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I want to add a Servo to my tank elivation.. I know how tomod them so they just go round and round etc but not sure if you can wire them up to an RX 18??... I have made some mods to the turret for my Co2 conversion, and means i cant use the original elivation unit..... but a servo would fit, and just work off a cam to make the barrel go up and down etc.... but the wiring I aint so sure about?

Hey Mate what about a gun elevation unit from a Stug 111....That way you know it will work with the RX 18. I would though assume the servo will work as once modded as its just a motor...

stug 111... hmmm what be this?.. I asume its a diff shape standard HL unit?

As for the servo..would it be a case of using the red and black wires as a simple pos and negative for motor on and motor off... and disgard the reciver wire?... the reciver board inside would be of no use so i could bin that and save weight lol.... just use the motor like you say

Hey mate here is a pics of one sorry should have posted it with my first reply

Ah that might just work I could mount it quite far back etc .... I had a slight brown trouser moment yesterday... i took a servo apart to make it just go round and round. After hacking it i hooked it up to 7.2v power and BOOOOOMM huge yellow flash a very loud snap and something exploded sending bits of all over the place.. and left a burn mark about 15" long on the side board and left me thinking
i should have had specks on

Holly crap mate glad you are ok.............

Hi silverstalker,
You are obviously not 'supposed' to use tools then......remind me NOT to ask you to repair anything of mine ....You sound like my son....I am always having to repair his toys
Alb.

There is a reason wires use different colors, Silver. LOL

Hi X82d Pathfinder ,
I like your signature very much indeed... ...and it is absolutely and totally true !!....We used to call them the ' 9 o'clock jury ' ....

Dietrich:
As a former Army officer, this is so often the case. Even more so in a time of political correctness and journalist who are more interested in making villians of those who stand the gap. Few account for the fog of war and bad intelligence. I like the 9 O'clock jury.. Good one!

-Dan