Just finished my Sierra 100" Arthobby plane and it came out at 45oz RTF. Given work and weather I was only able to hand toss it in the park. The plane is quite fast as it flew nicely some 150ft forward into a 10 mph head wind from an energetic toss. So, it does what I expected and what is advertised. Things looked good!
Now for the stupid part on my side. The plane still needed some little things done like antenna straightened in the fuse, servo cans screwed rather than taped etc. AND I needed to shrink the electrical shrink wrap around the wires leading into the nice green Multiplex style 6-point female plug that goes into the male one on the bottom of the wing. Did all that, and then decided that I'd protect the wires going into the plug by adding a big shrink wrap around all six wires. To further improve the effects of the big shrink wrap I also poured a lot of medium CA glue inside the cavity (i.e.., at the back of the plug inside the shrink wrap) to prevent the wrap from ever moving. I'm positively sure that it never will. However, you already guessed, the CA also went through the plug and clogged the holes on the other side. After using all swear-words in my vocabulary at least twice I used debonder and tried poking the CA out with syringe needles - all to no real avail as the contacts remain intermittent. I had been frantically finishing this plane for the last few nights to take on a trip along I64 to Washington and back (something that also may be cancelled due to the war), and I was to leave tomorrow night. Of course I also don't have a spare plug available, and even though I have already placed an order to Multiplex, it won't be in time. Also, the male part is superbly glued into the wing without much wiring slack, so taking it out and replacing it by two deans plugs won't work either without re-doing all wiring. Is there anyone near Springfield IL who would have one of those green Multiplex 6-point plugs (female) that I could beg/borrow/ steal TOMORROW until mine arrive? --- Rense Lange --- [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.
