Dale Bradly

yes mine was just like that. I'm (trying) to heat a large insulated shed that would be about 6m x 6m, but is certainly not airtight so i seem to lose as much air as i heat. (I only run it a 100% power and never get the shed to a comfortable stable temp, and it might have been 2-0° outside) The change to the manual controller was suggested by a colleague who has had a couple of these type units.

I picked up one of the so called 8kW units. I don't believe the heat output is anywhere near 8kW. Runs fine though. I replaced the controller with a manual one, and i am certain i got a slightly higher heat output at full power.

Have built the the Sagitta, and currently working on Dennis Tapsfield Spacewalker from Hangar One. Excellent cutting and wood selection. I'm definately a fan, but note the shoe is on "my" foot here as down here at the far end of the world shipping is local and we don't have ready access to the stuff you guys do! Note they are short kits only, no hardware or strip, sheet etc, although they will add anything extra to the box if you ask of course.

Excellent to see another Typhoon on the build. I built this one a few years back and love it. If you want to read about my dramas with weight, (and maybe learn from my mistakes) check out my partial thread: **LINK** I'll be following along the read of yours

I have one, flying with 400w on a 3S. It is ballistic, giving the club stryker a run for it's money. unless you fly off concrete, ditch the retracts. not worth it, and just do not work on grass. not worth the weight penalty, and bendy wire legs just cause it to flip over. Hand launches easy, and belly lands real easy. (ditch the missiles too). No need at all for rudder (with no retracts), leave the weight off. Great flying plane, but a little pricey for foam (compared with GWS), but i am in New Zealand, so we have greater freight costs.