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How to Install Servos on a CP2

The Honey Bee CP2 is a fully functional, radio-controlled (RC) helicopter capable of 3-dimensional flight, meaning it can travel in any direction. To achieve this precise control, the CP2 requires two servos that control the angle of the main rotor. Servos are electronic devices that transfer electric impulses into mechanical rotational movement. Learn how to install your servos into the CP2 to ensure maximum control and optimum performance.

Things You'll Need

2 servos
Screwdriver
4 mounting screws
2 servo horns

Instructions

- 1
  Remove the canopy by popping off the fastener button located near the base of the main rotor shaft. Slide the canopy off the vehicle's chassis to reveal the inner systems.
- 2
  Press the included servo horn onto the servo's arm at a right angle to the servo case itself. The servo's arm is the plastic cylinder protruding from the case. Secure the horn with a screw. Repeat this process with the second servo, but orient the horn in parallel with the case.
- 3
  Install the first servo -- with a right-angled horn -- into position near the base of the main rotor shaft. Orient the servo vertically, then slide it into the chassis, securing it with two mounting screws. Plug this servo, which is the "Elevator servo," into Channel 2 on the receiver.
- 4
  Install the second servo -- with the parallel horn -- into position on the opposite side of the chassis, located just behind the Elevator servo. Orient the servo horizontally, then slide it into the chassis, securing it with two mounting screws. Plug this servo, which is the "Aileron servo," into Channel 1 on the receiver.
- 5
  Turn on the transmitter and receiver, then snap the control arms from the aircraft onto the respective servos. Each servo arm is located adjacent to the servo, so, there is no risk of connecting the wrong rod.

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