Now that we've discussed this at length, has anyone noticed that the
magnetic force is not actually suited to this application? Meaning, any
displacement of the parts involved reduces the attractive force
significantly. But, what is really called for is the opposite
characteristic.
Thus, to make
An interest in the number of members at each LSF
level has been expressed. Here is the
most recent count:
Level
Count
I
3994
II
1522
III
1087
Good point. It is overkill, and as soon as the magnets are separated a
little bit, they lose most functionality. Also remember that these
magnets are (relatively) easy to slide apart, so if the plane part in
question is sheard off - it will just slide away. Their real force is
felt when separating
Molded Psyko:
Lightly used and in excellent condition, Never crashed, no dings and no
contest dork landings. Has 5/8 round carbon wing joiner. Servos: Volz
MicroMaxx X on flaps and elevator, Volz WingMaxx on ailerons, and
Hitec HS 85MG on rudder. 1750 NiMH Rcvr battery. Add recvr and fly.
$ 800
The Epsilon was a good flying plane. But it was fragile. I haven't heard if
the aileron model was any more so but I don't think it was. The plane was
just easy to break. Don't know about Fred. Haven't heard from him since
about '98.
But, that doesn't mean you can't have a bunch of fun with the
As you know, each LSF officer may only
serve two consecutive terms. At the end of this year, my 2nd term as LSF
Secretary will come to an end. I am therefore asking any LSF members
interested in placing their names in the LSF officers election upcoming this
Fall for the position of
Bill Swingle wrote:
Now that we've discussed this at length, has anyone noticed that the
magnetic force is not actually suited to this application? Meaning, any
displacement of the parts involved reduces the attractive force
significantly. But, what is really called for is the opposite
Hi Eddie,
Fred Mallett seems to have dropped out of sight of sailplaners since about
2000 or 2001. I communicated with him by email and phone a number of times
before that (I got into sailplanes in 1997), and thought we might get together
to fly since he has (had?) relatives not far south
Hi All
Al
Here we go again...
So I sent the 4 burned out servos to Hitec for replacement,
3. HS 5125 MG 1. HS 5245 MG
Two 1/2weeks later.
I get them back Monday this week and.. Guess what They come back
in a Nice Plastic Blue Box with stickers even..
What happened to the cardboard
Al- Tell us about your wiring harness, battery, switch and receiver.
Albert E. Wedworth wrote:
Hi All
Al
Here we go again...
So I sent the 4 burned out servos to Hitec for replacement,
3. HS 5125 MG 1. HS 5245 MG
Two 1/2 weeks later.
I get them back Monday this week and.. Guess what They
I seem to recall that some regulators are not recommended for use with Hitec
digital servos.
I've had a set of 4 5245s in an Ultimate bipe for well over two years now -
two on ailerons, one each on rudder and elevator (pull-pull). Power comes
from a 4-cell 1200 mAh NIMH pack.
-0- problems.
Plus the fact that a rare earth magnet is fairly dense. I bet that a piece of
tape is significantly lighter than the rare earth magnets that would replace as
a wing retainer. All in all rare earth magnets are a brilliant misapplication
of technology in this instance.
On the other hand, rare
For the linguistically challenged:-
http://www.ornithopter.de/english/index_en.htm
(Same site -- English version!)
Martin Usher
Scobie Puchtler wrote:
Wow. Check out this rather elegant ornithopter and in particular the quality
of the craftsmanship and design:
http://www.ornithopter.de/bilder2.htm
Couldn´t resist to reply:
On the other hand, rare earth magnets would make dandy nose weights. If
you are trying to stop the nose of the plane close to a big steel nail...
It indeed a Brilliant idea...But that would surely depends on what KIND of
steel...many won´t get attract or wouldn´t
Bill Swingle wrote:
Now that we've discussed this at length, has anyone noticed that the
magnetic force is not actually suited to this application? Meaning, any
displacement of the parts involved reduces the attractive force
significantly. But, what is really called for is the opposite
Al, just go buy some JR 368 digitals and save yourself the heartache! gv
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From: Ben Diss [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Thursday, March 03, 2005 10:59 AM
To: Albert E. Wedworth
Cc: Soaring@airage.com
Subject: Re: [RCSE] Hitec Digi Servo burn out! Again...
Al- Tell
Molded Psyko is sold.
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Ive not heard so much about burnout on the 5125s as I have
heard about the gears stripping, they strip if you just look at em wrong!
Perhaps there are some high resistance joints/connections in your
harness/connectors/etc. I lost several DS368s in a short time due to loose
plugs/faulty
Al,
I have exactly the same model with exactly the same servos, batteries are two four cell 2000 mah NMh packswith a battery backer to manage the power. The model has been up and flying for close to a year with the only problem being the some what lame retract exploding on a "not as soft as it
For sale on EBAY Airtronics Questor NIB excellent condition. The lid of
the box has a few water stains, but the kit is in very good condition. 62
inch wingspan, makes a nice small thermal sailplane or fly it off the
slope. Original Airtronics Kit, these are out of production.
Item no.
OK:
So you buy a $1500.00 molded plane,
spending money to fly it safely should not be a primary concern. You have a 5
meter 26 pound aircraft here. It will fly at high speeds.
While in theory the Hitecs
should work, I would not use what you have specked out in anything over a 4
meter
I've had nothing but great success with Hitech digitals. My gut feel: something
in the wiring or elsewhere is creating your problems. Were it the servos, you'd
be hearing the same complaints from lots of other fliers.
Regards,
Steve
From: Albert E. Wedworth
Date: Thu Mar 03 10:44:30 CST 2005
I always have problem to keep epoxy at the right temperature. So I
vent to Wall-Mart and looked around what can I use for my hobby. It
just happened I was standing in the pots and pens isle. As I looked
I see an electric pan for $19 bucks (West Bend). Right away somebody
wispered in my ears
I have a Multiplex 4000 FS for $600. Case and all manuals.
Ed Granger
Hi Ben
I get my twisted wire 22 AWG from George Joy @ Peak
Electronics.
I use multiplex connectors.
Iuse Unassembled Gold plated
connectorsfrom Custom Electronics. Jo Joy George's wife @ Peak
Electronics.
I cut off the factory plugs from the servos and
solder direct to the harness. I never
Myself and our
club have purchased 270-290# nylon braided line from Memphis Twine previously.
We have experienced line breaks quite often on a smooth field within 3-6 months
of the new line installation. This is without Icons and Sharons doing
banzai launches! When I purchased my Rahm
The walmart electric skillet sounds like a good idea. However, I've found
the epoxy takes a while to heat. It's more convenient to me if I can keep
the epoxy warm all the time.
My solution is to use a small icechest or cooler. The size that holds only
about a six pack. Then I just put a little
Les...I be you find they really stick to your ribs now!
From: Laszlo Horvath
Date: Wed Mar 02 19:37:56 CST 2005
To: soaring@airage.com
Subject: [RCSE] Bag the wing and have breakfast.
I always have problem to keep epoxy at the right temperature. So I
vent to Wall-Mart and looked around what
There is something else you might want to check also. The ESL winches were
suffering from a lot of line breaks a couple years ago. It turned out that
the winch line drums had some nicks on the inside edges of the flanges.
These nicks were cutting the line as the line got realed in. A little
What is the Ventus wingspan?
Which manufacturer is this?
Do the control surfaces have a large mass associated with them?
How long are the O/P arms versus their mating link at the control surface?
How long had the system been sitting idling when you first observed a noise?
Most likely the first
Another way is go to RCGroups and read the posts from that forum. The posts
may come up later than via email but at least you won't contend with all the
coding and stuff.
Al Battad
-Original Message-
From: Kathy Hank Gullett [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Wednesday, March 02, 2005
At 1:28 PM -0800 3/3/05, Bill Swingle wrote:
The walmart electric skillet sounds like a good idea. However, I've found
the epoxy takes a while to heat. It's more convenient to me if I can keep
the epoxy warm all the time.
My solution is to use a small icechest or cooler. The size that holds only
Hi Guys,
My teenage son and 10 year old daughter both have the fever to buy iPods and
I was wondering if anyone could give me some pointers on what to look for
and what to avoid. They are looking to spend $100-200 range. I have been
looking on ebay and have seen many in that price range but I
I'm selling the TD fuselage for the Stratos SL TD sailplane. It has
an X-Tail and the stab as well as fuze/stab sleeves are included.
The elevator servo is a JR DS 368 digital. The rudder servo is a
HS85MG. Also included is a 2000 mah NiMH Rx battery pack, the switch
and charging harness and
Les was so excited about his find that he had to call me. The way he
describes things sometimes leaves me guessing. I wondered how he cooked
those eggs in the pan that had epoxy in it. Finally, he made it clear that
he had the epoxy in a plastic plate, not actually in the pan.
When he writes,
I'm toying with the idea of adding side mounts of 1/4 angle brass to servos
for flat mounting to rails on a base.
The question is. . .what is a suitable adhesive?
One stuck on with instant CA came off too easily. I have one curing with
Goop and another with Gorilla glue.
Anyone have any other
I'm selling my Compulsion, reluctantly but its the right thing to do.
It has a 123 SD7037 wing and is an absolute gem in the air!
Included are all the servos and the battery pack. Add your RX and go
fly.
It has 2 JR321 servos for rudder and elevator, 2 JR 341's for
ailerons and 2 JR DS 368
It's pretty odd that you've had failures of now four servos (I think) in
the exact same servo pockets. It feels like more than a coincidence. I
wouldn't put ANY servo in that airplane until I figured it out. Likely
that whatever you put in there next will fail to.
I personally would use
Artemis left and right wing tips w/Air 141 servos installed Excellent
condition $150 each
Artemis V-tail Excellent condition, $50
Artemis Fuse Excellent condition, $200
Icon left and right wing tips. They have had LE repairs and are in primer.
New are $340 each, $200 each
Icon center section.
Never used JR 10x transmitter. I'm keeping the case. $600 + shipping
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Bruce -
I've bought a lot of winch line over a long time span from Memphis Net and
Twine. There have been a couple times over the years that I've gotten a bad
batch of line. It's rare, but it does happen. You can usually spot a bad piece
of line if you look and feel close. The bad line I
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