Savox 1290 Tail Servo

[fulcrum2]

Guys, if you run short arms for the tail servo (13mm or less) isn't the rod to the tail slider bending a lot on the way from the servo arm to the first boom guide clamp?
Mine did, so I went for 15mm arm...

[g2driver]

Take a pair of pliers and put a nice little z bend in the tail rotor control rod...The rod doesn't need to be straight...

[chopstick]

As long as it moves easy, just leave it as it is. It will work.

[CSwinton]

Originally Posted by sly the dogman

This is how I did it ;

http://video.helifreak.com/?subpath=...g_mounting.wmv

Hmmm.. that video link doesn't seem active anymore. Any idea if it's available elsewhere?

[g2driver]

I'm running 13mm and the ball on the outside.. I have installed 2 Savox 1290MG tail servos and all it took was about 1 minute on each servo with an x-acto knife to cut off the small flanges that prevent the servo from sitting flush with the frame..

Why would anyone remove frames or disassemble servos ????

[kelseh]

I just finished installing my 1290 and I did use a dremel. I took me about 10 minutes and I think this makes it the easiest way and gives faster access for repairs. I didn't have to cut the servo mounting tab in half and I just used a needle nose pair of pliers to hold it the while i got the screws started. A tip for installing them is to thread in the screw into the mounting tabs while holding it with a pair of pliers before you try to mount it. This make it much easier to get the screw started while hold the tab with some needle nose pliers.