RE: [RCSE] anyone out there?
John, it's working for me! Jack -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, August 14, 2000 7:12 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [RCSE] anyone out there? Is the list down or am I in the dark as usual? RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[RCSE] Hobbico Accu-Cycle Plus: Any Problems Out There?
Recently I purchased an Accu-cyle plus and became very reliant on it in no time. This equipment really gives you a good picture of your battery's condition before you fly and the fast charge rate is a nice feature. However the device started dropping out of peak charge prematurely (2-3 mins)on the receiver side only. I made up a new set of leads to no avail. I sent the item in for repair and it was returned a week later with a note that a 100 microfarad capacitor had been changed. It worked good for about 2 cycles and the receiver side went south again, dropping out of peak and starting trickle on a 1250 mah pack in my Hera (makes me nervous). 600 mah, 4 cell receiver packs have a better chance of making it through the entire peak charge but my 300 mah HLG packs fall out every time. Anybody out there have problems with this "Plus" model, before I ask for a replacement this time? I have a friend that has the plain "AccuCyle" and has had no problems. Thx, Jack Laird Chandler RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: [RCSE] PayPal
I like the ease of use with PayPal (once registered) and of course, anyone with an email address can send/receive money. I just sent in my annual CASL club dues with it. Jack Laird -Original Message- From: Greg Nuspel [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, June 15, 2000 5:05 AM To: RCSE Subject: [RCSE] PayPal Well it sounds great but I just found out it isn't available in Canada yet . -- Greg Nuspel "The whole of science is nothing more than a refinement of everyday thinking" -- Albert Einstein Home Page http://members.home.com/gregsdiversions Clubs Page http://www.cadvision.com/crcss RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: [RCSE] Flyers in Central Texas
Is Art Stallings flying with you-all. I'm an old friend from the 80's, used to live there and fly a lot with him. Jack Laird -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Sunday, May 21, 2000 2:58 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [RCSE] Flyers in Central Texas Was someone looking for sailplane fliers in Central Texas (Austin-Temple-Killeen)? I fly with a group in Austin and would be happy to provide directions. Glenn Harker Heights, TX RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[RCSE] Need Good Weight Scale for Sailplanes!
I don't won't to start a war about weight scales on the list but I would like some advice on where to find a fairly accurate scale for weighing sailplanes that doesn't cost a million dollars. So far I've found some highly accurate gram scales but they won't handle anything over 1-2 lbs. I know I could weigh my planes in pieces but is there something that could handle an open class bird yet still accurately weigh a HLG or even a receiver? Are fish scales accurate? A friend pointed me to kitchen scales but the local home store is always sold out. Jack Laird Chandler, AZ RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[RCSE] My Laser 2MC Towhook needs modification.
When building my Laser 2MC I didn't realize you could slot the fuse for the towhook and simply tighten down the nut making it adjustable. Instead I epoxied the basswood block inside the fuse bottom that contains the 10-32 blind nut. The position came out too far aft and to keep from popping off the winch regularly, I have had to run the bird's CG a wee bit tail heavy. It's great for thermaling in calm air but with a breeze the plane's pitch is very unpredictable (lot's of ballooning) especially at final approach to a landing when you want dead-on stability. Has anyone come up with an adjustable towhook solution that would adapt to a fixed position 10-32 tread? If 10-32 is out of the question would a Heli-coil to adapt different threads be trustworthy on a full pedal launch? Jack Laird Chandler, AZ RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: [RCSE] ZAGI-400 kit is here! Need those building tips!
Mike, I just ruined my Zagi 400 this weekend from high speed wing flutter. I built mine pretty much stock but used an .020 brushless and 2" strapping tape to accommodate the extra G's. I have done every maneuver possible with this plane at high speeds and never even dented an LE. This weekend during a big, long inverted Emelman I pulled out smoothly to level flight (blazing fast at this point) and with no warning at all the wings started flopping 6" up and down. I never even got an elevon buzzing, just wopp, wopp, wopp. It threw a pushrod into the prop and stopped the motor cold. Once the oscillations stopped it recovered and glided down safely. My wing is now a collection of stretch marks and loose, mushy foam cores mainly on one side where the instructions tell you to cut the diagonal slot between servo and receiver bay for the antenna wire tuck-in. Yeah I had cut right through the strapping tape (per instructions)and that seems to be the epicenter of the foam damage. I would cut the receiver bay and wire slots right after joining the wings and then use the strapping tape or carbon ribbon and covering. Also the receiver would be better placed between the servos at wing root because everyone ends up using lead in the nose. I read somewhere too that coroplast makes a good light spar if you take the time to install. I definitely will build another due to the fun factor, the plane is a great way to loosen up before flying my Laser 2m which is a twitchy sailplane. This time I'm going all the way, carbon tape, some kind of spar and Ultracote. Does any one think that the 1/8" elevons taped to a 1/4 to 3/8" trailing edge is a great way to induce flutter? I do, next time I will sand my TE on the bottom for some drag reduction. You will love your Zagi! Jack Laird Chandler, AZ -Original Message- From: Mike Kovacs [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, May 08, 2000 6:00 PM To: Soaring Exchange; Zagi List Subject: [RCSE] ZAGI-400 kit is here! Need those building tips! OK. My Zagi-400 kit is here! My first electric. It is gonna be controlled by a Focus III AM SS. The servos can be anything. I have heard that HS-81 are good. Some say standard size. I am thinking smallest servo with metal gears. Ideas? I am also up in the air about Ultracote Plus covering or Taping over the strapping tape. Ideas? I really want a design scheme on the bottom. Other than that I am gonna go stock with what the kit says. Thanks! = SINK NOT. LIFT or LIFT NOT. THERE IS NO SINK. Mike Kovacs Webpage: http://www.geocities.com/j_m_kovacs E-mail: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] __ Do You Yahoo!? Send instant messages get email alerts with Yahoo! Messenger. http://im.yahoo.com/ RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: [RCSE] Flex cables vs carbon rods
Title: RE: [RCSE] Flex cables vs carbon rods Doug, that method is just too cool, great thinking! Jack Laird -Original Message-From: Doug Boyd [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]Sent: Monday, May 08, 2000 7:17 AMTo: Jeff Reid; [EMAIL PROTECTED]Subject: RE: [RCSE] Flex cables vs carbon rods Jeff et all, I don't use cable rods anymore at all. I prefer to use a carbon tube with a carbon rod running inside. I use the rod inside to move the elevator, and the tube on the outside to move the rudder. They run down the fuse unsupported, and have no flex. They support each other (just like a good relationship) and the setup I use in my Psyko (which is really just a copy of the Windfree, just different span, airfoil, tailgroup, and planform) is lighter than the litesteel pushrods that came with it. You have to tie a short pushrod on the outside of the tube with some kevlar thread and CA, but do it right, and you will be rewarded with light, stiff, and best of all slop free controls. BTW, I wish I invented this, but I COPIED IT fair and square from Bob Dodson, who might hav invented it, or copied it, too. Doug Boyd -Original Message- From: Jeff Reid [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Sunday, May 07, 2000 11:59 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [RCSE] Flex cables vs carbon rods I'll be in the process of replacing one Dubro cable on my Sierra 2.5 glider (bad combination of sticky and excess play). I may consider replacing both Dubro cables with carbon rods. Distance from servo to control horn is about 42.5 inches, and it's a straight shot, (viewing down the fuse from the tail end, I can see the servo arms). I've already got the one cable off...worth the effort to remove the second one and replace with the hollow carbon rods? RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
