Re: [RCSE] What the heck???
But who exactly will be his running mate? That ought to be interesting! Rob 2008/8/24 Dan Borer [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.thelopezfamilyonline.com/play.php?first=Gordylast=Stahl
Re: [RCSE] Re: External DC power Question
I found a 20A PS off rcuniverse for $60. http://www.rcuniverse.com/market/item.cfm?itemId=422190 Rob On Fri, Aug 22, 2008 at 7:19 PM, Doug McLaren [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Fri, Aug 22, 2008 at 07:54:07PM -0400, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: |I know the Triton expects to see something like a 12 volt car |battery, so can I/ how would I go about using this power supply without |frying the Triton? If you're worried about futzing around, then I'd just skip that PS and get a 12v one. I picked up a PS with the same shape/form factor for about the same price a few years ago on Ebay and it was 12 volts. It had a pot that would fine tune the voltage, but I doubt it could drop it by 50%. (It also put out the same power -- they halved the voltage, and doubled the amperage.) Ebay seems to have lots of similar power supplies that do 12v, but the price seems to have gone up, and many are in Hong Kong ... |I have a stack of like five old computer power supplies on the bench, I |had thought about getting one of them to work for this using the |Internet directions but don't have the time/inclination to futz around. It's probably less futzing than modifying a 24v PS to be 12v anyways ... |This one is $24 and that's about half what the local Radio Scrap store |would charge for something similar. Radio Shack is easily beaten. Though even $50 at RS for a 6A PS seems a bit cheap. If there's a local ham radio swap meet, they're good places to look for this sort of thing. Or go down to Goodwill, and find a laptop or printer power brick that emits 12 volts. The Triton can use up to 13 amps, but unless you charge large NiCd or NiMH packs (5 amps, 20 cells, that sort of stuff) you'll never go anywhere near that limit, and can do with a much smaller power supply. Six amps will probably handle most people just fine, for example. -- Doug McLaren, [EMAIL PROTECTED] There is no monument dedicated to the memory of a committee. --Lester J. Pourciau RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send subscribe and unsubscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please note that subscribe and unsubscribe messages must be sent in text only format with MIME turned off. Email sent from web based email such as Hotmail and AOL are generally NOT in text format
Re: [RCSE] AC/DC
However, the Alpha has amperage limitations that may make charging simultaneously slower than other chargers that can charge one pack at a time. The friend who replaced his Alpha got this charger - Thunder Power TP610C - 1 to 6-Cell LiPo and A123 cells, 14 NiCd/MH cells and 6-12V Pb, it can charge, Balance, discharge and cycle batteries and report back full data. It is capable of up to 10 amps (80 watts total) for charging. It's a charger capable of charging anything out there today. Rob On 6/2/08, JAMES EALY [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Helloo Peter: You can not beat the ALPHA 4 (charger/discharger/maintainance) BTWE: 120AC or 12 DC 1- 20+ cells wet cells NiCd or metal hydride not Lithiums 9 functions 1 - 4 FOUR batteries at one time 4 TX or 3 TX and 1 RX, or 2 TX and 2 RX, etc. Jim Ealy Education by Demonstration
Re: [RCSE] 2.4
If Futaba's system is THE 2.4 system to have why isn't there support for the other brands? I think JR / Spektrum / Horizon have done a good job in nudging people to their equipment by offering other brand support. I can point you towards many happy former futaba fliers that converted to the 2.4 version of the 9303. Rob On 5/29/08, Darwin Barrie [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Comments inserted. On May 29, 2008, at 8:55 AM, David Webb wrote: Darwin, I think your answer lies in the unique qualities and general low numbers of the soaring communities. The standard TX for many soaring enthusiasts is the Sanwa / Airtronics Stylus and many are waiting for a 2.4 GHZ module due out before next season. The JR and Futaba systems offer most of the Stylus functionality and in some cases a few features I would like to see on a stylus but many pilots are loath to give up their Stylus yet. The Stylus is still an excellent transmitter but is no longer made. To me the ultimate system for any discipline of RC is the Futaba 14MZ. It has far more capability than the Stylus and will drive the other brands of receivers, negative or positive shift and is very easy to program. Yeah it is expensive but you only need to buy once and fly everything you own. There is no comparison. It is capable of both 72, (all synthesized) and 2.4 with the FASST module. People don't want to poke holes in their nose cone or fuse to allow the two whiskers to exit. 2.4 friendly noses are becomeing main stream and this may also push adoption up. Never seen this be an issue with anyone. The Futaba antennas can be exited with a 1/32 hole for each. No extra antenna modules etc No big obtrusive holes The FUD (fear uncertainty and doubt) factor is still high. I just attended an f3J contest and someone on my flight line had to get a backup model because thier primary failed to bind up. Many see 2.4 technology as still teething and would like to see it get to a more critical mass before putting it into something as unforgiving as an unpowered aircraft. Fail safe in a glider is a crap shoot at best so trying out a new technology that could leave you free flying is just plain scary. The initial intoxication with the 2.4 has died down. I agree that many have not wrapped their arms around this yet while others have sold all 72 gear. I'm just curious why more aren't using it in competition. The real pressure to move to 2.4 is to attain a frequency-less situation that avoids conflicts. Glider pilots are the geeks of the R/C crowd and at the fields I fly, on a sunny Saturday or Sunday morning I have a hard time finding another pilot to talk to let alone conflict with. I have to make a call and organize to get someone to show up there when I am flying! The moron factor is definitely reduced with 2.4. Contest pilots are the ones who are moving fairly fast towards 2.4 which is a very small number of a select small crowd. I will be there next season myself. My secondary field is very close to a private power field so the prospect of removing conflicts is my main advantage. I think many are overlooking great equipment when it comes to the Futaba stuff. The 14MZ is the ultimate. Nothing comes close. The new 12 is excellent and the new 10 Channel is a great do everything system that is easy to program with every function we need. I use my trusty 9C Super for HL and all of my electric stuff and the 14MZ my competition sailplanes and Giant Scale Aerobatic planes. The receivers are tiny and fit in all current HL's and there are many excellent digital and non digital servos available with some new ones coming out. I'm a little biased being on Team Futaba. Despite the brand loyalty, I've looked at all of them and find the Futaba 2.4 receivers the most practical for the soaring application. Darwin N. Barrie Chandler AZ On Thu, May 29, 2008 at 7:14 AM, Darwin Barrie [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I thought 2.4 was all the rage. People abandoning 72 and ham band en masse to use 2.4 and selling everything off. So, why are we not seeing it as much in the sailplane world? At the SW Classic there were not nearly as many as I expected. I did not get the count but it was far less than we thought we'd get. Now, I was reviewing the pilot list for the IHLGF and see that there are only 4 pilots using 2.4, myself included (53 total entries). I am using the Futaba Fasst System. I have the 9C Super transmitter with the 2.4 Fasst Module and the 607 Fasst receivers in my Blaster, Blaster 2 and Vandal. These small receivers fit nicely and the two whisker antennas are easily exited from the fuselage. So far they are working great with no range issues. Admittedly, I have not used the system in a crowded environment, but I have no doubt it will work fine. Darwin N. Barrie Chandler AZ RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send subscribe and unsubscribe requests
Re: [RCSE] Well, I thought it was over...
83f in Dallas yesterday. Sent from my iPhone On Feb 26, 2008, at 8:25 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: That is the trouble when you move north instead of south. 63 in Tullahoma yesterday and we flew for hours in wall to wall sun, and abundant lift. Sorry about that. ;o) Brian - Original Message - Cc: Subject: Re: [RCSE] Well, I thought it was over... But I am not in the Middle of KNOW Where.. LOL -- Jack Strother Granger, IN LSF 2948 LSF Level V #117 LSF Official 1996 - 2004 CSS Gold -- Original message -- From: Martin Doney [EMAIL PROTECTED] Jack I would be glad to trade you the 30 on the ground for the 6 you have right now. :-)) Martin Doney Baldwin, MI (the middle of nowhere) LSF 7429 level IV RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send subscribe and unsubscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please note that subscribe and unsubscribe messages must be sent in text only format with MIME turned off. Email sent from web based email such as Hotmail and AOL are generally NOT in text format RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send subscribe and unsubscribe requests to soaring- [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please note that subscribe and unsubscribe messages must be sent in text only format with MIME turned off. Email sent from web based email such as Hotmail and AOL are generally NOT in text format -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.21.1/1297 - Release Date: 2/25/2008 9:22 AM RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send subscribe and unsubscribe requests to soaring- [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please note that subscribe and unsubscribe messages must be sent in text only format with MIME turned off. Email sent from web based email such as Hotmail and AOL are generally NOT in text format RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send subscribe and unsubscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please note that subscribe and unsubscribe messages must be sent in text only format with MIME turned off. Email sent from web based email such as Hotmail and AOL are generally NOT in text format
Re: [RCSE] Jack Benny is 39 and 2.4 is 38? Thanks for the 'assurances and guesses!
I would expect the spektrum limit and what happens when the channels are occupied was addressed to the AMA's satisfaction. Perhaps asking Steve Kaluf is in order. He's the AMA tech guy. Rob On Dec 26, 2007 9:20 PM, Kevin O'Dell [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Begin forwarded message: basically...the mixing systems shouldn't be any issue. The Futaba systems represent momentary narrow band emissions and as such will not interfere with the Direct Sequence system used by JR/Spektrum.when you get 39 JR/Spektrum radios on at the same time, then number 40 will not be able to achieve a lock with the receiver.that one won't be able to fly till one of the other ones is turned off...none of the other ones currently on will be affected by the 40th one..the Futaba and JR systems use VERY different Spread Spectrum systems...the Futaba frequency hopping system basically uses a narrow band signal but change the frequency across a wide spectrum..the JR/Spektrum Direct Sequence system literally spreads the data packets across a wide spectrum.the great part about this is when the receiver puts all of this back together.the direct sequence system reduces the background interference to a minimum.. Kevin O'Dell
RE: [RCSE] Level-IV Session
Jochen flies a Sharon Pro! Rob -Original Message- From: David Register [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, August 27, 2006 10:32 PM To: RCSE (Soaring) Subject: [RCSE] Level-IV Session A hot, steamy flying session at a sod farm near Tioga, TX yielded some great results for LSF accomplishments today. 4 Texans and an Okie got there around 8:30 just as a band of rain was passing through. After getting things settled down, scoping out the distances with a GPS and getting the truck ready for course duties, the guys settled in to trim flights and various attempts at finding lift. The first several hours were spotty as the humidity kept the lift light and patchy. But late in the morning a strong lift band developed and Jochen Luetke hooked a boomer with his Stratos. After spec'ing it out, we piled in the truck and took off down the field. As more lift developed heading north, the outcome became more certain. John maintained much of his altitude over the 2km run to the turn-around point. We had to really haul a** coming back down wind to keep up with the plane. The gravel road with pits and holes and right angle turns made it a bit tough on the pilot but with good altitude at the finish we were able to slow down a bit and get him back to the start for a smooth landing. One Level-IV goal and return done. The next several hours went back to the unstable cycle that prevailed early in the morning and only one (unsuccessful) attempt was made on the course. Around 1:30 PM, Tim Bennett added some tail weight to his TECO and sent it up for a check out. Although the plane was much more responsive, it had a tendency to stall and tuck. However, it was going up at a really good clip! The morning lift band looked like it was back. Tim worked a fairly strong core on the west side of the field until he was spec'ed enough to give it a shot. We got Tim in the truck bed and took off for the 2km target at the north end. From the morning's experience, Dan drove ahead to spot the turn-around point so we wouldn't have to drive the truck around the storage shed, down the tree line, through the mud bog and up the hill at the extreme north end of the field. Lift continued to develop on the northward traverse. The plane continued to swoop and tuck in the lift-y gusts that were coming through. Dan spotted the plane at the north end just as we were thinking of braving the bog to make sure we got the distance right. Just in time as the lift was starting to quit. Tim turned that puppy around and we drove like a bat outta hell trying to keep up. The plane was back over the winch before we got there and Tim had to 'loiter' it a bit while Rob raced around the gravel boundary road. Making the last turn at a good clip dumped Tim over in the bed of the truck, at which point the plane was about 10ft off the deck in a perfect position to finish the course. Since both pilots had completed all their other tasks for Level IV, hopefully today's adventure will wrap things up when their paperwork is sent in to LSF. Congratulations Tim and John. They'll join Mark Williams as Level IVs for the Soaring League of North Texas. Thanks to Rob Davis and Dan Ahearn for their very able assistance in getting these guys qualified to tackle Level V. - Dave R RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send subscribe and unsubscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please note that subscribe and unsubscribe messages must be sent in text only format with MIME turned off. Email sent from web based email such as Hotmail and AOL are generally NOT in text format RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send subscribe and unsubscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please note that subscribe and unsubscribe messages must be sent in text only format with MIME turned off. Email sent from web based email such as Hotmail and AOL are generally NOT in text format
Re:[RCSE] Great Ideas
To add to Simon's note. I normally build / buy my batteries with dual leads. One lead is used to charge and the other plugs into the switch. Charging through a switch is normally a bad idea. I like the idea of a switch that fails open. I've used Fromeco's pin flag switches on other aircraft and wonder why I've not seen any saiplanes using them. The switch has a pin that you remove to turn on the aircraft. The pin (2-3 inches in length) normally has the proverbial Remove before flight streamer attached to the pin requiring a 2-3mm hole in the canopy of fuse to allow the pin access to the switch. It ought to lead to fewer failures to turn on the plane prior to launch. But then again a quick control check would accomplish this task as well. Rob RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send subscribe and unsubscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please note that subscribe and unsubscribe messages must be sent in text only format with MIME turned off. Email sent from web based email such as Hotmail and AOL are generally NOT in text format
RE: [RCSE] Re: TX RF output? Long!
So if the far is PCM and the near is PPM does using PCM mitigate this problem? What about the opposite situation i.e. PCM near and PPM far? Rob -Original Message- From: Jon Stone [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, March 10, 2006 8:38 AM To: EXT-McCleave, Howard R Cc: soaring@airage.com Subject: Re: [RCSE] Re: TX RF output? Long! From: Doug McLaren [EMAIL PROTECTED] Of course it's a real phenomenon. The technical term is `desense'. http://users3.ev1.net/~medcalf/ztx/desense.html It's also called the near-far problem. Imagine trying to hear a whisper across a crowded room. Nearby louder voices drowned out the one familiar voice you are trying to hear. All radio receivers face the same issues. Jon RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send subscribe and unsubscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please note that subscribe and unsubscribe messages must be sent in text only format with MIME turned off. Email sent from web based email such as Hotmail and AOL are generally NOT in text format RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send subscribe and unsubscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please note that subscribe and unsubscribe messages must be sent in text only format with MIME turned off. Email sent from web based email such as Hotmail and AOL are generally NOT in text format
RE: [RCSE] 9303???
I fly both Helis and Sailplanes and have the 9303 heli version. I prefer the switch placement of the Heli version. Rob From: Marta Zavala [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, March 05, 2006 7:03 PM To: soaring@airage.com Subject: [RCSE] 9303??? Does the JR 9303 Heli version have all the sailplane programming available in it as well? I have heard it does with the big difference between it and the airplane/sailplane version being switch location? thanks, Walter
RE: [RCSE] Supra Antenna Placement - bottom placement
Is your equipment PPM or PCM? Single or Dual Conversion? Is the range checking done with the transmitter antennae fully collapsed or partially? Here's a link to a good article on range checking. http://www.jrradios.com/Articles/Article.aspx?ArticleID=1079tag=hht2004 Rob -Original Message- From: Donald B. Barker [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, February 16, 2006 10:48 PM To: soaring@airage.com Subject: RE: [RCSE] Molded Supra Antenna Placement - bottom placement Update on antenna placement question I posed on Tuesday. I did a fair amount of range testing today before I maidened my new carbon Supra #48. I tried the thick walled plastic tube along the tailboom - works but only what I consider to be very marginal range (approx 120 feet). Shortening a long story. Gordy - you told me so! What worked best for me was to lengthen the antenna so that 18 of antenna extended out beyond the end of the tailboom. 18 has not been optimized. I just found that with 18 out the back I had more than 300 feet of range and ran out of dry area in my melting snow covered soggy field before I started to see any glitches or jittering. Don RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send subscribe and unsubscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please note that subscribe and unsubscribe messages must be sent in text only format with MIME turned off. Email sent from web based email such as Hotmail and AOL are generally NOT in text format RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send subscribe and unsubscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please note that subscribe and unsubscribe messages must be sent in text only format with MIME turned off. Email sent from web based email such as Hotmail and AOL are generally NOT in text format
[RCSE] Hoopes Cutout Diagram Anyone?
Ive inherited a hoopes harness and am looking for the diagram to aid mounting the harness in the fuse. Thanks, Rob RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send subscribe and unsubscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please note that subscribe and unsubscribe messages must be sent in text only format with MIME turned off. Email sent from web based email such as Hotmail and AOL are generally NOT in text format
RE: [RCSE] sailing
The different fleets have their own idiosyncrasies. The IOM class, which I ran for several years, spends a lot of time getting guys up to speed. The racing rules of sailing are taken quite seriously. At 2003 World Championships held in Vancouver, we had an international panel of sailing judges. Several of these judges had finished the Americas Cup earlier that year. We have an annual Dallas Regatta, appropriately named the Blow Out, which will likely attract 25-35 boats from around the country. Unless you're willing to travel around the US for regattas you're kinda stuck with who is local to you sailing in their fleet. Rob -Original Message- From: Ben Diss [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, January 20, 2006 7:59 AM To: Bill Johns Cc: Soaring Yahoo Subject: Re: [RCSE] sailing I tried a couple of times. I even bought an EC-12, but the sailing guys are a tight-knit group and not very open to outsiders. I gave up before attending even one event as it didn't seem fun at all. -Ben Bill Johns wrote: Idle curiosity prompts me to ask. Is there anyone on this list who is also active with R/C sailboats? Please contact me off line. Thanks, Bill --- It is no bad thing to celebrate a simple life.B. Baggins Bill Johns Colton, WA RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send subscribe and unsubscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please note that subscribe and unsubscribe messages must be sent in text only format with MIME turned off. Email sent from web based email such as Hotmail and AOL are generally NOT in text format RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send subscribe and unsubscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please note that subscribe and unsubscribe messages must be sent in text only format with MIME turned off. Email sent from web based email such as Hotmail and AOL are generally NOT in text format RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send subscribe and unsubscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please note that subscribe and unsubscribe messages must be sent in text only format with MIME turned off. Email sent from web based email such as Hotmail and AOL are generally NOT in text format
[RCSE] RE: JR 368's vs Airtronics 94761
Im planning to try the Airtronics 94761 in lieu of the venerable JR 368s on my Thermal Dancer. Im planning to use these servos on all surfaces. Is this overkill or a misapplication of this servo? The airtronics servo has performed impeccably as a rudder servo on small electric helis like the T-Rex and is used on Futaba 401 gyros without any problems. In comparing the JR and Airtronics servo theyre nearly identical on paper. Ive included the details below. What are others opinions? Thanks in advance. DS368 Premium Digital Servo:Micro Specs Torque: 53.0 oz/in Speed: .21 sec/60° Dimensions: 0.50 x 1.12 x 1.17in Weight: .80 oz Bearing: n/a Motor Type: Cored Airtronics 94761 Torque 55 oz/in Speed - .15 sec/ 60 Dims 1.06 x .47 x 1.18 Weight - .80 oz Bearing 2 Motor Type - Coreless Rob From: John D Frugé [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, January 13, 2006 11:07 AM To: Chip Willis; soaring@airage.com Subject: Re: [RCSE] The 368's are sold pending funds. Yep, The (368's) are like Gold. I keep some in the garage in a drawer just in case the US doller falls to low I still will have something :) Hehe, John Fruge - Original Message - From: Chip Willis To: soaring@airage.com Sent: Friday, January 13, 2006 8:50 AM Subject: [RCSE] The 368's are sold pending funds. Man, guess I should have asked for more lol thanks guys! chip No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.371 / Virus Database: 267.14.17/228 - Release Date: 1/12/2006 RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send subscribe and unsubscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please note that subscribe and unsubscribe messages must be sent in text only format with MIME turned off. Email sent from web based email such as Hotmail and AOL are generally NOT in text format
RE: [RCSE] Shipping to Canada - WAS: Vender Disappointment
Deutsche Post which owns DHL, Lufthansa, Danzas, etc. is very deep into transportation. Rob -Original Message- From: Michael Lachowski [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, January 09, 2006 7:59 PM To: JMiller Cc: Anker Berg-Sonne; RC Soaring Exchange Subject: Re: [RCSE] Shipping to Canada - WAS: Vender Disappointment Yes, the german post office will ship to other countries. JMiller wrote: Anker, I feel your pain and auger. Bye the way, in my previous post, I don't know if DHL will ship to foreign countries, but the service is very good in the USA. RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send subscribe and unsubscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please note that subscribe and unsubscribe messages must be sent in text only format with MIME turned off. Email sent from web based email such as Hotmail and AOL are generally NOT in text format RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send subscribe and unsubscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please note that subscribe and unsubscribe messages must be sent in text only format with MIME turned off. Email sent from web based email such as Hotmail and AOL are generally NOT in text format
RE: [RCSE] Lachowski Pod
I felt the same way about mine! Rob From: Marta Zavala [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, January 06, 2006 7:48 PM To: soaring@airage.com Subject: [RCSE] Lachowski Pod Got my fuse pod for the Supra from Mike today. Thats quality stuff Mike. Looks so nice it will be hard to paint it, it may stay bare. Walter
RE: [RCSE] Supra
It sounds like there are several variants... Drela Supra Phil Barnes is doing 130 Supra wings / tail feathers that mate with an M Lachowski's fuse Kennedy Composites Molded Supra Kinda Supra - Polecat Aero's Thermal Dancer a 122 variant based upon Thermal Dancer w/ 2 piece wings Rob -Original Message- From: James V. Bacus [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, December 27, 2005 12:59 PM To: soaring@airage.com Subject: [RCSE] Supra How many different variations of the Supra are there? Jim Downers Grove, IL Member of the Chicago SOAR club, and Team JR AMA 592537LSF 7560 Level IV R/C Soaring blog at www.jimbacus.net RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send subscribe and unsubscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please note that subscribe and unsubscribe messages must be sent in text only format with MIME turned off. Email sent from web based email such as Hotmail and AOL are generally NOT in text format RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send subscribe and unsubscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please note that subscribe and unsubscribe messages must be sent in text only format with MIME turned off. Email sent from web based email such as Hotmail and AOL are generally NOT in text format
RE: [RCSE] Batteries??
A guy broke off from SR Batteries and is doing the same quality work at a little lower price. The place is nobsbatteries at http://www.hangtimes.com/nobsbatteries.html . Ive had good experiences with him. Radical RC is also very good. Rob From: Jim Laurel [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, October 05, 2005 11:42 PM To: 'GRW'; 'Kent Miller'; Soaring@airage.com Subject: RE: [RCSE] Batteries?? Glenn, Have you really had good experiences with them? Ive placed two orders. The first order, for some Lipoly packs that puffed for no apparent reason. Actually, one puffed before I ever even hooked up a connector, just sitting in a box! The second order was for some custom shaped NiMh RX packs. I drew up a Visio diagram showing the configuration, where I wanted the wire to exit, how I wanted the strain relief done. I got packs with no strain relief, the wire coming out of the wrong end of the pack, and a really sloppy shrinkwrap job. When I called them about it, they said to send them back and this time to please provide a diagram. Go figure. Never ordered from them again --Jim From: GRW [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, October 05, 2005 5:59 PM To: Kent Miller; Soaring@airage.com Subject: Re: [RCSE] Batteries?? Try www.cheapbatterypacks.com -- Glenn W. Tri-Cities, Wa Yahoo! for Good Click here to donate to the Hurricane Katrina relief effort.
