Monday, April 16, 2012

Trim tab motor test

A small amount of work needed to be done to finish up the trim tab.  I needed to increase the size of the opening in the skin where the threaded rod exits to allow full up/down travel.  This was accomplished with a rat tail file and some emery cloth.  Once that was finished, I connected the motor leads to my cordless drill battery, and tested the motor in both directions. It was cool to see the motor moving the trim tab for the first time.

Increased size of opening in skin for trim tab threaded rod
Used cordless drill battery to test movement of trim tab

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