I have just tried to replace my servo before discovering
that the fault lay in one of the connectors in an awkward
position behind the panel (actually a snapped wire going
into a crimped pin). In speaking to the guy at Ray Allen,
he was v. Surprised to hear that the servo had packed up,
and implied that they just don't do that even after as
many hours service as mine - and he proved correct when I
released the wiring and retested it. My advice would be to
solder the wires at the servo end to the same coloured
wires in the multicore cable also supplied by Ray Allen,
supporting individual joins and the whole bundle with
heatshrink and also supporting the cable near to the
servo, etc. I feel this is less likely to cause problems
than a connector, and in the very unlikely event that you
do need to replace the servo, replacing soldered joints is
no great issue. Incidentally I have a brand new servo
still in its original sealed pack should anyone need one!
Regards, David Joyce, G- XSDJ
Fred Klein <fklein@orcasonline.com> wrote:
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> On May 21, 2014, at 2:32 AM, Tony Renshaw
><tonyrenshaw268@gmail.com> wrote:
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>> I am interested in what is the correct or preferred
>>connector for the small wires in the RayAllen Servo wire
>>bundles etc., the small dia cabling of many devices. Im
>>sure there are some better than others, but I currently
>>dont know any, albeit a ACS catalogue could narrow it
>>down. So far, I have tried D sub terminals, as they are
>>easy to get and easy to solder. Should I stick with
>>them??
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> TonyAt that stage of the build, I was not comfortable
>w/ using D sub terminals and questioned my ability to
>disconnect them w/ one handI used this AMP connector w/
>the larger, crimped pinsI also floxed the nuts on the
>back face of the bulkhead which hold the servo in
>position, though Id use nut plates were I to do it
>againFred
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