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Article #2064Re: Coreless Servos on Y harness
From: bloom
Date: Thu, 07 Jan 1993 14:11
Date: Thu, 07 Jan 1993 14:11
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In article <16B4D7795.D2KAK@VM1.CC.UAKRON.EDU>, D2KAK@VM1.CC.UAKRON.EDU writes: > In one of my planes it is necessary to use two Futaba coreless servos > on a "Y" harness. The problem is that when the servos are connected > and the radio turned on, the servos chatter like they're trying to > find center all the time. I have tried caps across the power leads, > a stutter stoper (2 parts of a hex inverter on the signal line), > and a seperate battery pack for the servos. NO LUCK. I called those > wonderful folks at Futaba and after being on hold for about 45 minutes > they said that if the servos chatter on a Y harness don't use the servos > on a Y harness. And they pay those guys for this stuff! I have also > experienced the same problem on two different receivers, so the receiver > isn't the problem. The radios are 7UAP 1024 PCMs. ANY ADVISE, COMMENTS, > SOLUTIONS? I am considering buying a JR 10 Channel PCM. Do they have the > same problem? THANKS GROUP!!!!! > I'm no electronic whizbang, but could it be that the voltage to the servos is too low? Maybe you could use a 5 cell pack. Can you avoid the Y-harness by using the electronic mixing capabilities of the 7UAP? Can you use a different brand of servos on your Y-harness?
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!usc!cs.utexas.edu!natinst.com!news.dell.com!gator!inland!bloom From: bloom@inland.com Newsgroups: rec.models.rc Subject: Re: Coreless Servos on Y harness Message-ID: <1993Jan7.081151.2579@inland.com> Date: 7 Jan 93 08:11:51 CST References: <16B4D7795.D2KAK@VM1.CC.UAKRON.EDU> Organization: Inland Steel Company; East Chicago, IN Lines: 20