Mike S
Senior Curmudgeon
I have posted this in the RV10 forum, but seeing as it applies to most models, figured it would be easier to find here.
This is the method I used for hooking up the electrical for the elevator trim servo.
I used these connectors from the local Radio Control hobby shop.
I removed one connector by bending it back-and-forth with a pair of needle nose pliers till it broke off. This yielded a polarized three prong connector that I used for the sensor.
I used a pair of dikes to cut off a pair of plugs to make a two prong, not polarized, for the motor connection. This allows reversing the leads in case the motor was running backwards. (BTW, it was. Easy fix with the connectors set up like I did.)
Here it is all hooked up, ready for the smoke test. Note caterpillar grommet protecting the wire from the edge of the trim mount in the background.
All buttoned up, you can just see the lacing cord used to tie the two half's of the connectors together, probably overkill, but makes me feel better about something buried away in the tail of the plane.
This is the method I used for hooking up the electrical for the elevator trim servo.
I used these connectors from the local Radio Control hobby shop.
![P4190039.jpg](/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Flh4.ggpht.com%2F_A1sW0YKpru4%2FS84Nyt-z5CI%2FAAAAAAAABfk%2F3olKiRt--uk%2Fs720%2FP4190039.jpg&hash=d3165560a226220254482c842798fb63)
I removed one connector by bending it back-and-forth with a pair of needle nose pliers till it broke off. This yielded a polarized three prong connector that I used for the sensor.
![P4190040.jpg](/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Flh6.ggpht.com%2F_A1sW0YKpru4%2FS84Ny-9MW7I%2FAAAAAAAABfs%2FuTSjGtZS854%2Fs720%2FP4190040.jpg&hash=0c3e16fb0f4c3ea6ae46cd4ad0fccbb2)
I used a pair of dikes to cut off a pair of plugs to make a two prong, not polarized, for the motor connection. This allows reversing the leads in case the motor was running backwards. (BTW, it was. Easy fix with the connectors set up like I did.)
![P4190042.jpg](/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Flh6.ggpht.com%2F_A1sW0YKpru4%2FS84NzYECq6I%2FAAAAAAAABfw%2FEBo7IaWggN8%2Fs720%2FP4190042.jpg&hash=a7263b02d8ddd56e9221d9c4a5c0c81c)
![P4190043.jpg](/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Flh4.ggpht.com%2F_A1sW0YKpru4%2FS84NzlSPerI%2FAAAAAAAABf0%2Fook3Qli1IRk%2Fs720%2FP4190043.jpg&hash=c972a3783d3a7c78e0cbc9099575943b)
Here it is all hooked up, ready for the smoke test. Note caterpillar grommet protecting the wire from the edge of the trim mount in the background.
![P4190044.jpg](/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Flh4.ggpht.com%2F_A1sW0YKpru4%2FS84N0Ea1GPI%2FAAAAAAAABf4%2Fgkg9hHqXieY%2Fs720%2FP4190044.jpg&hash=43004a97bd7dee2fa05f56f37cee35f5)
All buttoned up, you can just see the lacing cord used to tie the two half's of the connectors together, probably overkill, but makes me feel better about something buried away in the tail of the plane.
![P4190046.jpg](/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Flh5.ggpht.com%2F_A1sW0YKpru4%2FS84N0S1VbYI%2FAAAAAAAABf8%2FFiZkNl2RRGk%2Fs720%2FP4190046.jpg&hash=c995dd68f349eeb417763010949b63f5)