Tail servo ??

[james newbee]

Last week I bought a tail servo Futaba s3154 for my beam e4 as suggested in the build form on this site but it doesn’t fit the holes are miles away for mounting

do I

One cut the mounts so the servo holes line up or

Two do I buy a new servo if a new servo is required please help with the selection I am using a GY401 as suggested on the build form for this heli

James newbee

[SRH990]

I think you'll find the 3154 a bit disappointing, it's really not man enough for the job. I've got an Align DS520 servo on my Beam with a 401 gyro and it locks on solid as a rock. The servo has two holes each end, I just fixed it with one hole each end, no problem.

[Turbojoe]

I was very disappointed in my 3154 as well. The arm is very flimsy and flexes way too much. There may be better arms available for it by now but I just use a Hitec HS-65mg on mine. Cheap, fast and strong.

Something to remember! MAKE SURE you reset the DS switch on the GY-401 if you go back to an analog or you'll fry your servos! I cooked two new servos before I remembered about this.

Joe