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https://www.asrcm.ns.ca/cgi-bin/yabb2/YaBB.pl Atlantic Society of Radio Control Modellers >> Current Projects >> FUNCUB.... https://www.asrcm.ns.ca/cgi-bin/yabb2/YaBB.pl?num=1337131604 Message started by sugarpops on May 15^th, 2012 at 10:26pm

Title: FUNCUB....
Post by sugarpops on May 15^th, 2012 at 10:26pm

Question about flaps on funcub.......maybe Joe, or Jon can answer.... how did you hook up the servos for the flaps, did you use servo reverser for one, or 2 seperate channels for the servos,as you know if you Y them together, they work like alierons.

Sugar 8-)

Title: Re: FUNCUB....
Post by astroflyer on May 15^th, 2012 at 10:28pm

not if you plug the y connector into the flap channel.....channel six on the cap 10. ;D

Title: Re: FUNCUB....
Post by sugarpops on May 15^th, 2012 at 10:37pm

I'm gonna try right now. :D :D :D :D :D :D :D

Thanks Al.....

Title: Re: FUNCUB....
Post by sugarpops on May 15^th, 2012 at 10:43pm

OK, so I y connected the servos together, plugged into channel 6, still the same, what am I doing wrong???

Title: Re: FUNCUB....
Post by astroflyer on May 15^th, 2012 at 10:58pm

not sure. just checked the flap setup in my Mr. Mulligan. I just used a y connector into channel 6 on the cap 10 and they work in the same direction.

not sure if this is still the case, but years ago when you got four servos in a radio set, two ran in opposite direction to the other two. this was in the day before servo reversing though.

are you sure you're in channel six?

Title: Re: FUNCUB....
Post by JON BOY on May 15^th, 2012 at 11:04pm

Hey Harold. What I did was flip one flap servo over so that both controll horns are the same. You must cut out some foam from the one side of the wing and flip the servo over. Both servos will sit the same way in both sides of the wing, and both controll horns will be the same. Remember... these are not like ailerons... both servos must rotate the same so that both flaps move the same. You do not need a servo reverser or anything like that. All of this took just a few minutes. Hope this helps. They are so worth the effort! Kinda like strykers. ;D ;D

Title: Re: FUNCUB....
Post by JMiller on May 15^th, 2012 at 11:34pm

I did the same as Jon and flipped the servo. However, with a 6 channel setup you could probably plug each flap servo into a seperate channel (one in the flap channel and one in the gear or whatever) and setup a mix in the radio.

Title: Re: FUNCUB....
Post by sugarpops on May 16^th, 2012 at 7:05am

Thanks guys, I knew it had to be simple, going to cut away......

Sugar 8-)

Title: Re: FUNCUB....
Post by sugarpops on May 16^th, 2012 at 7:51am

Done, was that easy, closer to the finish line.....

Thanks.....

Title: Re: FUNCUB....
Post by astroflyer on May 17^th, 2012 at 8:46pm

is it done yet harold. I want to see three of them funning around.

your flap question has been bothering me. so after hours and hours and hours it is rather simple. ;D

the servo horns just have to be on the same side of each servo. then you get the same direction and throw.

if you have one horn on the left side of one servo and the other on the right side of the second servo you get ailerons. Both on either the right or the left of both servos and you get flaps.

Title: Re: FUNCUB....
Post by sugarpops on May 17^th, 2012 at 10:28pm

You are correct Al, all I did was flip the servo on 1 wing and bingo, we have flaps......Thanks Jon and Joe...it's almost done.......

Sugar 8-)

Title: Re: FUNCUB....
Post by JMiller on May 17^th, 2012 at 10:46pm

Cool, try and get as close to 90 degrees full flap as you can. They work awsome!