Thanks everyone for your answers, I will remount my servos and I'm sure they will be secure.
John Hayes ----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, October 31, 2004 6:15 PM Subject: [RCSE] Wing Servos > <<I have used a glue known as PFM, I think it also is known as shoe goo. > This adhesive, although strong and secure, dimples the top surface of the > wing. > Not sure if its attacking the foam, but it certainly distorts the top > surface>> > > Two ideas that worked reasonably well: > > 1) Goop has great grab to anything but will dimple the foam - probably > because it's captured under the servo and the VOCs hang around long enough > to hit > the foam a bit. Epoxy a thin piece of ply in the bottom of the servo well > and > then Goop to that (sparingly as in the previous post), or > > (better approach) > > 2) Switch to Gorilla Glue. It will swell a bit and won't attack the foam. > The servo will be well seated once it's set. Seems to have a good grab to > most > plastic surfaces. Once set (~ 4 hr.), the excess that swells out can be > trimmed with a single edge razor or easily milled down with a Dremel > (thanks to Bob > Peck for pointing this one out). > > I'd suggest putting a band of masking tape around the servo before using > the > adhesive. That way the servo can be extracted from the tape without taking > a > hunk of foam out of the wing. > > - Dave R > RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" > and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please note > that subscribe and unsubscribe messages must be sent in text only format > with MIME turned off. > RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please note that subscribe and unsubscribe messages must be sent in text only format with MIME turned off.
