color coding servo leads

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rich - 15 Nov 2008 21:48 GMT

I don't know if there is an already established "standard"..but.....after
having to trace the wires back a couple of times, I finally coded all of my
leads as follows

RED = Rudder (Red/Rudder..simple to remember)

YELLOW = Elevator (YELL sounds similar to ELevator..simple to remember)

BLUE = Ailerons (Blue reminds me of the AIR or SKY ..somewhat simple to
remember)

GREEN = Motor/power lead (Green means GO! )

regards, Rich

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notruthless - 16 Nov 2008 11:27 GMT

The only color coding I use is on dual surface control servos to
distinguish left and right side servos. Occasionally I have a need to
label multiple plugs coming from areas of the plane that I can't
immediately tell one servo lead from another. Using Sharpie marked
clear tape flags on the wire has worked for me when I need it.

> I don't know if there is an already established "standard"..but.....after
> having to trace the wires back a couple of times, I finally coded all of my
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>
> regards, Rich

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Doug McLaren - 17 Nov 2008 16:29 GMT

| The only color coding I use is on dual surface control servos to
| distinguish left and right side servos. Occasionally I have a need to
| label multiple plugs coming from areas of the plane that I can't
| immediately tell one servo lead from another.

... and in general the glider guys with flaps and ailerons and
sometimes seperate spoilers (two or three servos/channels per wing)
tend to make plugs that connect everything at once, often
automatically when the wing is put into place. DB9 and DB15
connectors are popular for that. That makes the matter moot for the
wing (though you might still want to label left and right) -- for
other plus, tape with writing or dymo labeller works fine.

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Ted Campanelli - 17 Nov 2008 11:54 GMT

Ted shuffled out of his cave and grunted these great (and sometimes not
so great) words of knowledge:

I just put a piece of 1/2" masking tape around the servo lead and leave
about a 1/2" = 3/4" "tab" (tape needs to be about 1 1/2" long) and mark
as follows:

A = ailerons
E = elevator
R = rudder
T = throttle
F = flaps
RET = retracts

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color coding servo leads