For such a joint, between solid SS and stranded copper, you should use heat shrink tubing, extending well onto the copper, as a strain relief. ___________ Ryan Flowers www.ryanflowers.com www.cruiserpages.com Reno, NV
----- Original Message ----- From: "Bill Swingle" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Rick Van Clief" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, November 01, 2002 8:04 AM Subject: RE: [RCSE] SS antenna > Yep, this would most likely work. I did something similar myself and the DAW > Dragonette instructions called for this method as well. When I did it I just > used one of my pushrods. > > Just make sure your solder joint can tolerate all the motion. Because you're > using a solid wire the joint with the stranded wire will suffer allot of > flexing. Over time this could become a failure spot. > > A separate wire is usually not necessary though sometimes simpler and less > problematic. > > Be cautious of metal to metal contact points such as between a pushrod and a > clevis or, worse, one pushrod to another. Typically we can get away with > allot of poor installation mistakes (I did) but it's always better to be > careful with the installation. > > Bill Swingle > Janesville, CA > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > 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. 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.
