Bill Britton
Well Known Member
I purchased my tail kit from a previous builder. The Rudder/VS were done. He put a static wick on the top of the rudder. I am wondering if this is necessary. I'm to the point of construction on the elevators that I either need to install static wicks on them or I will fill the holes on the rudder and just not have wicks at all.
To my knowledge, nobody has put them on any finished -10's yet, right??? If somebody has that I have overlooked, how many did you use? Is one on each control surface enough (ie. one on rudder, one on each elevator, ailerons, etc...)???
Does anybody have any remarks/comments on why I should use/not use the static wicks.
From previous conversations, and from listening to people talk about todays technology in shielded cables and built in circuitry protection from static electricity, I think I may just fill the holes on the rudder and not have the wicks at all.
Bill Britton
To my knowledge, nobody has put them on any finished -10's yet, right??? If somebody has that I have overlooked, how many did you use? Is one on each control surface enough (ie. one on rudder, one on each elevator, ailerons, etc...)???
Does anybody have any remarks/comments on why I should use/not use the static wicks.
From previous conversations, and from listening to people talk about todays technology in shielded cables and built in circuitry protection from static electricity, I think I may just fill the holes on the rudder and not have the wicks at all.
Bill Britton