RE: [RCSE] Solenoid Failure

2008-01-01 Thread Ed Jett
Have you checked to see if they have "Made in China" on them anywhere? EJ -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of George Sent: Thursday, December 13, 2007 10:30 AM To: soaring@airage.com; sleep4 Subject: [RCSE] Solenoid Failure Our

[RCSE] Solenoid Failure

2007-12-13 Thread George
Our club has 3 winches and I have 2. All have double Cole Hersee solenoids. All the failures have occurred in the last 4 that we have purchased in the last year. So far all the replacement solenoids have functioned properly. I'm wondering if there is a quality control problem. I'm surprise

[RCSE] Solenoid Failure

2007-12-10 Thread George
In less then year I have experienced the failure of 3 winch solenoids. They are Cole Hersee solenoids. The first failure was with brand new ones. On the first day of use both solenoids failed at essentially the same time, they both stayed closed. A cutoff switch saved the sailplane. After t