Thanks to all who sent release info!
Mark
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I am also an archer and there are a fewe things you should be aware of
when using a release.
1) They don't like to be bumped when they are under load. If your
glider gets a rough tow up, the release might go off early.
2) The good ones are adjustable by a little set-screw under the
This is exactly what I was going to point out. The worst case if a tangled launch
with the glider being dragged sideways. That's gotta be more than double or triple
the weight of the plane. Play it safe and put a big servo in it. In my 4.5M I use a
Hitec 225.
-Ben
Brian Chan wrote:
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The 225 instead of the low profile 77 is the servo I had in mind
using for the release. I checked it using a 10lb. dumbell and it
hardly required any pull at all on the cable to get the dumbell
to fall. This is going in a 4m so I feel I should have no
problems. Thanks for the info and the
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