Top Flite TOPA0290 - Manual (Page 65)

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15.
Mak
e a mount f
or the air fill receptacle
.
Use a
5/16"[8mm] br
ass tube to cut a hole through the
fuselage f
or the v
alv
e
, then glue the mount to the inside
of the fuselage with the fill receptacle in the hole
.
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16.
The same as w
as done f
o
r the batter
y, mak
e a
mounting plate f
or the receiv
er
.
M
ount the receiv
er
,
then glue the mount into position. Note:
The three 6"[150mm] ser
v
o
e
xtensions coming
from the receiv
er protr
uding through f
o
rm
er F3
should actually be 12"[300mm] ser
v
o
e
xtensions
.
Label str
ips of masking tape wr
apped around the
ser
v
o
e
xtensions f
or identification.
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17.
The receiv
er antenna ma
y be routed do
wn
through the fuselage through small holes dr
illed in
the f
o
rmers
, or mounted e
x
ter
nally
.
The w
a
y w
e
mounted ours w
as via an Er
nst #153 Antenna Exit
Guide
.
Rather than using the hook included with the
antenna, the hole in the mount w
as enlarged to
accommodate a small piece of tubing (tak
en from a
compressed air spr
a
y
can).
The antenna w
as guided
up through the tubing.
This also presents a
some
what scale appear
ance
.
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18.
Connect the air lines to the nose gear
, then
mount the gear
.
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19.
Use a 1/8"[3.2mm] dr
ill or a 1/8"[3.2mm] br
ass
tube shar
pened on one end to cut holes where
necessar
y to guide all of the air lines to the control
v
alv
e
.
The tw
o
“up”
lines in the wing are joined to a
Robar
t
T
-fitting.
The remaining, open fitting on the
“T”
is connected to a f
e
w inches of line with a Robar
t
quic
k-disconnect on the end.
The
“do
wn”
lines in the
wing are treated the same w
a
y.
In the fuselage
, the
up line coming from the nose gear is connected to another
T
-fitting.
One of the open ends of the
T
-fitting
is connected to another segment of line with another quic
k-disconnect which, when joining the wing to the
fuselage at the flying field, will be connected to the quic
k-disconnect coming from the up line in the wing.
The remaining end of the
T
-fitting is connected to the
control v
alv
e via another piece of air line
.
Connect
the other nose gear do
wn line to another quic
k-
disconnect and the control v
alv
e via another
T
-fitting
the same w
a
y.
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20.
Connect the fill receptacle to the line coming
from the air tank and to the air v
alv
e via one more
T
-fitting.
Be cer
tain all of the lines are securely
connected and that none of the air lines will interf
ere
with an
y of the other systems
.
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21.
Connect the r
udder and stabiliz
er ser
v
os to
12"[305mm] ser
v
o
e
xtensions
.
Secure the
connections with heat shr
ink tubing, tape or special
clips suitab
le f
or that pur
pose
.
Connect the ser
v
os to
the receiv
er
.
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22.
Hook up the nose steer
ing ser
v
o
, the throttle
ser
v
o
and the air control v
alv
e ser
v
o
using the
hardw
are sho
wn.
Here is an o
verall shot of the radio installation
and ser
v
o
hookup in this area.
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