david james 1 Posted December 30, 2015 Share Posted December 30, 2015 A couple of club members have turned up at the field with so-called "manifolds" fixed inside their fuselages. These are strips of plastic, which can be glued or screwed to the fuse into which two or four servo extension leads from the wing aileron or flap servos can be plugged. They make a very neat installation. They seem to be a very extravagant price at the local model shop for a very simple plastic moulding. Does anyone know their proper name so I can Google or Ebay them to get some at a more reasonable price? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike White 3 Posted December 30, 2015 Share Posted December 30, 2015 I think you will find they are called Servo Power Boards. Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david james 1 Posted December 30, 2015 Author Share Posted December 30, 2015 Thanks for the suggestion, Mike. I have had a look at power boards but they are not what I am after. Servo extension leads from the receiver plug into the bottom of the "manifold" . You then push the leads from the wing into the top of this object, so the leads are not floating around inside the fuselage. It is a bit like four servo lead clips moulded together which you can screw down inside the fuse. Edited By david james 1 on 30/12/2015 20:34:36 Edited By david james 1 on 30/12/2015 20:35:00 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisB Posted December 30, 2015 Share Posted December 30, 2015 Are they Ashlock connectors? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon Chaddock Posted December 30, 2015 Share Posted December 30, 2015 Sounds to me like a miniature "cable tidy". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david james 1 Posted December 30, 2015 Author Share Posted December 30, 2015 No - I don't think these are what I am after Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Cotsford Posted December 30, 2015 Share Posted December 30, 2015 The nearest I can think of are 'charge lead holders'. I've used these to hold the socket end of an extension lead for plugging aileron leads into. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david james 1 Posted December 30, 2015 Author Share Posted December 30, 2015 We are getting warm here - it is like four of these in a single moulding Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flight1 Posted December 30, 2015 Share Posted December 30, 2015 You don't mean pcb pin headers like from here or from servo city and they give you a nice board to go with here just solder skills required to make up you own Edited By flight1 on 30/12/2015 23:04:16 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoff S Posted December 30, 2015 Share Posted December 30, 2015 You could use a strip of Veroboard to fit the pins suggested by Flight1 Geoff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cymaz Posted December 31, 2015 Share Posted December 31, 2015 These any good ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simon barr Posted December 31, 2015 Share Posted December 31, 2015 I think David is after the FMS servo lead tidy units... Sorry, don't know how to link pictures etc... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Cotsford Posted December 31, 2015 Share Posted December 31, 2015 I'm not sure about using PCB headers, especially with IC powered models. Without the socket housing you are relying on the electrical connections to provide mechanical support for the lead. I know receivers use PCB headers, but they usually have some sort of housing around the header to support the plug bodies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Christy Posted December 31, 2015 Share Posted December 31, 2015 These? **LINK** -- Pete Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ben goodfellow 1 Posted December 31, 2015 Share Posted December 31, 2015 http://www.spotonrc.com/goods.php?id=88 ?? these??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoff S Posted December 31, 2015 Share Posted December 31, 2015 Posted by Bob Cotsford on 30/12/2015 21:28:18: The nearest I can think of are 'charge lead holders'. I've used these to hold the socket end of an extension lead for plugging aileron leads into. I think these do the job perfectly. If you need several it would be easy to mount them on a wood or metal panel. Bob's link doesn't seem to work very well for some reason. I tend to use Asklok multiple way connectors but I'm running out and Ash closed down his little business a few years back. The don't work if you have separate wings (ie on bigger models) and Bob's solution is neat and minimises the irritation of aileron leads sticking out the wing root which always seems to happen when I fit wings Geoff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cymaz Posted December 31, 2015 Share Posted December 31, 2015 Posted by ben goodfellow 1 on 31/12/2015 11:03:50: http://www.spotonrc.com/goods.php?id=88 ?? these??? Like like those, great idea They are called Dean and James foam wire keepers...lots come up on interweb search Edited By cymaz on 31/12/2015 11:37:10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glasshopper Posted December 31, 2015 Share Posted December 31, 2015 Is this what you are after? http://www.sussex-model-centre.co.uk/shopexd.asp?id=46719 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ben goodfellow 1 Posted December 31, 2015 Share Posted December 31, 2015 ive searched every where for them foam keepers , very hard to find in uk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david james 1 Posted December 31, 2015 Author Share Posted December 31, 2015 it is hard to tell from the photo but I think these may be it http://www.sussex-model-centre.co.uk/shopexd.asp?id=46719 thanks Glasshopper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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