Re: [RCSE] Luck -Some bad ,Some good!

2001-07-24 Thread Dennis Phelan
Dude, Which New Hampshire were you in that had that few woods? Dennis --- Norm Donnelly <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > ...it's over the woods {not > more than 100 acres of woods } and I can't see the darn thing... __ Do You Yahoo!? Make internationa

Re: [RCSE] Wing rod

2001-07-24 Thread Lincoln Ross
Well, first the Aspire is not 100", it's 2M. Second, if the spar system isn't up to it, there's no point in a killer wing rod. THird, he didn't say winch proof. On a 2 meter, I know from experience that 7/32 is not too bad. Piano wire of that dia is ALREADY hard. An Aspire is hardly a contest mach

[RCSE] Do Not Quick Charge?

2001-07-24 Thread Charles Miller
Good afternoon! I am no battery expert! I was into charging over night for many years as a power flyer. It wasn't until the last 3 years that I have been quick charging. I didn't really know what the con's were when quick charging. Ofcourse we hear allot of opinions about it. But what's the real s

[RCSE] NATS HLG !!

2001-07-24 Thread Jeff Winder
Title: NATS HLG !! Hello All, Just wanted to post a Great thanks to Jim Carlton for putting on an excellent contest!!! Everything went smooth and we were able to get in 7 rounds with 5 flight groups, (That's 35 rounds of HL or should I say DHLG!!!). Also wanted to personally congratulate Br

Re: [RCSE] Do Not Quick Charge??

2001-07-24 Thread Jon Stone
Raymond,   I am sorry about your loss of a plane.    About your question, depends on which charger.  A charger could have a poor end-of-charge algorithm, and thus overheat the cell and damage them.    You mentioned 2 months in your toolbox.  Are in the habit of leaving your toolbox in your

[RCSE] Luck -Some bad ,Some good!

2001-07-24 Thread Norm Donnelly
This past weekend , while visiting friends in the far nothern part of New Hampsire , I was flying my NSP Oman with a Kontroniks 501 set in it . Great Fun . Until ooops no control!! Oh sh!t it's over the woods {not more than 100 acres of woods } and I can't see the darn thing!! We do some recon

Re: [RCSE] Wing Hold Down

2001-07-24 Thread David A. Malone
Burke, IMHO 30 minute epoxy and chopped fiberglass works fine. drill your hole on the panel the use pointed tweezers to pick out the foam to about a 3/8" radius all the way from underside of the top carbon down to the top of the bottom carbon fabric. Tape the bottom hole fill with the mixture (jus

Re: [RCSE] Do Not Quick Charge??

2001-07-24 Thread Ade + Lamb Chop
- Original Message - From: "Raymond" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "soaring" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, July 25, 2001 10:51 AM Subject: [RCSE] Do Not Quick Charge?? >I just lost my Hades few days ago. I am so mad because I'd only crashed twice in >2 years but both were fatal and bo

Re: [RCSE] Do Not Quick Charge??

2001-07-24 Thread Dennis Phelan
Raymond, Not having the latest/best and not having any problem, I would have discharged the pack and then [fast]charged it. Twice or three times if it had been sitting longer. Dennis --- Raymond <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I just lost my Hades few days ago. I am so mad because I'd only crashed