Craig Carr
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Mike thanks for the wiring diagram to help others ive followed the info to quieten / slow down the fan and jumped the necessary pins. im now in “whisper mode” as they used to say on Blue Thunder Craig
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Posted by Doc Marten on 04/08/2020 23:53:36: If this is the PSU you have Craig then the note at the the bottom of This page states that shorting pins 4 & 8 will reduce fan speed but the PSU will still self regulate if it needs too, an indication of how clever and safe these things are. Edited By Doc Marten on 04/08/2020 23:57:33 excellent thanks Doc
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Here’s mine, same unit as Brian and Geoff. I’ve just checked and I actually modified it 4 year ago and it’s in constant use. A proper workhorse. Charging some hefty sized packs as well! we seem to have a common thread here regarding the commercial psu for model use. Mine also failed in under a year which is why I made this one. ive used a one of those logic rc tx cases to keep it all together, i put 3 sets of output via a project box as I have a couple of these chargers. Now if someone could tell me the pins to jump to make the fan run less noisy my wife would be a happy bunny
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Is this Power Supply Suitable?
Craig Carr replied to David Davis's topic in General Electric Flight Chat
Hi Mike T ... sent you a PM last night ... was just after your advice on the further pin jumping required to quieten the fan on my HP server PSU. Didnt want to post the question here directly to avoid “thread drift “ -
Is this Power Supply Suitable?
Craig Carr replied to David Davis's topic in General Electric Flight Chat
Posted by Geoff S on 03/08/2020 10:38:49: +1 for a server power supply. I've been using one for years after reading an article by PDR on the RCMF forum. They're very cheap (mine was less than £20 on eBay) and are capable of delivering a lot of current at 12v (IIRC mine is 24 amps). The are mains powered and have a standard Eurolead mains connector like (say) a PC. They just need a few links made on what would be the rack connecting pins and a simple means of connecting to your charger (I've attached brackets on the top with 4mm sockets). All the soldering is on the low voltage side so safe from electical shock injury (though be aware high current supplies can make things hot without blowing a fuse!). The only disadvatage is their rather odd shape but, overall, they're not very big. I believe they are replaced routinely as part of maintanence procedures as they're often in critical systems hence their availability s/h Geoff Plus one on the server route. Did mine a few year ago.... patmac on this forum brought an example to a club night and I made mine thereafter. Just a few pins to jump and jobs a good un -
Watch all your vids Dom and enjoy each and every one of them. Please keep posting. if someone isn’t interested, fair enough, they don’t need to watch them... but from all the positive posts made I would say that’s a very minority review. keep up the good work
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Forum weekend prize draw - winners!
Craig Carr replied to David Ashby - Moderator's topic in All Things Model Flying
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I’ve always worried about using sealer on the balsa before the film.... my understanding was that bare balsa does a better job of “absorbing” air. Other than that I do exactly the same as already suggested. Give the model a good going over with a tack cloth to remove any unwanted debris before starting
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Weston Capiche 140 Refurb
Craig Carr replied to Adrian Smith 1's topic in Build Blogs and Kit Reviews
Hello Adrian, fantastic work on the refurb, Many years ago I was at the flying field when a capiche went in. Horrific damage, the owner took the decision to repair the model and did an ace job of it. He wrote a piece for the club website. click here. hope you enjoy it, hopefully compliments your thread nicely. craig -
Hi Martin I felt the battery hatch as per plan was a bit small. I made mine as wide as possible good luck for Sunday. Please let me know how it goes Craig
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