Great Planes Reactor 1.60 ARF - GPMA1580 User Manual

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Radio System Installation – Glow Engine

1. Locate the switch plate that fi ts your brand of radio switch.

Four plates are supplied: two Futaba switch & Ernst charge
jacks and two Hobbico heavy-duty & Ernst charge jacks. Fit
your switch and charge jack to the plate and use a pen or
pencil to draw an outline of the switch and jack onto the back
side of the plate. Remove the switch and charge jack.

2. Use two 7 x 22mm and two 6 x 29mm sticks to make a

fl ange for the charge plate.

3. Install the switch plate on the model using epoxy to

attach it. There are six places to mount the switch plate, so
choose the one that suits you best.

4. Tack down the covering over the switch plate using a

covering iron set to a low temperature.

5. Trim the covering from over the switch plate holes and

install the switch and charge jack.

6. Locate the non-adhesive backed hook and loop

material. Make two sets of straps for your receiver and
battery by joining a piece of “hook” material to a piece of
“loop” material.

7. Connect a Y-connector to each aileron channel. Connect

the other servo leads to your receiver

8. Connect the battery to the switch and the switch to

the radio. Use heat shrink tubing to secure the connection
between the battery and the switch.

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