Top Flite TOPA0300 - Manual (Page 51)

A FEW W
ORDS ABOUT
OPTIONAL LIGHTING
Scale lights mak
e a model lik
e this Cessna come
to lif
e
. W
e
added a rotating beacon, dual landing
lights and position lights (see page 5 f
o
r par
t
n
umbers). The rotating beacon is po
w
ered b
y
a 9V
tr
ansistor batter
y
and a miniature circuit board that
allo
ws y
ou to v
a
ry
the “rotation” speed. The beacon
and position lights are tur
ned on via a simple
toggle s
w
itch hidden within the co
wling. The
landing lights are po
w
ered directly from the flight-
pac
k batter
y and are plugged into the receiv
er
. By
activ
ating a sixth channel, w
e
can tur
n
the lights on
and off from the tr
ansmitter
. Y
o
u could also “Y” the
landing lights into the throttle or flap ser
vo
so when
either is oper
ated, the lights w
ould come on.
P
o
c
k
ets b
uilt-in to the co
wl g
reatly simplify
the installation of landing lights
. The wir
ing w
a
s
modified to include a “Deans” connector and a fire
w
a
ll-mounted plug so the co
wling can be
remo
v
ed without ha
ving to cut the wires
.
The
circuit boards and 9V batter
y w
ere
wr
apped in f
oam r
u
b
ber and installed under the
ser
vo
tr
a
y
along with other electronic components
.
❏
1. Epo
xy the 5/16” x 3/4” x 7/8” hardw
ood
Ser
v
o
Mounting Bloc
ks
to the die-cut 1/16” ply
Flap and Ailer
on Ser
v
o
Hatc
hes
. Install the
Flap and Aileron ser
v
os as sho
wn in the photo
and on the plans
.
After “fishing”
the ser
v
o
wires
through to the opening at the center of the wing, plug them into a “Y” har
ness
. Bef
ore
per
manently scre
wing the ser
v
o
hatches in
position, hook up y
our r
adio and set
center
ing
and
direction
of both sets of ser
v
o
s
.
❏
2. Dr
ill 3/32” holes through the Ser
v
o
Hatches
at each of the six punch mar
ks
. P
osition the
hatches in their respectiv
e openings
, then dr
ill
1/16” pilot holes into the
hatc
h suppor
t rails
.
Use
#2 x 3/8”
flat head sheet metal scre
ws
to
install the ser
v
o
hatches
.
❏
3. Install the Aileron Hor
ns in line with the
pushrod e
xits as sho
wn on the plans
. Dr
ill 1/16”
holes into the Ailerons at the proper hor
n
locations
. Scre
w
the hor
ns in place with
#2 x
3/8” sheet metal scre
ws
.
NO
TE: Put a couple of dr
ops of thin CA
into eac
h scre
w hole bef
ore reattac
hing
the horns.
❏
3. F
our .074 x 4”
Threaded End Rods
are
supplied to mak
e
the
Flap and Ailer
on
pushr
ods
. Scre
w a n
ylon
Cle
vis
and silicone
Retainer
on each pushrod. The Flap pushrods
are connected to the ser
v
os using n
ylon
F
aslinks
™
as sho
wn in the photo
. Aileron
pushrods are attached to the ser
v
os with
solder
c
le
vises
. Hook up and adjust the Aileron and
Flap linkages
. Ref
er to the
Contr
ol Surface
Thr
o
ws
section f
or mo
v
e
ment recommendations
.
❏
4.
P
ermanentl
y install
the Ele
v
ator (as
descr
ibed on page
42
in
Steps 3 & 4)
and the
Rudder (page
43,
Steps
4 & 5
).
❏
1. Wr
ap the Receiv
er and Batter
y in 1/2” f
oam
ru
b
ber (Hob
bico HCA
Q1050) secur
ing the f
oam
with r
u
b
ber bands
.
❏
2. Protect both components from fuel leakage
b
y
sealing them in plastic wr
ap or plastic bags
.
Seal the plastic closed with masking tape
.
Install receiver
, batter
y and antenna
Flap/ailer
on contr
ol hookup
FINAL HOOKUPS
AND CHECKS
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