Maker Hangar: Episode 5 - Servos

by InComing RC | July 28, 2013 | (6) Posted in How To

In Episode 5 of Maker Hangar, Lucas Weakley teaches us about servos, these are the little motors that move the control surfaces on RC planes. We learn about the different parts of a servo, and what each of them do. We see how to classify servos by their sizes, weights, and strength. Lucas also goes over the different types of linkages and the techniques on hooking up control surfaces.

MAKE and Lucas Weakley have teamed up to bring you Maker Hangar, a 15-episode tutorial series that will teach you everything you need to know to build and fly this custom RC plane, the Maker Trainer.

New installments will air every Tuesday and Thursday through August. Also, be sure to join us on the Maker Hangar Google+ Community page to share your ideas, comments, photos and video and details for your own RC plane project builds:https://plus.google.com/communities/1...

For more information about the series, as well as archived videos, head to the Maker Hangar page: http://makezine.com/makerhangar

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mattplaneflyer on July 29, 2013
Awesome! very well explained.
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Sirglider on August 7, 2013
What I don't like about these episodes is that it's very general and not really precise. For example ".. consumption of the servos is not significant..." But if you have a glider, they are the biggest consummers of your plane. In each episode it's a bit an approximate explanation. I would call it RC for newbies and I am sure there are people needing such simple episodes.
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Maker Hangar: Episode 5 - Servos