alignment and positioning to get it all to work properly, but probably worth the effort. I considered drilling the holes out to #8 or #10, but after testing the mod when installed in the control system, I convinced myself that the #6 bolts were adequate, as the only time the controls would move far enough to touch the screw stops is if something comes loose or there is a malfunction of the normal stops. Bob ------=_NextPart_000_00E8_01C85EC0.7D7DD730 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Kai wrote: Here are some shots of my pitch servo mounting and connection…

Kai,

I installed the same = TruTrak servos in my IV-P. To be sure they could not go over center, I installed = “stop bolts” in the face of the TruTrak servo to limit the travel of the control arm. My servos already had #6 threaded holes on the face under = the servo arm that I used for this. It takes some fiddling with the = alignment and positioning to get it all to work properly, but probably worth the = effort.  I considered drilling the holes out to #8 or #10, but after testing the = mod when installed in the control system, I convinced myself that the #6 bolts = were adequate, as the only time the controls would move far enough to touch = the screw stops is if something comes loose or there is a malfunction of the = normal stops.

Bob

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