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Post by happydog500 on Oct 10, 2009 22:58:25 GMT 1
I like the stock struts. The problem I'm having is, they go to far past the hook. I have the strut as far back as posable on the plane, but still the struts are to long to really fit in the hooks. I've never heard anyone talk about this here, so am I the only one? Attached is a photo of what I'm talking about. [a href="  "] [/a] Thank you, Chris. |
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Post by Dillzio on Oct 11, 2009 4:07:21 GMT 1
As long as the hooks clip in so they won't fall out easily, it will be fine.
The struts are just there to stop extreme lift forces from bending the wing, they don't need to have any tension on them in their resting state.
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Post by happydog500 on Oct 11, 2009 23:12:43 GMT 1
As long as the hooks clip in so they won't fall out easily, it will be fine. That is the problem, the struts are to long to fit in. They go past the place where they hook in. Chris. |
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Post by flydiver on Oct 12, 2009 0:44:40 GMT 1
Yeah, and they bend. Clip it in and let it flex. What you see is normal. They are floppy and only designed to take up load under more extreme maneuvers.
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Post by happydog500 on Oct 12, 2009 1:44:58 GMT 1
The pic is what happens after I put it in. Guess I could take the strut off and put it in from the inside? I did a mod on one side, got the wrong kind of string. [a href="  "] [/a] [a href="  "] [/a] |
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Post by flydiver on Oct 12, 2009 1:59:09 GMT 1
Ah, well there you go. That's one (of the many) reasons I gave up on them.
I personally think the battery box/strut/landing gear Bermuda triangle is more of a manufacturing expediency than a well thought out mechanism. It concentrates all the forces in a bad landing into a single area.
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Post by Dillzio on Oct 12, 2009 6:33:12 GMT 1
The pic is what happens after I put it in. Guess I could take the strut off and put it in from the inside? I did a mod on one side, got the wrong kind of string. [a href=" "] [/a] [a href=" "] [/a][/quote] I don't see what the problem is, it looks pretty good to me. You might want to try cutting and bending the end of your swivels like this:  |
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Post by ginginho on Oct 12, 2009 9:29:18 GMT 1
I like the stock struts. The problem I'm having is, they go to far past the hook. I have the strut as far back as posable on the plane, but still the struts are to long to really fit in the hooks. Thank you, Chris. Chris, this may sound stupid but double check that you are putting the struts on in the correct manner, this has caught others before (a flying mate for one). |
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Post by kylewoody on Nov 26, 2009 6:08:56 GMT 1
Yeah, going by the pictures, the struts are not attached fully on the wing. I've been flying my Cub for over a year now of solid flying on both Nimh and then over to 3S lipo on the original airframe. Never had a problem at all with stuts. Here's how mine are attached - I think the difference I'm seeing is that you need to slide the strut into the wing bracket reversed (180*, coming from the wingtip), and the rotate it through. Mine's never involuntarily come out like this.  Kyle |
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Post by Dillzio on Nov 26, 2009 11:26:30 GMT 1
AHHHHH, that makes much more sense. I wonder how many of us have been attaching the stock struts the wrong way? I'll have to put my hand up  I've actually given up on using modified fishing swivels that fall off easily on mine, now I use uncut swivels and hook them on. I don't actually clip them closed, but they still hold very well. To have it so that the struts will let go in a crash so as not to rip the plane apart, I simply use ordinary cooking string for the struts. It's not all that strong at all and will break when it needs to. The string can also be stretched in impacts instead of just breaking, in which case you can just tie a knot or two in the string to take up the slack and keep on flying. The string I use is probably as durable or maybe a little more than the stock struts. It does need to be replaced periodically, but it only takes 5-10 minutes to replace the string, and you don't need to order it from HobbyZone  |
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Post by belem on Nov 26, 2009 19:04:26 GMT 1
I don't seem to have a photo but I've been flying for most of the year with my struts attached together under the fuse by a paperclip. Not attached to the fuse at all, just joined together under the battery box. Works great and makes the wings easy to remove. Just bend the clip back and pop them off. Cheap and effective.
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Post by Dillzio on Nov 27, 2009 6:31:29 GMT 1
With the struts connected to each other by a paper clip, I thought it might be possible for one wing to go down while the other goes up.
For example, an updraft under one wing would cause it to go up and the other wing to be pulled down. Have you ever noticed anything like that?
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Post by belem on Nov 27, 2009 8:12:12 GMT 1
Nope. Would have to be some pretty strong winds. The struts are connected together but still press against the fuse when flexed. I can't see one wing pulling the other one up or down.
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