On 23/8/04 9:12 pm, "Bert & Edmunda" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Dave.
>
> A friend and myself both run Accucraft C-16s among others. we both
> have the same RC unit. my engine runs well Manfreds does not. We
> swapped various parts to try to find the reason. I dropped to a cheap
> 27Mh
Thanks Vance,
Well said! -and not clumsily!! I must admit that I love the fiddling
despite my clumsility! If a new engine or kit performs perfectly, I feel
cheated! Is that why I like Aster?? There I go!
Geoff.
Let us all try and be helpful in this hobby and not PICK, PICK!!
>>
> Let us all try and be helpful in this hobby and not PICK, PICK!!
> It gets us nowhere ...
Geoff, that rarely stops most of us...
> ... and makes me madder than hell!
... but this will stop me in my tracks immediately!
You're absolutely right that Aster have earned our highest respect for t
On this side of the Atlantic we call it Black Magic, the guys who can solve
it call it a Black Art.
Might try moving everything except the servos to the tender or a following
freight or passenger car. Distance from the moving parts can help
considerably.
I have gained my experience from flying e
Vance,
You can't convince me on that!! I think Aster are the best in the 1/32
scale. An alcohol or coal fired loco always needs a little more fiddling
with the required fan and blower as opposed to butane fired locos. Why do
some hobbyists always like to make cracks against Aster--they have done
> I am convinced that cheap glitching is less annoying than expensive glitching.
This is a pearl of wisdom. Yet the people who buy Asters seem to have to fiddle with
them as much as (or more than?) the Accucraft owners to get a new locomotive running
smoothly. Who got the value for their money,
Dave.
A friend and myself both run Accucraft C-16s among others. we both
have the same RC unit. my engine runs well Manfreds does not. We
swapped various parts to try to find the reason. I dropped to a cheap
27Mhz rc. my loco still performed well. The other one using my radio
did not. I fee
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I have to continue running my engine manually, or wait for my
friend to complete his high tech based digital R/C system...
Henner,
There is a system available from RCS (_http://www.rcs-rc.com_
(http://www.rcs-rc.com) ) that is digital and glitch-free. RCS' owner, To
Tag confessed:-
> The controller is so small that I was
> working mine from my pocket just to show off! This did however draw the
> suggestion that it would not be a good idea to do it this way at mixed
> gender meetings.:-)
Yes, we have the occasional RCS pocket billiard player at our me
On 23/8/04 4:26 pm, "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> I have to continue running my engine manually, or wait for my
>> friend to complete his high tech based digital R/C system...
>
> Henner,
>
> There is a system available from RCS (_http://www.rcs-rc.com_
> (http://www.rcs
> I have to continue running my engine manually, or wait for my
> friend to complete his high tech based digital R/C system...
Henner,
There is a system available from RCS (_http://www.rcs-rc.com_
(http://www.rcs-rc.com) ) that is digital and glitch-free. RCS' owner, Tony Walsham,
insists t
In a message dated 8/22/2004 6:32:54 PM Pacific Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
>I talked to the guys at the local r/c shop, who sell mostly planes and
>cars, when I was buying servos for my first conversion. They told >me
about metal-to-metal glitching - apparently, any metal contacts >
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