RE: US/Quadra 35 with points?
No problem!! Have a good one[:D]
Posted on: 9/18/2012 9:33 AM by Author "Flypaper 2" in the forum "Gas Engines"
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RE: US/Quadra 35 with points?
Glad to help. I used to do repair work for Quadra which was 60 miles north of Kingston at the time they were in business. Gord.
Posted on: 9/18/2012 6:44 AM by Author "Flypaper 2" in the forum "Gas Engines"
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RE: US/Quadra 35 with points?
Good idea to have an ign switch on the side of the fuse. Just cut into the wire going from the points up to the coil and run the other side of the switch to ground.. Use a slide switch as opposed to a toggle switch. The engine vibration will make the toggle switch fall apart in short order. been there. I normalle set the carb so, when idle trim is put all the way to the bottom, it would shut the carb butterfly closed completely You could use a servo to operate another switch. You must use a resistor type plug with this motor also. Gord.
Posted on: 9/18/2012 5:23 AM by Author "Flypaper 2" in the forum "Gas Engines"
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RE: US/Quadra 35 with points?
For choking, you stick your finger in the carb intake and pump the prop back and forth till your finger gets wet, then a couple of more pumps. These engines like to start wet. To clean the points, take the flywheel off, take the dust cover off to expose the points. Use a point file or fine sandpaper, not emory cloth to clean the points. I think it says on the point cover what the setting is. Either 16 or 20 thou. It I remember right. To remove any residue, take a piece of paper, like computer paper, and cut or tear a strip about a 1/4 in wide and put it in the point gap, close the point by turning the crank and pull the paper out. Do this a number of times till the paper comes out clean. Set the points with the gap open. reassemble and giv'er[:D] Quadra 35 takes an 18-8 prop and the Q42 takes an 18-10. Hope this helps.
Posted on: 9/18/2012 4:49 AM by Author "Flypaper 2" in the forum "Gas Engines"
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RE: FIRST LANIER R/C AIRCRAFT
Used to have the Lanier Persuit back then in the late 60s. Was a tough bird as I flew the sh## out of it with many good miles on it.. The wing was foam, covered with ABS plastic.
Posted on: 9/6/2012 6:40 PM by Author "Flypaper 2" in the forum "ARF or RTF"
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RE: Lipo for Speckturm Dx7
it took a dump. Promptly put a lipo in it from HK and has been working fine since. Lasts more than 2
Posted on: 9/5/2012 8:07 PM by Author "Flypaper 2" in the forum "Batteries & Chargers"
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RE: Hobbykings Turnigy battery DX8 problem
I would guess that something else went wrong. Low voltage warning is 6.4 volts, so you still had plenty of voltage left. The screen on the DX8 shows the batt voltage as well as the pic of the batt. The reason it quit could be anything. A buddy had his quit about a week ago after he put a new switch in it. Found the connector on the new switch was bad and pulled out. The HK batt. has been in for about a yr. with no problems
Posted on: 9/5/2012 7:33 PM by Author "Flypaper 2" in the forum "Batteries & Chargers"
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RE: What Kind of Foam to Carve
A little late but. The old insulation foam still works well but if you want bigger stuff you might try a marina where they use large styrofoam bocks for floating docks. I still have a block that is 2ft. by 4 ft. by 6 in. thick. Gord.
Posted on: 8/12/2012 1:00 PM by Author "Flypaper 2" in the forum "Foamies! - RC Electric Foam Aircraft"
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RE: DX8 will not charge
I use an external charger to charge the lipo batt. as it's much faster. Need to charge it every couple of months.
Posted on: 8/12/2012 6:08 AM by Author "Flypaper 2" in the forum "RC Radios, Transmitters, Receivers, Servos, gyros"
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RE: Let's talk about servos - Whatever is on your mind
Same here. Use synthetic grease like white lithium as it won't hurt the plastic gears.
Posted on: 7/22/2012 4:54 PM by Author "Flypaper 2" in the forum "Electric Training"
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RE: Witch Lipo Connector is best?
The reason Deans doesn't want you to plug in the opposite end is, now you've added another heatsink that is drawing heat away from the piece you're trying to solder, heating the plastic even more. I use the trusty old weller soldering gun with no problems. The secret is to heat up the tip of the gun till it starts to smoke, before soldering. I have no problems with 10 gauge wire with the gun. After tinning both the deans and the wire, let them cool, then put the wire on the Deans terminal and and put the heated tip on the wire till it bonds to the terminal. After soldering, the joint should look shiny. This is just my method and there are many choices, so try a number of them and use what you're comfortable with. I made this handy little clothspin holder as a third hand[:D]
Posted on: 7/19/2012 3:42 PM by Author "Flypaper 2" in the forum "Beginners"
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RE: DX7s battery use
Last time I charged mine was March 30th. Still shows 7.5 volts. Gord.
Posted on: 6/21/2012 7:53 PM by Author "Flypaper 2" in the forum "JR Radio & Spektrum Radios"
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RE: DX8 lipo charging???
It takes many hrs to charge in the trans. because of the low amp rate of the wallwart. I made a charge cord to charge with the Accucel 6, out of a rcvr extension cable as it's the same pin spacing as the one on the batt. Just get the polarity right. I charge at a 2 amp charge rate. Takes about 2 hrs. as opposed to 12 hrs with the wall wart.
Posted on: 6/5/2012 12:39 PM by Author "Flypaper 2" in the forum "Questions and Answers"
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RE: DX6XI Elevons
It's one of the quirks of the 6i system. A buddy did some mixing to get the full throws on someone elses plane but I don't know how he did it. Sorry.
Posted on: 5/29/2012 5:43 PM by Author "Flypaper 2" in the forum "JR Radio & Spektrum Radios"
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RE: Connecting to a 18650 Li-ion cell
Just because I can't spell doesn't mean I don't know what I'm doon.[:D]
Posted on: 5/26/2012 3:20 PM by Author "Flypaper 2" in the forum "Batteries & Chargers"
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RE: Connecting to a 18650 Li-ion cell
I've done quite a few of these, in fact I just did a 4 cell pack today to put in a dustbuster where the nicads finally took a dump. [:D]I use the trusty old Weller gun. Just get the tip good and hot before you touch it to the cells to tin the ends. An 80 watt iron does the trick too.
Posted on: 5/26/2012 3:17 PM by Author "Flypaper 2" in the forum "Batteries & Chargers"
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RE: Small Electric Planes
Doesn't really matter what turns the prop, the results are the same. Fun[:D] Our club is about half and half, glow/gas to electric. Electric makes winter flying much more enjoyable as an indoor sport, although our clubhouse at the field has a woodstove for winter flying. As far as size goes, there is not much difference. A buddy has a Twist 40 with a an OS46FX and I have one with a Himax 50 and there is no difference in the speed. Many of you old pharts like me remember the old Byron Christen Eagle. Here's mine that used to have a Quadra 52 on it. Now has a Turnigy 3000 watt motor, about the same hp as the 52. Vertical is a little better as it swings the bigger 22 in. prop at a little lower rpm. Otherwise it's about the same performance. Weighs about the same at 18 lbs. Another is my Yellow Aircraft Cap 10B with the same motor on it. I still help the guys with the glow and gas motors. As a matter of fact I got a new Xenoah 26 going for a guy today. No need for any animosity. We're all in this for the flying. Off to the side of the main runway, there is plenty of room where I fly my 35 in. 3D foamys.
Posted on: 5/25/2012 8:14 PM by Author "Flypaper 2" in the forum "The Clubhouse"
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RE: Can I resucitate my dead li-po pack?
I've killed a few and brought them back. Hook it up to a nicad charger till it's over 3 volts per cell. then hook it up to your lipo charger and it will charge properly. Keep a close eye on it. Don't leave it on your nicad charger much over 3 volts per cell as it doesn't have the proper cutoff when the batt. is charged and could cause the batt to light up. Very dangerous.
Posted on: 5/25/2012 7:03 PM by Author "Flypaper 2" in the forum "Batteries & Chargers"
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RE: Screw vs Bolt
I thought a bolt was shot out of a bow.
Posted on: 4/15/2012 5:10 PM by Author "Flypaper 2" in the forum "The Clubhouse"
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RE: Some very scary.
Put the throttle to the bottom then the throttle TRIM to the bottom, then rebind it.
Posted on: 4/1/2012 7:43 PM by Author "Flypaper 2" in the forum "Electric Training"
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RE: Getting rid of the dreaded 'black wire' syndrome
When I ran a small motor shop, over a period of a yr, probably a couple of hundred lawn mowers, at least one would come up with black wire. Only fix was to replace the wire from end to end. Always a negative wire.
Posted on: 3/27/2012 8:01 PM by Author "Flypaper 2" in the forum "Batteries & Chargers"
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RE: Witch Lipo Connector is best?
I've used the XT 60s and the HK T Deans type connectors and it's a tossup which is best. They both work well.
Posted on: 1/5/2012 10:33 AM by Author "Flypaper 2" in the forum "Beginners"
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RE: Witch Lipo Connector is best?
I use these T connectors from HK They work better than Deans. Made from nylon, they'll take the heat when soldering. http://www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/store/__11961__Nylon_T-Connectors_10_Pairs_20pc.html I use the trusty old Weller soldering gun. Made this Clothspin holder to work with the third hand for soldering connectors.
Posted on: 1/3/2012 12:25 PM by Author "Flypaper 2" in the forum "Beginners"
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RE: Battery Hold-downs?
Same as Hyper here.
Posted on: 12/31/2011 9:01 AM by Author "Flypaper 2" in the forum "Electric General Discussion"
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RE: Is Gas Engines a Fad?
I've been into RC for the last 50 yrs and have seen a lot of changes over that period. Started to play with electrics in the mid 90s when they first came out flying Zagis with nicads and brush type motors. At that time it was just a fad as I was into glow and gas at the time. When things started to get better with lipos and brushless, I found my air time gradually doubled when I went out to the field. Fully into elec. now. I take about half a dozen planes out to the field from micros, in case it's a calm day, 40 in. 3D foamys. Twist 40 electrified, and a Yellow aircraft Christen Eagle electrified. When I get to the field, I start up a 1000 watt generator that you can hardly hear run, plug two chargers into it, and go[:D] The Christen Eagle had a Quadra 50 in it when I bought it around 1995. Last year I converted it to electric with a 3000 watt motor in it. It weighs the same as it did with the Quadra, 18 lbs. As far as noise goes the 22 in prop makes about as much noise as a well muffled 50cc.[:)] About a 25% increase in performance. Takes about 40 mins to charge the batts while I fly my other planes. We've come a long way baby[:D]
Posted on: 12/31/2011 8:57 AM by Author "Flypaper 2" in the forum "Beginners"
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RE: Who made the Royal ARF kits?
I still have the fuse. for the 25 sized Christen Eagle. I did have the fuse for the Zero up till a short time ago. It was a little different for an OK kit where it had more or less a plastic tube for a fuse. Heavy rubbery cowl that you couldn't break, although I tried[:D] Finally broke up the wing with the retracts in it. Also had the Chipmunk and put a kazillion miles on it till I destroyed the fuse. The wing was the same as the Zero with the exception of the wing tips and colour. After putting tips on and a paint job, it put the Zero back in the air. If I remember, the factory where they made them burned down.
Posted on: 12/31/2011 7:32 AM by Author "Flypaper 2" in the forum "ARF or RTF"
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RE: Epoxy Finishing Resin?
As Clay says, it doesn't need to be thinned. It's all I ever used when I was in gas and glow.
Posted on: 12/27/2011 3:35 PM by Author "Flypaper 2" in the forum "ARF or RTF"
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RE: Charging DX8 transmitter battery
No reason you couldn't make an adapter to use a regular charger. In fact I may do that. I have the lipo batt in mine and if I can go another 8 days, that will be three months since charging and I use it a lot. It's showing 7.4 volts and the recharge voltage is 6.3.
Posted on: 12/23/2011 2:35 PM by Author "Flypaper 2" in the forum "JR Radio & Spektrum Radios"
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RE: foam cutter power source
I use a Variac myself, but a couple of other options are, Train transformer, Sewing machine controller Dremel makes one for their power tools, variable speed bathroom fan controller. Hope this helps.
Posted on: 12/20/2011 6:35 PM by Author "Flypaper 2" in the forum "Foamies! - RC Electric Foam Aircraft"
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RE: Let's talk about servos - Whatever is on your mind
I'm using this booster tab on the oversized rudder on my old Zoombi. Servo is a HXT500. Works very well taking the load off the servo.
Posted on: 12/20/2011 6:12 PM by Author "Flypaper 2" in the forum "Electric Training"
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