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Mounting the unit on the tail rotor servo
In case of a vertical mounted tail servo, you can stick the HeliCommand
to the tail rotor servo case (with foam tape) without using the mount-
ing bracket. Alternatively, for maximum distance to ground and espe-
cially with small models, it makes sense to install the unit as high as
possible. This means: as close as possible under the flybar, with a safety mar-
gin for maximum flybar travel.
The mounting bracket supplied can often be fixed to the top of the tail rotor
servo or some other support. Do not use foam under the bracket, fix the
bracket rigidly.
Mounting the unit on the tail boom
Fix the supplied mounting bracket to the tail boom using a cable tie, pulling
it really tight. The HeliCommand can then be fixed to the bracket by applying
two strips of double-sided foam tape to the back of the unit. Once test-flying
is complete, secure it against rotation relative to the boom, using UHU-hart or
cyano-acrylate glue. Double-sided foam tape is too soft for this purpose.
Protect from vibration
Please take particular care to protect the unit from vibration!
Always use the supplied special soft self-adhesive foam tape, and only two nar-
row strips right along the top and bottom edges of the back panel. This means
that the mounting surface must be at least as tall as the HeliCommand itself.
Do not apply anything which might constrain the special damping features
of the supplied foam tape.
Remove all traces of oil residue before sticking the unit in place, in order to
ensure that the HeliCommand cannot shift or come loose, as this could cause
the model to take up an inclined attitude in stabilisation mode, rendering it
uncontrollable.
(If you fear that the self-adhesive foam tape could be coming loose, we recom-
mend to wrap a thin rubber band around the HeliCommand. The band must be soft
enough so that it will not press the foam strips essentially thinner than they are).
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