Securing new servos?

[spiderhole]

I'm going to be putting HS-81s in my SC and wondering what method others have used for securing them? I don't want use something too strong like epoxy that would make them impossible to remove without damaging the foam. Thanks.

[jbcub76]

I have read on this site that some use hot glue and others have used silicone caulking.

I myself used the hot glue to re-attach a loose servo on one of my new cubs. Worked great!

[flydiver]

Most important-DO NOT use CA. You'll regret it. Gets into everything.

A nice preventative practice is to wrap the body with blue painter's tape before securing. Some people use shrink wrap. This helps get the glue crap off if you need to some day.

You can glue strips of Popsicle stick on the edges of the box and then screw them in. Simpler is the hot glue-low temp kind generally better. Some foams will melt with high temp.

fly

[flyinghigh]

I cut out a square from balsa, and then cut the middle of the square out for the servos. Then I stuck the serovs inside the middle of the square and screwed them into the balsa. Then glued the balsa to the foam with gorilla glue.

[clyde2]

hot glue....holds well and hase minimal foam damage when removed.

[badlands]

I used a little bit of Gorilla glue - expands well.

[duck]

Silicone Here, no preoblems yet, and easy to remove if necessary

[ginginho]

Carpet tape, double sided...Works for me.

[Don]

I went with double sided servo tape. One piece between the servos and another piece on the bottom. Center this over the servo cavity, drop them in. For extra security I ran a bead of low temp hot glue across the front and back mounting tabs.
Don

[alexinflight]

I/8" piece of basswood cut to fit servo area, then removed the center for the two servos. Screwed in the servos to the wood, then glued the wood with attached servos to the foam.