Rod Guides on Raptor

[plucker]

Finished my Raptor 50v2 now but was wondering if the rod guides on the tail boom should be secured in some way ie glued as there is a lot of movement (side to side and back and forth) when using the rudder control.

I can't see any info on this but would of thought that to keep rudder control speed up any movement in the linkage rod should be irradicated.

Thanks for any help..


Plucker

[philiphenderson]

Re: Rod Guides on Raptor

Finished my Raptor 50v2 now but was wondering if the rod guides on the tail boom should be secured in some way ie glued as there is a lot of movement (side to side and back and forth) when using the rudder control.

I can't see any info on this but would of thought that to keep rudder control speed up any movement in the linkage rod should be irradicated.

Thanks for any help..

Plucker

You could either cyano them in place or place a tie-wrap either side of the guide. Both work well. The cyano breaks free every now and then though.

Phil.

[plucker]

Thank's philiphenderson that's a great idea with the ties I certainly do have a lot to learn.

Thank's again


Plucker

[Ian]

I too have a Rpator 50 - I have used a strip of insulating tape (colour of your choice!) on each side of the guide rods as I too had problems with them 'shifting' - even causing the rod to jam. Fortunately the heli was on the ground at the time!!!!

[TruH]

I had same problem with my Raptor 30 v2, it jammed the metal rod joint and caused heli tail to spin around quite fast. Lucky I'm a beginner and was just trying to make it light on the skids. I've taped the tail boom just after the rod guides with electrical tape.

[plucker]

Thanks for the replies good ideas seems to be a little bit of a design flaw on a fantastic heli I wonder why they cant use clip on guides so you can get them to the optimal position and then clip them into place securely.

Hee hee I might design some and patent it



Plucker

[mackem54]

hi plucker,
you will find most people alleviate this problem with a tail mounted servo and carbon pushrod
regards

[Jamez]

Not the only one

My shuttle plus has a plastic tube that the tail linkage runs through, this also moves with the servo/linkage, so I have removed the tail plane and mount, wrapped a strip of insulation tap around the boom, and refitted the tail plane over the top so you can't see the tape !!

[kiwipilot]

I have seen these secured with a screw through the boom in the past as well.

Deadly if they move in-flight, and jam any of your controls.

[Bender]

be very carefull using a screw, the belt clearance inside a raptor boom is already minimal

[plucker]

I finally used some thin black self adhesive tape on one side of the guide and slid the guide back on to it holding very tightly in place ..Thanks again for all the help and suggestions..

Plucker