Frequently Asked Questions

Frequently Asked Questions by Bob Aberle

baberle@optonline.net
+ Adhesives & Cements
+ Aircraft

3-D

Flaps

Flying off of Water

Plans, Articles, Photos

+ Batteries

Power Supply Substitute

Giant Scale Application

Redundant Power Sources

+ Building

Building Boards and Workbenches

Building Materials

Center of Gravity

Control Installation

Covering and Finishing

Eliminating Warps

Hinges

Weights and Balance

Wing Hold-down Methods

+ Electrical Connectors
+ Electric

Electric Speed Controllers

Fuses/Arming Switches

Motors, brushless

Magnetic Actuators

Printed Circuit Boards (PCBs)

Single Cell Operations

Speed Controllers

+ FAQ Column
+ Prop Adapters
+ RC

Dual Rate Control

Expo Rate Control

Failsafe Devices

Float Planes (water rudder installations)

Frequency Flags and Streamers

Flying Techniques

Ground Range Check

Servos

Systems (FM Deviation)

Trim (regular and digital)

+ Scratch One (RC trainer)
+ Special Interest Groups
+ Test Equipment

Magnetic Actuators

Q-18: I keep reading about "magnetic actuators" to operate control surfaces on a model aircraft and wonder how these devices differ from the common RC servo? Answer ...

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