Since the subject came up, Cole Hersee has a solenoid that is electronic (i.e. no moving parts like your typical solenoid / relay). The part number is 48785 and it is rated at 1 million switching cycles, but you get to pay for those cycles with a cool 140 bucks. I looked at the spec sheet on the solenoids I use and after a 10 second use, it is supposed to sit and cool for 20 minutes. You can see I abuse the two I have pretty good, even on a typical practice / fly for fun day. The 48785 solenoid is a continuous use rated solenoid.
How often do these things go bad? In the short number of years I've been flying, I think I've seen a grand total of 2 go bad on 2 different winches. Kevin 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
