Radio Installation Notes; Notes On Servos; Mounting; Servo Throw - HITEC ECLIPSE 7 Owner's Manual

While you are installing the battery, receiver, and servos into your model's fuselage,
please pay attention to the following guidelines:

Notes on Servos

Mounting

When you mount each servo, use the supplied rubber grommets and
insert an eyelet up through the bottom. Be sure not to overtighten the screws. If
any portion of the servo case directly contacts the fuselage or the servo rails, the
rubber grommets will not be able to attenuate vibration, which can lead to
mechanical wear and servo failure.

Servo Throw

Once you have installed the servos, operate each one over its full travel and check that
the pushrod and output arms do not bind or collide with each other, even at extreme trim settings.
Check to see that each control linkage does not require undue force to move (if you hear a servo
buzzing when there is no transmitter control motion, most likely there is too much friction in the
control or pushrod). Even though the servo will tolerate loads like this, they will drain the battery
pack much more rapidly.
Switch Harness Installation
When you are ready to install the switch harness, remove the switch cover and use it as a
template to cut screw holes and a rectangular hole slightly larger than the full stroke of the
switch. Choose a switch location on the opposite side of the fuselage from the engine exhaust,
and choose a location where it can't be inadvertently turned on or off during handling or storage.
Install the switch so that it moves without restriction and "snaps" from ON to OFF and vice
versa.

Receiver Notes

Antenna

DO NOT cut or coil the receiver antenna wire. It is
normal for the receiver antenna to be longer than the fuselage.
DO NOT cut it or fold it back on itself – cutting or folding changes the electrical length of the
antenna and may reduce range. Secure the antenna to the top of the vertical fin or the tailboom,
and let the excess length trail behind the aircraft (be sure it cannot tangle with the tail rotor on a
helicopter).

Radio Installation Notes

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