You are all correct.
If you go to an extremely small drum and never launch with a lot of
tension, and it's not windy, you will probably never build up the
tension to get the small drum to break the line.
But if you put a lot of tension to start and have a good setup and some
wind, you can probably break it.
If you are a bad launcher who is active on the elevator, and you get to
speeding up and slowing down on the launch, you will loose enough
tension with the small drum that you will never get it back, but the
bigger drum will build up the tension again an you can break it.
You probably need a 4" drum on the FLS to avoid having the winch motor
be too strong. And if you have a 6V motor which probably is like s
4-5HP motor, break at will.
There are differences in why a line breaks on well set up models with
good pilots vs a poor setup and a pilot all over the sticks. If the
pilot is not causing any speed changes on the model, then you can size a
drum up to the point that the winch can't break the line. But if the
pilot starts pulling back, then all bets are off.
Most of you don't fly F3b so you really haven't seen the differences in
launch technique and setup using more limited power and the abscence of
retriever drag. For those who have, ever wonder why the best pilots can
fly on really light line while the less experienced are breaking heavier
line?
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
With all due respect I disagree Jeff.
Brian Smith
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Charlie less drum diameter will lead to more line breaks. Since you
have more torque you can now crank more turns in and break the line
easier. -- Jeff Steifel
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I agree with you to Brian.
i disagree with the larger drum dia. for a standard winch.
on a f3b winch yes, i agree.
the standard winch has so much power.
say you started with a 3'' dia. that thing will pull line in so fast and
load a plane up instantly without stalling the winch, it just keeps
pulling alot
of line in FAST.
as your tapping the pedal you can see your plane pulsing.
go down to say a 1'' dia. it's not going to pull the line in so fast.
much
easier to control your plane with the pedal.
I've tried it, and I've seen it.
dh
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