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Old 05-06-2009 | 01:22 AM
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Ok, so how do i reduce the length of servo wires without causing damage?
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Old 05-06-2009 | 10:06 AM
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Ok, so how do i reduce the length of servo wires without causing damage?
Open up the servo and solder a shorter lead to the board. You definitely want to have a small tip and a hot iron though.
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Old 05-06-2009 | 11:50 AM
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Or you can cut the wire to the length you want and redo the connector -

http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin...?&I=LXTSH5&P=M

You can trim the tab off.
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Old 05-06-2009 | 01:04 PM
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Open up the servo and solder a shorter lead to the board. You definitely want to have a small tip and a hot iron though.
like he said you have to have a small tip the first time I tried shorting a servo wire all the leads got soldered together. But once you do it a couple of times it will be easier.
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Old 05-06-2009 | 07:20 PM
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Thanks, have to practice first on a broken servo before I do
it on my digital servo.
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Old 05-06-2009 | 07:30 PM
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try this.. take a screw driver as long as the wire and start at the end closest to the servo. wrap the wire tighly around the screw driver giving the wire a sprial shape when removing it do not untwist just plug right in. this will shorten the wire length and make wires 10x neater
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Apply a LITTLE heat from a heat gun to the wires before you take them off the screwdriver will help "set" the coil.
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Old 05-07-2009 | 07:14 AM
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Nifty tip, bob o !!
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