Wouldn't it be simpler to just use a 6 volt battery? I got mine at a local auto store. It works fine. Randy Bullard ----- Original Message ----- To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, November 07, 1999 12:43 PM Subject: [RCSE] RAHM retriver > we at casa ,wash,dc have run a rahm retriver on 12v for two years now > with no problems. do not, i repeat do not try to run it direct. when we > tried that we nicknamed it the widow maker. we used two 16ft > lengths of 3c #18 cable one in each leg terminated at each end in a > soldered battery lug. this dropped the voltage under load at the > retriver to 6v(approx). it was no longer a widow maker. > also see the NSP 1996 catalog for rigging info pages 106,107 & 108. RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED]