WattAge egret Instructions For Assembly - page 22
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❑ Kwik Bond Thin C/A
❑ # 0 Phillips Head Screwdriver
❑ # 1 Phillips Head Screwdriver
❑ Excel Modeling Knife
❑ Wire Cutters
❑ Electric or Hand Drill
❑ 5/64" Drill Bit
❑ Straight Edge Ruler
❑ Pen or Pencil
❑ Masking Tape
❑ 20) Remove the masking tape from the elevator
and double check that both the elevator and the el-
evator servo are still centered.
❑ 19) Snap the clevis into the second hole out from
the base of the control horn. See photo # 41 below.
Photo # 41
❑ 21) With your radio system plugged in and
turned on, check the direction the elevator control
surface moves and the amount of control deflection.
To do this pull back on the elevator control stick. The
elevator should move up. If it does not, flip the servo
reversing switch on your transmitter to change the
direction. (Refer to your radio guide for more infor-
mation on this function.)
❑ 22) Pull back completely on the elevator con-
trol stick. While holding the control stick completely
back, use a ruler and measure the amount the trailing
edge of the elevator moves up. This measurement
should be 3/8". See figure # 4 below.
ADJUSTING THE ELEVATOR PUSHROD
Figure # 4
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Take the measurement from the widest point of
the elevator.
❑ 23) If the control surface deflection is more or
less than 3/8" it must be changed. If your radio is
equipped with End Point Adjustments (EPA), make
those adjustments using the transmitter. (Refer to
your radio guide for further details.) If your radio
does not have this feature, you can still make the ad-
justments to the pushrod manually.
❑ 24) If the elevator is moving more than 3/8",
move the clevis in one hole toward the center of the
servo horn to decrease the control deflection. If the
elevator is moving less than 3/8", move the clevis
one hole closer to the base of the control horn to in-
crease the control deflection. When adjusted properly,
the elevator should move 3/8" both up and down.
❑ 25) When you are satisfied with the elevator
control setup, apply a drop of Kwik Bond Thin C/A
to one of the threaded rods, where the clevis is
threaded on. This will prevent the pushrod assem-
bly from turning inside the pushrod housing. You
will still be able to turn the second clevis if any fur-
ther adjustments are necessary.
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Do not omit step # 25. Doing so may cause
drastic trim changes during flight or failure of the
pushrod assembly.
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INSTALLING THE CONTROL HORN
PARTS REQUIRED
❑ {1} 5mm x 380mm Nylon Pushrod Housing
❑ {1} 4mm x 420mm Nylon Pushrod Tube
❑ {1} Nylon Control Horn w/Backplate
❑ {2} 2mm x 12mm Machine Screws
❑ {2} 2mm x 22mm Threaded Rods
❑ {2} 2mm Threaded Clevises
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RUDDER PUSHROD
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TOOLS AND SUPPLIES REQUIRED
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❑ 1) Position the nylon control horn on the right
side of the rudder.
❑ 2) To properly align the control horn, it should
be perpendicular to the hinge line and its center-
line should be 3/8" down from the bottom of the
horizontal stabilizer, at the hinge line. The clevis
attachment holes should be located directly over
the hinge line.