PatMc

Of course you can always use ordinary, common or garden, pliers to make a perfectly acceptable but not in-line "Z" bend that serves the same function as an in-line one. The only real difference is cosmetic.

@FulvioI think @Martin Harris - Moderator has misread the type of motor. 2 brushed motors would only require a single ESC so long as that ESC is rated for the combined current of both motors. Tom posted as I typed.

It might be worth painting the box white or silver if that wouldn't make it an eyesore to the garden management person.

The fact that all 3 connectors are pins means that a normal extn lead can not be used to connect either a servo tester or Rx. To me this suggests that this gismo is a stand alone device that needs it's own power input. PS is there a land extended to the centre connector signal pin ?

A servo exerciser, like the one Phil Green designed (a few years back) comes to mind. One set of pins for battery & 2 for a pair of servos.

Power trumps authority. 🪓

Now maybe if we could get Jackie Weaver to be moderator... 😆

I'm fairly certain the source of that fire was traced to a badly crimped connection within a fridge or freezer. But I won't name the make in case I'm wrong.

Does anyone check if their charger's cell balance voltage readings are identically calibrated ? The first charger I bought with cell balance turned out to be badly calibrated. Balanced charges took ages & often exceeded the time limit but non calibrated charges usually were reasonably quick. Long story short - after 4 or 5 of my 3s batteries suffered faulty cell each (middle cell each time) I checked the individual readings of the charger against my DVM - calibrations were all over the place resulting in the centre cell being overcharged. I often wonder if this has been the cause of some of the fires with cheap fake copy chargers. Since then I check any new charger's the balance voltage displays against my DVM.

You didn't look hard enough. 😉 There's a message saying that the "shop online" website is under maintenance but the physical gift shop is shown on the site map.

The answer is - yes they do. Here's their website wwww.alnwickgarden.com 😊

IMO, for a 5 year old forget about RC, get him something he can chuck about & run after to retrieve like one of the smaller versions Lidl glider. If you can get a couple that he can enjoy along with a friend. If that sparks the interest he'll ask for an RC model when he's ready.

This is definitely a Classic E glider. Has a good all round performance too.

I did something similar to Tim as part of an article that appeared in the now defunct AMI magazine. I'd acquired couple of mangled ED 2cc diesels that I wanted to be able to use in vintage models & happened to have a carb from a worn out Enya 09 III. I think the one on the right is a Comp Spl & the other is a "Penny Slot" with a replacement home made head. This shows my version of a radial mount to replace the damaged originals. Going from memory the extension is a scrap of brass tube soldered to the existing inlet spigot with the carb epoxied in place very similar to Tim's arrangement. The Enya carb worked very well without any need to reduce the bore. I used a slightly enlarged APS Frankenstein as test bed for both of these engines (& a few others). The carb was more effective than I'd expected.

So long as a lithium battery, brushless motor & ESC could have been borrowed from a passing time traveller.

Boom, boom.

But they let Grandad lake the lead.

I must have got a lot of fake wet 'n dry paper & emery cloth over the past 6 or 7 decades, my soldering joints have never been any problem. 😉

Funny thing was you rarely came across anyone else actually flying with home made RC gear.

Crows wouldn't be able to load a gun. 😏

There is a method, if it's really necessary but it does involve a little model making work. 🙂

In Paul's case the Gendarmerie (Sp?) are the one's are unlikely to take action. 😉

We'll have to agree to differ then.

IMO the word "classic" has become overworked & often inaccurate to the point of being virtually meaningless. Same applies to "awesome", "iconic" & a number of other superlatives.

With some models I look on the screw fix (would be a good name for a company 😊) method as more of a maintenance aid & occasional long term storage. Any glue would be an unnecessary nuisance.