RE: Fly Eagle F-16 1:4.6 Advance, wow
Hey all. Nice video. Does the nose gear door seem too close to the ground? In a hard landing or bump in the runway and the nose strut compresses, looks (to me) like it might grab and break the nose door off. Not meaning to be mean, just my observation. Mario.
Posted on: 9/6/2012 2:34 AM by Author "macmuz" in the forum "RC Jets"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=11219229

work out Strut and Door open/close geometry
Hello there. I have a FB339 and have swaped out the original FB retracts for some Trim retracts. I have now found out that the geometry for the door that's attached to the strut has changed. The door and strut now bind when open(hang out). I think this is because the Trim unit is different in pivot point in height (elevation in relation to where it screws into the bearers)and is offset where the strut fits into the trunion. How do I work out the geometry so the door closes flush with the wing skin but when opens (hangs out), there is about 5mm gap as original FB setup? I have atached some pictures for you all to look at. Thanks for your help, Mario.
Posted on: 8/26/2012 2:13 AM by Author "macmuz" in the forum "RC Jets"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=11206205

RE: Spacing b\w nozzle and tailpipe.
Guys, thanks for the replies. I must have missed it in the manual. Must go over it again. Once again, thanks. Mario.
Posted on: 8/21/2012 9:17 PM by Author "macmuz" in the forum "Jet Central Turbines - Artes Jet"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=11201689

RE: Spacing b\w nozzle and tailpipe.
Hi there. The engine is a Rhino. Seems to be a bit of a difference between sugestions. Anyone form JC willing to chime in? Thanks Mario.
Posted on: 8/20/2012 11:58 PM by Author "macmuz" in the forum "Jet Central Turbines - Artes Jet"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=11200532

Spacing b\w nozzle and tailpipe.
Hi guys, gonna ask the same question again as my previous post - Spacing between turbine nozzle and tailpipe? - 5/6/2012 11:06 AM. In my previous post, phjoker listed a pdf from rcisfun and I thank u for that.. looking into the pdf, it shows to measure from the end of the turbine nozzle and a tailpipe. well now i have put a bell mouth and want to know where to measue from now? Do i measure from the start of the inside of the radius or outside of bellmouth to turbine nozzel? Geez, i'm really confussed on this! I've put some pics and the pdf for you to see. Thanks Mario.
Posted on: 8/20/2012 1:37 AM by Author "macmuz" in the forum "Jet Central Turbines - Artes Jet"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=11199403

RE: Weatronic 2.4 RF diagnostic tool
Heres my update regarding my 12-22 and my Duralite battery test. The 12-22 in the model continues to fail the battery test with the servos connected. With no servos conected it does not fail the battery test but Battery 2 continues to be nearly 0.2v or greater in its voltage drop then Battery 1 and very close to going over the maximum 1volt value set in Giga control. This seems to be the case even if I changed/swap the batteries over so i'm 100% confident it's not the batteries, but something in the Batt 2 circuitry in the reciever. Also for those not familiar with the Duralite batteries, you can put an external 1amp load on them and both batteries perform the same. On comparison with the 12-22 GyIII reciever, this does not fail at all. The voltage drops of both Batt 1 & 2 are virtually identical, within 0.02v of each other. This reciever has a average voltage drop of 0.61v on both Batt 1 & 2 with no servos connected displayed in Giga control. The 12-22 thats playing up has average voltage drop of 0.58 on batt 1 and 0.80 on batt 2 in Giga control. This average is the same even if I swap the battery plugs around. I think it's time to contact Jens at WEA and see if he has any explanation to this. Do you think that if I replace the Duralites with Lipos that I might be masking a problem here. The Lipo drop average is 0.13v on Batt 1 and 0.23v on Batt2. This way I can set the voltage drop in Giga down to 0.4v and have no annoying red light! Mario.
Posted on: 8/18/2012 1:01 AM by Author "macmuz" in the forum "RC Jets"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=11197555

RE: Weatronic 2.4 RF diagnostic tool
Did some more tests this evening regarding the 12-22 and compared it to my other 12-22 GyIII. The 12-22 GyIII had significantly less voltage drop and did not set off the red battery light. But this did not have any servos hooked up at all so not sure if this will make any difference. My 12-22 thats is giving me the red battery light has 15 servos and 2 ign cut swithces hooked up to it totalling 17 outputs. I wonder if when powering up the reciever if it's a combination of all the servos and the reciever doing its load test is causing the red battery light to come on. Now I also tested this 12-22 with battery supply from a 2s lipo. Very little voltage drop, between 0.10v to 0.14v. I dont think the Duralights are the problem but it's the combination of the load test and the 15 servos hooked up. Only last test to do is to remove all the servo plugs and test it again with no servo load on start up. The other strange thing is when I swapped batt 1 and 2 over to eliminate the battery fault and run the test function again, it still failed on batt 2. If it was a faulty battery, it should have faulted on batt 1. Any thoughts? Mario.
Posted on: 8/17/2012 10:32 PM by Author "macmuz" in the forum "RC Jets"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=11194040

RE: Info needed on
[quote]ORIGINAL: jetmodeller Hi i have just got a very simlar F86 myself,an old ducted fan kit which i will turbine,could you please let me know all details on under carridge you have used many thanks regards Keith [/quote] Jetmodeller. Trim is still in business. I think he can still make the retracts to suit and are one of the best on the market. Just contact him through his website. http://www.trimair.com.au/ Its worth a shot. Mario.
Posted on: 8/17/2012 2:19 AM by Author "macmuz" in the forum "RC Jets"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=11196557

RE: Info needed on
Hello Ken It,s mario here, i'm the one that bought the F86. Its a bit dissapointing as with the picture, i gives the impression it was a trim sabre. It seems a bit decieving that the guy has put the trim manual in knowing its not a trim kit. This alone would inflate the price knowing the top reputation that the trim kit has. Anyway i have been in contact with tony and will be meeting up with him soon to see if any of the trim parts fit this model. If anyone can help, I'm sure tony can. Mario.
Posted on: 8/15/2012 1:46 AM by Author "macmuz" in the forum "RC Jets"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=11194050

RE: Weatronic 2.4 RF diagnostic tool
12-22 battery warning using Duralite Litium Ion 5200 mAH with the built in balance circuitry packs X 2. These packs where bought new and only about 8 months old. When powering up the reciever, it goes through it's system checks and puts a 7amp load for 25msec. Its been doing this for a while but now I'm just sick of seeing the red battery light every time I turn the reciever on. Both batteries are 8.1v as displayed in Giga Control. The batteries are fully charged and batt pack 2 is continually failing this battery check on start up. The battery volts are as follows. Batt 1: 0.86v 0.79v 0.76v 0.87v 0.81v Batt 2: 1.45v 1.47v 1.40v 1.46v 1.31v In Giga Control, the max value that you can select for the voltage drop is 1.0v , hence why this batt2 continues to fail this test. Is there any guys using these batteries with this type of reciever and are you having this issue? Out of curiosity, what are your battery voltage drops when the reciever conducts this test with this battery type? It's annoying to have the red battery light on all the time! Also I have the low voltage setting set at 7.0v, is this too high or low? but this is not relevant to the start up test. Thanks Mario.
Posted on: 8/13/2012 2:42 AM by Author "macmuz" in the forum "RC Jets"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=11191289

Info needed on "Fan Tastic Models" brand F86 Sabre.
Hello guys Need some info/help here pls. I bought this kit of ebay and need some info. Its a F86 Sabre, glass fuzz and foam core wings and stabs, around 63" wingspan. The plans are labelled Fan Tastic Models. Doing a google search and a RCU search and not getting any hits on this kit. It looks around 15 years old. In the pic you can see the kit and it shows a Trim manual and picture, but I can assure you its not a Trim kit as I have confirmed this with Tony at Trim Air. Suposodley new in box, it didn't come with and bulkheads, formers, ribs or any wood component at all. So I hope someone here can shed some light on this kit. Any info would be great, thanks Mario.
Posted on: 8/13/2012 1:38 AM by Author "macmuz" in the forum "RC Jets"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=11191264

rotate head/barrel on dle30?
Hi Guys. Thinking of doing a twin dle30 setup. Can I rotate one of the head/barrel so to have the both exhausts facing inwards for a neater setup? Are there any problems in doing this? Thanks in advance, Mario.
Posted on: 7/24/2012 4:02 PM by Author "macmuz" in the forum "Gas Engines"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=11167777

RE: muffler screws coming loose
Hey Guys. My machinst neigbour took care of mine. On my motor (MT57), he cut away the fins just behind where the muffler bolts come out. Then using longer bolts so they come out the back, mount the muffler, then use ordinary nuts and put them on and lock them up with no loctite,rtv, nothing. Has never come loose since. Mario.
Posted on: 7/9/2012 12:18 AM by Author "macmuz" in the forum "Gas Engines"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=11148328

RE: Weatronic 2.4 RF diagnostic tool
Hello Richard. My reciever is the 12-22 gyro III but with no GPS. My firmware is still 2.33 but i dont seem the need to update to a later firmware as all has been working great. It has been working flawlesly with no trouble what so ever untill now. I have never tried using the gyro's as yet because i'm not sure how to set it all up. It was in a 96" twin elec Bronco, this is the test ship before it goes into the FB MB339. I'm not 100% if the sd card was full but I never have had trouble swithching it off. From memory, the plane had rougly 20 odd flights on it so i'm not sure how much data the equates too on the SD card. I wonder if that bug you mentined may be related as the gyro's are switched off (I believe) but why has it just started to happen now, not earlier on? Anyway, hopefully WEA may find something conclusive as I don't feel confident putting it into the 339, how do I know that it won't switch off in flight? Mario.
Posted on: 7/7/2012 12:06 AM by Author "macmuz" in the forum "RC Jets"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=11146148

RE: Weatronic 2.4 RF diagnostic tool
Hello David. I will try it if Wea deem the reciever to not be faulty, it's in their hands at the moment. Are they aware of this SD card issue? We will wait for now to see if they come with anything conclusive. Mario.
Posted on: 7/6/2012 1:54 AM by Author "macmuz" in the forum "RC Jets"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=11144923

RE: Weatronic 2.4 RF diagnostic tool
Guys, I need help here pls. I have sent my 12-22 back to Wea for a warranty repair. I am dealing with Jens and I do think his trying but I feel the language/communication is where the breakdown is. When removing the red plug to power up the reciever, nothing happens. Its a sort of a hit and miss/ intermittent problem, every 4-6 time you remove the plug, it wont power up. This has happened numerous times, I have even filmed it and sent it in on a dvd with the reciever and again via my last email with Jens. I'm of the thinking that he thinks it swithces off after its powered up but this is not the case. You can clearly see it doesn't power up when removing the red plug when viewing the video. In his last email to me, he said he couldn't fault the reciever and was to send it back. Is there anyone who can please help, someone which may translate better or have direct contact with Jens or a Wea team member to better explain my problematic reciever. Thankyou, Mario.
Posted on: 7/5/2012 10:06 AM by Author "macmuz" in the forum "RC Jets"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=11143983

Is it safe to charge Li-ion in your models?
After two hot topics on charging Lipos and their potetional for a horriffic aftermath, I was thinking is it that safe to charge Li-ion in your models? Also can you trust them to be put on charge, left unattended or even overnight? Thx in advanced, Mario.
Posted on: 7/1/2012 6:41 AM by Author "macmuz" in the forum "RC Jets"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=11138435

RE: Weatronic 2.4 RF diagnostic tool
I'll try again. Just did a quick research on how to upload. Might also add the radio is a JR 12X. Here goes.
Posted on: 6/8/2012 4:23 AM by Author "macmuz" in the forum "RC Jets"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=11111010

RE: Weatronic 2.4 RF diagnostic tool
Here's my primitive fix for the cable. It sort of holds it in place, i'm very carefull when handling the radio not to disturd this wire. Mario. [image]C:\Users\Mario and Evie\Desktop\wea pic.JPG[/image]
Posted on: 6/8/2012 4:04 AM by Author "macmuz" in the forum "RC Jets"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=11110994

RE: Weatronic 2.4 RF diagnostic tool
Quick 12-22 question? The screw fittings for the antennas are SMA fittings. Is it possible to use off the shelf available SMA 90 degree adapters to bring the antennas out at right angles so as not to bend the wire(antenna) in tight installs? Also will this have a direct impact on the receivers operation/signal strength? Thanks Mario.
Posted on: 5/17/2012 2:53 AM by Author "macmuz" in the forum "RC Jets"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=11084057

RE: Spacing between turbine nozzle and tailpipe?
Thanks guys, Like that PDF. I've set it at 30mm and will try it at that, but i'm still months away from starting this puppy up. Mario.
Posted on: 5/6/2012 6:23 PM by Author "macmuz" in the forum "Jet Central Turbines - Artes Jet"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=11070844

Spacing between turbine nozzle and tailpipe?
Hello Guys. Installing a Rhino into a FB MB339 This is my first jet and turbine and want to make sure its done right! Whats the recomended spacing between turbine nozzle and tailpipe? I cannot see this anywhere in the supplied instruction manual. I will not be running a by-pass in this install. Thanks guys, Mario.
Posted on: 5/6/2012 3:06 AM by Author "macmuz" in the forum "Jet Central Turbines - Artes Jet"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=11070077

RE: Pros and Cons using a ByPass in a turbine installation
Thanks for all the replies. I'll think it over but it's looking like i'll be running without it. Mario
Posted on: 4/29/2012 2:00 AM by Author "macmuz" in the forum "RC Jets"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=11060901

Pros and Cons using a ByPass in a turbine installation
Hello There. Doing my first turbine install. FB339. Its supplied with a bypass but not sure whether to use it or not. I was sort of thinking to use the bottom half of the bypass and leave the top half off. What are the pro's and con's of using these bypasses as they seem available on nearly all the jet kits available these days. Thanks in advance, Mario.
Posted on: 4/28/2012 12:45 AM by Author "macmuz" in the forum "RC Jets"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=11059789

Mechanical Air Switch
Hello there. I am after a mechanical air switch. Its to close two small doors when the strut retacts. I belive there is a "clippard" brand of switch but having trouble sourcing one. Any other suggestions? Thanks in advance, Mario.
Posted on: 4/26/2012 3:51 AM by Author "macmuz" in the forum "RC Jets"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=11057211

SPEKTRUM-DSMX vs JR-DMSS
SPEKTRUM-DSMX vs JR-DMSS FOR 12x Which of the two is the better choice? Selling off the weatronics and about to buy one of these module for my 12X but not sure which one. Thanks Mario.
Posted on: 4/18/2012 4:21 AM by Author "macmuz" in the forum "RC Jets"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=11046821

No Weatronics customer service.
On the 24/3/12, I had put up a post up called "Weatronics crisis control - need help". It was about my 12-22 Gyro III not powering up. Well over the next few days after that, I have sent 3 different emails direct to Weatronics. 2 to help - technical surport and 1 to the manager. Its been well over one week. Well I'm still waiting for a reply. I think it's terrible that you invest alot of money into a product and don't get any reply. I'm sure if that I placed an order for another reciever that they would be happy to take my money but now that I need some good old customer service, theres not even one reply. Not happy Jan. Mario..
Posted on: 4/6/2012 3:12 AM by Author "macmuz" in the forum "RC Jets"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=11030419

RE: Weatronics crisis control - need help
Hello again Mike. Also the batteries used are the 5200 mah - 4 cell li-ion FLAT - Hi-Current - 7.4 volt. They are good for 2C discharge = 10.4 amp. Well above the 7 amp load the reciever puts on the batteries at startup. Mario.
Posted on: 3/24/2012 5:47 AM by Author "macmuz" in the forum "RC Jets"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=11012817

RE: Weatronics crisis control - need help
Hello Mike. The reciever does not power up at all. ZERO, nothing at all. I have noticed that when I remove the jumper plug to turn on the reciever, the little leds on the main body of the reciever (battery and status) are on but very very faintly. Also tried looking up the NAV. file but its no longer recording. If you try and turn the reciever off and on, it will sometimes turn on but has no regular pattern, only if your luky. Mario.
Posted on: 3/24/2012 5:38 AM by Author "macmuz" in the forum "RC Jets"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=11012807

Weatronics crisis control - need help
Hello there Weatronic users. Need some help here with my 12-22 R Gyro III. Today I was doing a systems check to make sure all was well to go flying tomorrow. On power up to the reciever all went well but the battery led started flashing indicating the batteries droped below the pre set voltages in the start up test. I had got the laptop out and went into Giga Control to adjust the pre set voltage to eliminate the flashing led. Now I know the batteries are good and charged, they are the duralite 5200mah packs holding 7.77v and 7.78v each respectively. The flashing red led has been doing this for the last 6 or so flights but I always check the batteries anyway before power up with the little voltage load tester the duralite also sell. So i got the pre set voltage to about 0.75v in Giga Control to stop the flashing led when powering up and all was good so I turned the reciever off by installing the on/off jumper. When I then went to turn it on again, it didn"t power up at all. It was as if the batteries weren't even pluged in. The plane or reciever has never been in any crashs or recieved rough/missuse handling. It would have 30+ flights on it by now and never missed a beat, always worked perfectly as required. I have checked the batteries and they are still charged, tried another battery and still nothing. I have looked over the leads, ribbon cable and can't find a fault. I have moved/pulled/pushed all the wires (gently of course) and nothing is happening. I am starting to think that its something internal in the reciever. I am now really lost as what to do next. Any suggestions? Thankyou Mario.
Posted on: 3/23/2012 9:04 PM by Author "macmuz" in the forum "RC Jets"
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