micro EZ-connectors

[trogdor]

Anyone know where to get micro EZ-connectors with hex head or phillips screws? I hate the flat head screws that Dubro uses and have gotten a couple planes in the past couple years that have come with similar ez-connectors (brass vs. aluminum I think?) but with phillips screws... Not like the giant Ultrafly ones, don't like those either!

What about replacement plastic fasteners.. those little donut plastic things that hold the connector on the servo arm... I tend to lose these for some reason and they get loose when you take them off.

Thanks

[3dfoamworks]

Hobby lobby I believe have them, but not micro.

[Rugar]

http://www.horizonhobby.com/Shop/ByCategory/Product/Default.aspx?ProdID=EFLA203

[trogdor]

ahhhh that's it, must have been the mini Funtana that I remembered them from. Thanks

[ForestCam]

Why not just swap out the flat screws? Just need to know the pitch and thread count.

[tashley]

Go to McMaster-Carr and order 2-56X1/8" socket head cap screws to fit the Dubro park flyer ez connectors. You can get more than enough torque on them. If your a stickler for keeping everything super lightweight you can order 2-56X1/16" set screws from the same place. Just be sure and order an allen driver to fit them while you're at it. You can probably call Dubro and order just the locking washer that will fit all the ez connectors that they make. Heck, they'll prolly send you a package for freebies.

[flyranger]

It may be that the slot head screws are there to keep fumble fingers like me from stripping out the threads. My screwdriver slips before I could damage the threads.

[tashley]

The socket head screws I mentioned above work fine without stripping the threads in the connector. You will bend the pushrod before any damage is done to the threads.

[ForestCam]

Actually if you wanted to be really slick you could use allen head set screws, it'd shave off a few hundreths of a gram and make them a bit lower profile.

[tashley]

That's what I said above. The only problem with the set screws is that the socket is so tiny it's hard to get much torque on it. I have however used them in the past but they're a pain.