PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-505

PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-505 - Page 22 of 43

Dear Windy,

Too maNy Cobra mechaNIcs are speNdINg too maNy hours bogged

dowN IN uNNecessaRy rIggINg of the FIght coNtrol system. ThIs Is be-

cause the se±vo actuators areN't adjusted accurately from the start²

WheN assembL³Ng the tube aNd clevIs oN the se±vo actuators of

the stabIlIty aNd coNtrol augmeNtatIoN system (SCAS)´ µIg 7¶18 of

TM 55¶·520¸234¸23 shows the adjusted leNgth to be 42² ¹2 INches²

ThIs Is a precIse measuremeNtº but the

doesN»t tell you how!

¼»ve seeN far too maNy folks do a haphazard job wIth a yard stIck

or tape measure aNd theIr 6½INch steel rule from the geNeral

mechaNIcs tool kIt.

To get aN exact measuremeNt eVery tIme¾ get your frIeNdly ¿ÀÁÂ

shop to make thIs deVIce² Here»s how they do It:

Cut 1X1½IN aNgle alumINumÃ ÄSÄ 9540¸0Å¶073¶5151Æ 45 INches

loNgÇ Äo aNgle alumINum? Use aNy rIgId materÈÉlÇ

DrIÊÊ two Ë/Ì¸IN holes IN the alumINum so that thereÍs exactÊy

4ÎÇ 7Î INches from the ceNter of oNe drIlled hole to the ceNter of the

other²

Use two bolts´ ÄSÄ Ï306¸00¸Ð4·¸45Ñ2, wIth the threads cut oÒ

foÓ alIgNINg pINsÔ

WheN you use the tool to get a precIse measuremeNtº put the

bolts through the cleVIs ÕÖrstº theN adjust the actuator assembly IN

or out to l³Ne the bolts up wIth the holes IN the deVIce.

Dear Andy

Thanks for another idea tha±

meaSure² up.

1 SG ¿Ndy

BoÊINger

OHA×ÄG

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