Yep, I know that, I wasn't clear in my post.
The new Van Leeuwen connector has served me well; flown at this year's NATS and many times since. I was trying to point out, that I agree that Tom makes fine connectors; also the new Van Leeuwen connector has worked fine for me. It is possible that both these connectors are fine products.
Barry
On Nov 22, 2004, at 7:58 PM, James V. Bacus wrote:
Uh, the new ones with the DB-15 computer monitor connectors are not Hoopes connectors.
I have ICON's with both styles, I have not flown the new one yet. The apparent difference here is the center panel now plugs into the fuse and makes connection, the old style you connected the connectors, stuffed them and the wires in the fuse, and bolted the center panel on. I don't like to change things that work well, but this is the way the ICON is delivered now days. Bad thing here is I can't field swap ICON parts in the field with this new connector, so that wing is now for that fuse only.
And with my last ICON I also took delivery of a new molded Image (ya, not an ICON 2m but it is painted to look like my ICON's), believe it or not, it came with a Hoopes connector.
At 06:28 PM 11/22/2004, Barry Andersen wrote:I have one of the first new connector fitted Icon's. Mine has worked flawlessly and I enjoy the "plug and play".
Jim Downers Grove, IL Member of the Chicago SOAR club, AMA 592537 LSF 7560 Level IV ICQ: 6997780 AIM: InventorJim R/C Soaring blog at www.jimbacus.net
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