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Probably a stupid question but........

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Akira:
2.4 ghz antenna does not have to be "exposed" as per say. as long as it is fairly well positioned above the waterline of the ship, it can remain  within the hull or superstructure of the model with no ill effects in relation to range and telemetry. your PCs sould haave plenty of space to put the antenna without having to disguise it as a stanchion.

tonyH:
I've decided to compromise so one spur of the aerial runs along the underside of the deck while the other pokes out of the deck at the stern and up the follow/convoy lamp clamped on with a couple of rings of shrink tube. Just needs a bit of tidying up but should work fairly well.
Tony

warspite:
pity it couldn't have been hidden inside the main tube or even disguised as one of the supports

tonyH:
Agreed, but plastistrut wasn't strong enough and I tried drilling a 1mm hole through a 2mm graphite tube but it kept splitting so.......... O0

tonyH:
Couldn't think of a better title for the thread so here's another probably stupid question.WHERE DOES THE POWER TO THE SERVOS COME FROM?I'm using a non-BEC Action P81 very soft-start esc, so the Rx has its own 4.8v pack.Do I presume that this also powers the servos?The so-called receiver packs normally stop at AA size cells and this must limit the doable work. Is there any reason why I can't just make up a C/D pack or would it be better to change the esc for a BEC one and use the fact that the motor has 4x6v lead acid lumps acting as power source and ballast?The reason for the question is that I'm linking several mini servos and although they, in the main, only act once to release things, there are other larger ones such as the rudder one, which continue along with the ESC itself.Or, is there a better way?
Thanks
TonyH {:-{

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