Actually I haven't proposed that we use specific F3B winches for TD, but to use the F3B resistance spec. as base line to better control and equalize the FLS powered winches for our US TD comps and allow the lower lb test line usage.
A side effect is that this would allow a FLS powered winch to be used for local F3B and F3J comps to hopefully get more people an opprotunity to get involved in FAI activities. Anker wrote the following: There's a much better method than using a resistor. The resistor generates heat that is pure wasted energy. Instead, an automatic pulser that cuts the power to the solenoids when the current exceeds a certain value is a much better solution. There's an even better advantage to this solution because you can adjust the maximum current depending on what is being launched. An even more advanced concept is to have a foot pedal that isn't simply and on/off switch, but a rheostat that controls the current limiter. I actually have one of these sitting in my garage. I can appreciate the above concept in theory but again it is bound to be more expensive to fab and install and "more important" it will be some what more fragile and if it fails to an all on condition, OOOPS ! The S/S threaded rod is cheap, can't fail to an all on or off condition, read reliability, it is manually adjustable with a pair of small wrenches, once set it can't change value and since it is exposed to the air, with especially the threads, it is much better cooling than say for instance a so;id bar. Employing the KISS method by "Keepng It Simple Stupid" is always a better way to go. Regards, Dave Corven. RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please note that subscribe and unsubscribe messages must be sent in text only format with MIME turned off. Email sent from web based email such as Hotmail and AOL are generally NOT in text format
