[RCSE] End of RCSE

2008-08-25 Thread James MacLean
Many thanks to AirAge, MAN, and Mike! I certainly will miss RCSE as it was my helper and companion trying to learn about soaring. It has been about 11 years for me now. I can sometimes scare my more skilled friends and have gotten up to LSF 4.1. RCSE has provided me with almost all of my

[RCSE] 6 volt battery for retreiver

2008-08-20 Thread James MacLean
Hello All from stormy east coast of florida, I am looking for a model number and source for a 6 volt battery for our Rham retreiver. It should have about 50 to 60 amp hours of capacity. This will be a reasonable sized package - not too grunt heavy! Up to now I have been using three Trojan

[RCSE] Bright color welded ring

2008-01-24 Thread James MacLean
Does anyone know of a source of 1 inch welded steel rings which have been anodized in some bright eye catching color? The guys are always picking up the wrong ring or end of the launch harness and standing there confused. It would be really convenient to say the red one is the right one! Many

Re: [RCSE] line tension

2007-12-23 Thread James MacLean
So Chuck, Tell us how the tension limiter worked and how well it worked. What were the good points and problems? Could such a scheme be used effectively today? Regards, Jim MacLean RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send subscribe and unsubscribe requests to [EMAIL

Re: [RCSE] line tension

2007-12-21 Thread James MacLean
Tony, I have given the auto line tensioner a bit of thought. Measuring with a three pulley sort of thing and a strain gauge on the moveable pulley or an optical sensor approach should be pretty feasable and low cost. Two problems remain: a motor controller will be very expensive for any