RE: What mounts for AXI 5345?
And if more ppl are looking for ideas... I just purchased this: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Aluminum-Mount-AXI-5320-5325-5330-5345-E-Flite-Power-110-160-w-DA-50-Pattern-/150779964859?pt=Radio_Control_Parts_Accessories&hash=item231b2fadbb
Posted on: 7/29/2012 9:23 PM by Author "TOMAPOWA" in the forum "Brushed/Brushless motors, speed controls, gear drives"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=11174041

RE: Nitroplanes 100cc SU-26 Sukhoi 101
A few videos of the 1st and 2nd run-up (2nd run-up, I tweaked ESC settings to get optimum current draw with max RPM). 7000+rpm pulling 150-160 amps... This thing is going to be ballistic! :) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZJez5ZP8Jc0 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0IEFmqLGxts
Posted on: 5/21/2012 9:29 AM by Author "TOMAPOWA" in the forum "Glow to Electric Conversions"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=11088850

RE: Nitroplanes 100cc SU-26 Sukhoi 101
[quote]ORIGINAL: Scratchie <div style=''margin: 0in 0in 10pt''><span style=''line-height: 115%; font-size: 10pt''>I’m thinking of going large scale electric myself – have a few questions. <div style=''text-indent: -0.25in; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in''><span style=''line-height: 115%; font-size: 10pt''>1.<span style=''font: 7pt 'Times New Roman'''>      <span style=''line-height: 115%; font-size: 10pt''> How does the total weight of the electric power system (batt, speed contrioller, motor…) compare to that of the 100cc gasser?   <div style=''text-indent: -0.25in; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in''><span style=''line-height: 115%; font-size: 10pt''>2.<span style=''font: 7pt 'Times New Roman'''>      <span style=''line-height: 115%; font-size: 10pt''> When all in and done, what is teh cost comparisoon betewen the complete electric power system compared to teh complete gasser power system? <div style=''text-indent: -0.25in; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in''><span style=''line-height: 115%; font-size: 10pt''>3.<span style=''font: 7pt 'Times New Roman'''>      <span style=''line-height: 115%; font-size: 10pt''> What do you expect in prefomance differences between the electric vs gasser systems? <div style=''text-indent: -0.25in; margin: 0in 0in 10pt 0.5in''><span style=''line-height: 115%; font-size: 10pt''>4.<span style=''font: 7pt 'Times New Roman'''>      <span style=''line-height: 115%; font-size: 10pt''>What were your reasons for going electric? <div style=''margin: 0in 0in 10pt''><span style=''line-height: 115%; font-size: 10pt''>Thanks . [/quote] Most my large electrics are typically a bit heavier than glow/gas versions due to batteries mainly (this Sukhoi will use 4 6s packs that weigh a total of 7 pounds!). Performance is subjective... thought I have found that smaller electrics boast a marked improvement in thrust/weight ratios. I tend to go the extreme with electrics... for one, it's a challenge since no one has done it yet, plus I'm an electrical engineer... nuf said! ;) When it comes to a price tag, I now find that I can set up a large 1/4+ scale plane with electrics for the same price as setting up a gasser... 4-5 years ago, I could not say that. Actually, this 101" Sukhoi I set up came out $400 cheaper than a gasser... alone, the engine was $400 where a 100cc DA is 3x that price when setup with exhaust, etc...
Posted on: 5/21/2012 9:20 AM by Author "TOMAPOWA" in the forum "Glow to Electric Conversions"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=11088839

RE: Nitroplanes 100cc SU-26 Sukhoi 101
Hi Mario, Yeh, I got quite a bit done and have been taking pics here and there... just havn't had time to post yet but will do so soon... This thing was a little worse then I had thought... particularly the canopy which did not fit correctly at all... though the manual shows it in pics (you have to supposedly glue the plastic canopy on the frame)... mine came preassmebled and assembled wrong to boot... lots of shimming and sanding. So far some of the issues I've encountered are: 1. Canopy came preassembled and did not fit correctly... 1/8+" short and out of square... the plastic used is cheap and not uniform 2. Hardware that came with airplane not only was insufficient, but it did not come with enought hardware for 2 servos in each wing. 3. The engine box needs to be reinforced... seriously! 4) The landing gear also needed reinforcement... one heavy landing would had tore the LG off... 5) The supplied wing tube was a little too wide... very difficult to get into either of the wings... (I'm using a CF one now) I'll try to post some pics and text in the very near future... just trying to get work done on it quickly so I can fly her this summer!
Posted on: 4/15/2012 12:42 PM by Author "TOMAPOWA" in the forum "Glow to Electric Conversions"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=11021554

Nitroplanes 100cc SU-26 Sukhoi 101" Electric Conversion
Well... I splurged for a large scale (101" wingspan) 100cc SU-26 Sukhoi ARF... relatively cheap for its size, which had me a bit concerned, but upon delivery... it's an awesome, well-built airplane! Originally designed for a 100cc gasser... I plan to convert to electric... my biggest yet! ;) [img]http://site.nitroplanes.com/su100/su100g.jpg[/img] Nitroplanes had them on sale all winter... could not resist for the price! http://www.nitroplanes.com/su26100cc101.html I plan to use a 100cc brushless motor from Hobby King. [img]http://www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/store/catalog/14427.jpg[/img] http://www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/store/uh_viewItem.asp?idProduct=14427 A good friend of mine from France purchased this motor for a large scale Carden ARF he converted to electric and said it packs quite a punch, and for the price you can not go wrong (something comparable like a large 100cc Hacker will cost around $800-900). Can't wait to get going on this project (maybe this weekend). I'm going to get a CF wing tube for it though since the aluminum one they provided appears fairly heavy for my liking (HK upgraded the tube from a 25mm to a 38mm tube, since some customers were experiencing failure of the original 28mm thin-walled tube). I plan to use four (4) 5800maH 6s packs in a 12s2p configuration (11,600maH, 12s), along with a Castle Creations HV160 ESC and probably a 3-bladed Mejzlik 30" CF prop. It's a monster (will barely fit in my minivan) but should float like a kite. The expected weight should be around 28-30 pounds (my 89" electric A6M5 Zero weighs 28 lbs so this should be a joy to fly). I'll try to post some pics and updates as they occur... hopefully sooner than later!
Posted on: 1/20/2012 9:44 AM by Author "TOMAPOWA" in the forum "Glow to Electric Conversions"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=10918495

RE: SukHoi SU-26 100cc FLY MODEL good or bad ARF
[quote]ORIGINAL: SportFlyer3 Pics please of the new setup (gear, wingtube, etc...) !!! [/quote] As requested... By the way, I just started a build/conversion thread for it here: http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/m_10918495/tm.htm
Posted on: 1/20/2012 8:06 AM by Author "TOMAPOWA" in the forum "Giant Scale Aircraft - General"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=10918476

RE: SukHoi SU-26 100cc FLY MODEL good or bad ARF
Not sure how many of you know this but Nitroplanes has since upgraded the main wing tube to a 38mm tube (45.5" long)... it is no longer a 25mm tube... even though the manual I received still says 25mm tube... go figure! I got this plane on sale last month for $289 + s/h ($45 I think it was). Oh... also, according to the manual, it shows a split landing gear assembly... they since updated to a beefier one pc. landing gear. Good upgrades in my eye. http://www.nitroplanes.com/su26100cc101.html I will be outffiting this with the largest brushless HobbyKing makes ( http://www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/store/uh_viewItem.asp?idProduct=14427 ), and plan to use four 5000maH 6s packs (10,000maH, 12s2p config.), a HV160 ICE controller and a 3 bladed 28x10 CF Mejzlik prop.
Posted on: 1/13/2012 10:47 AM by Author "TOMAPOWA" in the forum "Giant Scale Aircraft - General"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=10906962

RE: Lado retract solution
YAHOO!!! I just received an email (below) from Horizin Hobbies saying that the backordered Retracts they sell are now instock... Can't wait for them to arrive! http://www.horizonhobby.com/Products/Default.aspx?ProdID=EFLG400 Grab them while you can! Some are already backordered again... now says Aug delivery "Hello, Your Horizon Hobby backorder for EFLG400 (60-120 Retracts) is now available to ship to you! Please respond to this email or call us at 1-800-338-4639 to confirm that you want this backorder to ship. If we do not hear back from you by 9:00 am Central Standard Time on July 27, we will go ahead and process and ship the order. Thank you Order Processing Department Horizon Hobby Sales "
Posted on: 7/25/2010 3:46 PM by Author "TOMAPOWA" in the forum "RC Warbirds and Warplanes"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=9887629

RE: Lado retract solution
And yet another CO.'s coming into the electric retract market: http://www.smartmodel.com.hk/products/product.asp?cat_id=147&sub_cat_id=251&third_id=201
Posted on: 7/25/2010 3:39 PM by Author "TOMAPOWA" in the forum "RC Warbirds and Warplanes"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=9801707

RE: Lado retract solution
Cheapest electric retracts yet (for smaller planes but still....)... $29.99 a pr! (+ s/h from China) http://www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/store/uh_viewItem.asp?idProduct=11301 You can not even buy mechnical retracts (without servo of course) for this price! A friend got a pair and love them! Decent reviews too! Just imagine what they will come out with in the near future!
Posted on: 6/14/2010 7:19 PM by Author "TOMAPOWA" in the forum "RC Warbirds and Warplanes"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=9803109

RE: Lado retracts would you ?
[quote]ORIGINAL: ZERO-322 Well seems with all the new players that have surfaced, was wondering where you all still stood with good ol lado ? [/quote] Who?? [;)] [:'(]
Posted on: 6/14/2010 9:06 AM by Author "TOMAPOWA" in the forum "RC Warbirds and Warplanes"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=9801698

RE: Electric Retracts - Why don't we have them for Turbines?
[quote]ORIGINAL: Woketman Got a link to that new thread? [/quote] http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=9794559&key=
Posted on: 6/12/2010 11:20 PM by Author "TOMAPOWA" in the forum "RC Jets"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=9799252

RE: Lado retracts, do the really exist?
Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz...... way too quite here! Any one seen these yet? (ya snooze ya lose) http://www.downandlocked.com http://www.smartmodel.com.hk/products/product.asp?cat_id=147&sub_cat_id=251&third_id=201
Posted on: 6/11/2010 11:51 PM by Author "TOMAPOWA" in the forum "RC Warbirds and Warplanes"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=9797459

RE: Electric Retracts - Modifying existing Air/Servo-operated Retracts
I finally got my DIY retracts in the wing of my Zero... tested sat.... probably fly her in the next week or so... weather permitting. (video taken with iphone so quality is hokey... but it gets the point across). [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T4Gvh_WvmFw[/youtube]
Posted on: 5/31/2010 2:34 PM by Author "TOMAPOWA" in the forum "RC Robotics and Autonomous Robots"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=9771202

RE: GP Patty Wagstaff - Building & Flying
[quote]ORIGINAL: Steve Campbell Beautiful model, Tomapowa. What's the TOTAL cost for that power package? Don't include prop & spinner; I'm curious about the motor, necessary running/mounting accessories, and the battery pack. . [/quote] I was hoping to put together a build thread for it in the near future... I originally had a 40cc ZDZ gasser on this... never run/flown
Posted on: 5/28/2010 11:16 PM by Author "TOMAPOWA" in the forum "ARF or RTF"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=9766478

RE: GP Patty Wagstaff - Building & Flying
With the price of electric eqpt getting cheaper and cheaper, you could always convert to clean/green electric! [:D] Hope to maiden it next weekend!
Posted on: 5/28/2010 9:14 PM by Author "TOMAPOWA" in the forum "ARF or RTF"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=9766216

RE: Lado retracts, do the really exist?
[quote]ORIGINAL: Bob Blackburn The mechanical stops are adjustable and give a range of 0degrees to 110 degrees all in the same unit. [/quote] Bob, How is that done? Stepper motors or is it simply a timed event?
Posted on: 5/8/2010 8:03 PM by Author "TOMAPOWA" in the forum "RC Warbirds and Warplanes"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=9720156

RE: Lado retracts, do the really exist?
[quote]ORIGINAL: Bob Blackburn Rest assured the gearbox is not taking any of the landing forces and is connected to the ''threaded rod'' which in a BBRETRACT is an 8mm dia x 1.25mm pitch  threaded rod by a sliding coupling allowing any landing forces to be sent into the chassis of the retract.[/quote] Thanks for the reply Bob. I'm sure I understand about the load being on the retract assembly/chassis, not the motor, when fully retracted up or down, but... as the gear is in motion, there will indeed be a force on the threaded jackscrew (weight of gear)... if the jackscrew is directly coupled to the gear motor, the gear motor will see these linear forces. I can't tell but does your system use the stall method, hence where as the jackscrew drives the trunion until it reached a stop, and the motor stalls? (i.e. stop when over-current detected?). This stall also inhibits more extreme forces on the jackscrew... more than some think. Oh.. and those Firgelli actuators are nice but too big for retrofitting... bought one a year ago to test with... $$$ too!
Posted on: 5/8/2010 7:30 PM by Author "TOMAPOWA" in the forum "RC Warbirds and Warplanes"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=9720092

RE: Lado retracts, do the really exist?
[quote]ORIGINAL: chalmrast I appreciate the picture & explanation, it helps alot. So the coupling attached to the shaft, then sandwiched in between your 2 bearings transmit the loads from the jack screw shaft to the bearing(s)? How is the gear mounted on the end of the shaft? It seems that a bullet-proof method would be to thave the jack screw, coupling, and gear all machined as one piece... but who knows if that's even possible. I wonder how Bob in ''Bob's Workshop'' is doing his??? http://www.bobsworkshop.co.uk/outdoor-flying/bb-airless-retracts Or, the new Horizon Hobby units??? [/quote] Not too sure what you mean by "How is the gear mounted on the end of the shaft?" The coupler that is permanently attached to the jackscrew is loosely fitted onto the output shaft of the gear motor... i.e. the set screw is not tightened completely... this allows any push/pull force to not be transmitted to the gear motor shaft, hence allowing the gear motor shaft to slide in and out of the coupler, while the two thrust bearings "capture" the coupler. From what I have seen, no one uses two thrust bearings (some use none). Some gear motors (maybe like the one Bob plans to use) has internal bearings but usually, these are radial, not thrust, so the same issue could occur over time. The thrust that ruins these is the thrust you see when the motor stalls (locking end points). Some electric retracts (like Bob's think) do not use this stall technique (they stop before they stall) so they never really experience these extreme linear forces. To put things into perspective, I tested my own design using flanged bearings (like lado) and after around 150 cycles, either the bearings broke or the gear box seized due to extreme linear forces (this was controlling some beefy 1/4 scale Robart gear). With thrust bearings, they had been tested almost 500+ cycles with no obvious issues amazingly.
Posted on: 5/8/2010 5:52 PM by Author "TOMAPOWA" in the forum "RC Warbirds and Warplanes"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=9719909

RE: Lado retracts, do the really exist?
[quote]ORIGINAL: chalmrast This may sound like a dumb question but what and where are the bearings? Are they in the motor? On the pivot axis? I had a set with bad bearings that failed after 1 or 2 cycles. They were repaired & shipped back to me but I just don't understand how even the worst bearing can fail after 2 cycles. It's not like this a brushless motor spinning 1000's of RPM's. Help me out here! [/quote] The bearing is inside that small machined aluminum "transmission box" just to the right of the gear motor. If you have the guts, take yours apart to see yourself (although this might void whatever warantee you thought you had). There are two issues with jackscrew mechanisms (as someone already pointed out). 1) Most detrimental forces are in the axial (push/pull) direction, so use of a thrust bearing is vital to operation/longevity 2) Since bearings are NOT used in the spur gear motor itself, the axial thrust on the main output gear of the motor must be eliminated such as to not push or pull the motor's output gear against the gear's backplates (eventually ruining the geared motor assembly). Unfort, Lado's design from what I can see does not incorporate either of these ideas... So, from "experience" (yes, I even tested this and broke a few flanged radial bearings), I can assume that the radial bearings currently being used are breaking due to excessive forces placed upon them (thrust bearings are designed to take these loads, not radial bearings), and the direct connection of the motor's output gear to the jackscrew will eventually wear out the gear motor, eventually causing it to seize. This is at least what I saw in 3 of the 4 Lado gear I repaired. The idea of using two thrust bearings is key... and from what I have seen to date, this design technique is not being used by Lado or any other electric retract manufacturers. Some might think it is over-kill in design but when you could ruin a thousand dollar or more airplane, it just is not a good risk to me to cut corners. Unfortunately, this would not be an easy mod to Lado's current design since the transmission box is probably too small to house both thrust bearings and jackscrew motor coupler. One image below shows the Lado transmission box to right of motor (unopened unfort), while the other picture shows a design of mine that uses two thrust bearings to take up the excessive linear forces exerted when the jackscrew stalls in either direction.
Posted on: 5/8/2010 4:46 PM by Author "TOMAPOWA" in the forum "RC Warbirds and Warplanes"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=9719802

RE: Lado retracts, do the really exist?
[quote]ORIGINAL: bigtim um dude your not educating any one its really just trolling,magnumrc is just another poster who has called you out, its no big deal, you keep spewing your reliability BS but I have 3 sets and there fine, do you have even one set of gear made by doug or LADO?, as far as I can gleen from your posts the answer is no, so your just BSin, you made your own electric gear that you were touting in your own thread for gods sake. but now your Mr. air guy, give it a break dude its gotten pretty sad, and your starting to look really foolish,if you feel the need to actually post information thats isn't some sort of sad conjecture, then get a set of gear from e-retract.com or magnumrc, when there available, and reverse engneer them,and test them to failure, and give a (supposed) experts opinion and review,but to spew some unproven nonsense gleened from a forum, aimed at the dissatisfied, and rightly so in some cases,customers of the former owner is disingenuous at best. your living in the, I coulda, shoulda, or woulda, but really haven't except for yourself, so your incapeable of having a critic since you have no actual product or material to examine, its nice to sit on a guilded horse and look down upon the imperfect, but its a sad and lonely exsistance. [/quote] Tim, did you really think I would make comments like I did re: the Lado design if I had not taken apart a set? Come on man, get real. I tried getting myself a set months ago, then finally got my $ returned before Paypal banned Doug. I in fact had a chance to take a few apart (fixed 4 Lado gear already in our club) and investigated it's design, how you you think I knew about the lack of proper thrust bearings and such.... duh!... I don't spew my mouth off like some here... I try to present facts, not fiction like some.
Posted on: 5/8/2010 12:23 AM by Author "TOMAPOWA" in the forum "RC Warbirds and Warplanes"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=9718632

RE: Lado retracts, do the really exist?
[quote]ORIGINAL: fearless fly Tim,my man,I couldn't have said it any better myself.Well done! Tom,you can cry innocent all you like.You were badmouthing the Lado product,and anyone with half a brain can see that. [/quote] LOL... since when does pointing out design/reliability deficiencies "bad-mouting"... ????? [X(] You can call it what ever you want I guess... Now if you really want to see "bad-mouthing", read through the rest of this lovely thread... [;)]
Posted on: 5/8/2010 12:08 AM by Author "TOMAPOWA" in the forum "RC Warbirds and Warplanes"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=9718608

RE: Lado retracts, do the really exist?
[quote]ORIGINAL: MAGNUMRC.COM Tomapowa,  What seems to be your personal intent is to throw a wet blanket over the electric options that are out there sewing doubt and risk for anyone to invest in the technology, by suggesting that Doug didn't do his homework in the design.  Well let me assure you it was done.  I was privy to it's original concepts 1.5 years prior to it's
Posted on: 5/7/2010 10:49 PM by Author "TOMAPOWA" in the forum "RC Warbirds and Warplanes"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=9718472

RE: Lado retracts, do the really exist?
[quote]ORIGINAL: fearless fly [quote]ORIGINAL: Evil_Merlin Versus what? ESM's horribly crappy gear that looks nothing like the real thing[/quote] Can't say I've seen any that does look like 'the real thing' mate. Anyway,this thread is about Lado electric conversion,not whether air is better or worse than electric. I'm just saying that I've not had much succsess with other systems that's why I want to try the Lado way. And I'm not into paying more for the landing gear than the plane.If they're specialised retracts for a specific model,and it happens to come to grief,all you've got left is expensive and useless undercarriage. If you reckon ESM breaks if you breathe on it,maybe you should learn to land better. [/quote] Look at it this way, air retracts have been around for years!... electrified retracts have been around for a much shorter time-frame, and others such as Kraft have even tried their hand at electric retracts in the past only to fail due to reliability issues. So, would you rather go with unproven technology, or proven/tested technology such as air retracts? Why do you think Robart has not gotten into electrifying their retracts? I plan to let you all have fun with your Lado electric retracts, letting the manufacturers work out the bugs/issues (at your expense nevertheless) and then when it's perfected (tested design and proven reliability), I will then jump on the bandwagon! Until then, I'll stick to my super reliable spring-down air retracts! Like probably most of you here, I too want to be the first on the block to get & use new cool R/C gadgets, but I refuse to be a guinea pig for new unproven products! I wonder how many Lado retracts are out there being used (vice still being in a box on a shelf) and more importantly, I wonder how much time people actually have on their Lados? And even more important, I wonder how much testing Lado did on the actuator/retract design before they started selling to the public...?
Posted on: 5/7/2010 3:03 AM by Author "TOMAPOWA" in the forum "RC Warbirds and Warplanes"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=9716567

RE: Lado retracts, do the really exist?
[quote]ORIGINAL: MAGNUMRC.COM I agree with you...You are doing something right.  I am not saying I have not had any successes, but  when a failure occurs, it is a stupid leak that pops up out of the middle of nowhere.  Anyway, the technical setup of air retracts may be for another thread on another subject.  The Lado systems are a no brainer design that plop in and go.  They have more torque to lower and raise the strut than air at the beginning of the cycle.  They are less likely to get stuck in the wheel well, there by increasing a down and lock scenario more consistently than anyone's air system. [/quote] Wow, that is going out on the limb... electric retracts have a long way to go before you can compare the reliability of them to air retracts! I also have used air retracts for many years, with little problems... setup is key, along with using good quality hardware. At least with spring-down air retracts, if you loose air, they come down automatically... Without electric and/or an electrical failure... you know what happens to electric retracts.... (hopefully you have them down when they fail) This type of failure with Lado gear has happened 3 times now in our club alone. At the rate Lado's have been breaking bearings and electronics smoking, I'd like to see if someone could incorporate a spring-down-like failsafe feature for electric retacts! :) On that note, has any one confirmed that they improved the Lado design???? Remember, months ago Doug even mentioned here in this forum that his retract design was breaking bearings... and I thought he offered to replace these bad bearings for past customers. Is it really the bearings or the actual design?
Posted on: 5/3/2010 5:14 PM by Author "TOMAPOWA" in the forum "RC Warbirds and Warplanes"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=9707672

RE: Lado retracts, do the really exist?
[quote]ORIGINAL: ZERO-322 ... someone else on here offered to go down there said he was on his way , but was never heard from again [/quote] MIA ??? [X(] [8D] Darn Doug & his posse...
Posted on: 4/29/2010 12:06 PM by Author "TOMAPOWA" in the forum "RC Warbirds and Warplanes"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=9697776

RE: Lado retracts, do the really exist?
[size=3]Lado in stock![/size] Get them while you can... (on Ebay!... lol) http://shop.ebay.com/aubiecat/m.html
Posted on: 4/12/2010 3:30 PM by Author "TOMAPOWA" in the forum "RC Warbirds and Warplanes"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=9655731

RE: Lado retracts, do the really exist?
[quote]ORIGINAL: rgm762 here's some video on them http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=9650177 [/quote] Hmm, nice but they appear to run a little too fast for my liking... wish they allowed you to vary the speed to be more scale like...
Posted on: 4/11/2010 12:18 AM by Author "TOMAPOWA" in the forum "RC Warbirds and Warplanes"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=9652108

RE: Lado retracts, do the really exist?
[quote]ORIGINAL: Woody218-RCU For all you guys experiencing problems getting anything from Lado, Horizon just released their 60-120 size electric retracts... [/quote] Nice!, but unfortunately all out of stock (although they are taking pre-orders so it looks)
Posted on: 4/8/2010 2:14 PM by Author "TOMAPOWA" in the forum "RC Warbirds and Warplanes"
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RE: Electric Retracts - Modifying existing Air/Servo-operated Retracts
Hey Folks, Just figured I'd pop in here... not to side on anyones side or anything, but to make a few points clear. In fact... the mechanics involved with designing a good e-retract system is KEY! At least this is what I ran into... The electronics to me are the easy part (maybe because I'm an EE/CE too) but to be honest, during all my designing, fabrication and testing, the mechanics was the toughest part to design properly. The actuator design I have shown here in this thread will work... but not for long (so I found out). The key is properly designing the actuator so that the thrust (push & pull) is isolated from the gear motor assembly. That is about all I can say without "letting the cat out of the bag", sort of say. Mark my words, unless Lado, et. al. redesigned their gear, they will CONTINUE to keep breaking (yes, they are breaking... some don't like admitting this because they put out some $$$ and don't want to be looked at like a fool). In actuallity, I think the "returns" is what put Doug out of business... and it is destined to happen again to the new owner! As for other DIY e-retracts electronic/controller options,... please let the thoughts flow freely here in this thread... the more options the merrier! But just remember, without a good and reliable actuator design, you can just throw the electronics away! Next week, I hope to hear back from the Co. I'm working with... I'll post the results here... Also, I have receive almost a hundred emails/PMs a week re: this project... sry if I had not yet replied... all I can say is time will tell re: my further interest in this DIY project.
Posted on: 4/7/2010 7:57 PM by Author "TOMAPOWA" in the forum "RC Robotics and Autonomous Robots"
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