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    I’ve had a stroke at age44 last week!

    in Why Not Say Hello....

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    7 minutes ago, Frank Skilbeck said:

    Ideal rehab for your weak arm would be a model to build. It's what I did after my minor TIA.

    Unfortunately I think building with my left arm in its current condition would be hugely difficult, though I do have a VMC BalsaBasics Spit to finish which is all laser cut and CA’’d  together, so maybe not impossible with the odd bit of asistance on covering etc.

     

     


     

     

     

     

    I’ve had a stroke at age44 last week!

    in Why Not Say Hello....

    Posted · Edited by MattyB

    The only current downs side to my recovery is that cranioplasty  to repair the hole in my skull with a 3D printed titanium plate is not likely to happen until after the summer, “ we should get to you by Christmas were their words 😪“ a lot longer than the 3-6 months after your initial surgery they initially suggested - another Covid induced non-emergency surgery backlog apparently. Bloody Covid! Summer in my horrendously g hot helmet is going to be hard work….

     

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    I’ve had a stroke at age44 last week!

    in Why Not Say Hello....

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    2 minutes ago, MattyB said:

    And it’s nearly the big day… all my kit arrived from the health authority today and our new second banister rail also got installed  to allow me to climb the stairs too! Home day is Wednesday after nearly 3 months in various hospitals and rehab facilities. It’s a bit daunting but I don’t think you’d ever feel completely ready after an experience like this - my walking and stair climbing are hugely improved over the last two weeks, and I can nice use a single pointed stick! Onwards and upwards - my arm will still need many hours of focussed exercise in the coming months and years, but that is ok - I always knew that would be the slowest part. Here e we go!!!

     

    Matt

    amazing to think that until about three weeks ago I had not even climbed a single stair, andI am now going home to live in our house in pretty much the same way we always have, just with a few minor adaptions to toilets etc. All good in will always remember to end  as y my oysuo first took me to the stairs, only about 25 mins after I had climbed my first single step in the parallel bars! It felt like science fiction, and within 25 mins he told me, Sid the stairlift, you’ll be able to do this safely by the time you leave us, and 3 more days later I was on a home visit, climbing my own stairs and sitting on the edge of my own bed again whilst the cat stayed downstairs laying on my jacket and sniffing it thinking, oh, he’s back after alll!

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    Incredible really. I have worked s hard though to get here. It’s the hardest thing I’ve ever done by miles…

     

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    I’ve had a stroke at age44 last week!

    in Why Not Say Hello....

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    And it’s nearly the big day… all my kit arrived from the health authority today and our new second banister rail also got installed  to allow me to climb the stairs too! Home day is Wednesday after nearly 3 months in various hospitals and rehab facilities. It’s a bit daunting but I don’t think you’d ever feel completely ready after an experience like this - my walking and stair climbing are hugely improved over the last two weeks, and I can nice use a single pointed stick! Onwards and upwards - my arm will still need many hours of focussed exercise in the coming months and years, but that is ok - I always knew that would be the slowest part. Here e we go!!!

     

    Matt

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    NiMH charge rates

    in Batteries and Chargers

    Posted · Edited by MattyB

    On 14/11/2011 at 15:21, PatMc said:
    Geoff, the charge rate you used was almost certainly too low for the charger to recognise the delta peak. I very much doubt that such a low rate would damage the battery but it's not advisable to regularly "trickle charge" Nimhs. Probably best in future to charge at around 1A & keep an check that it terminates within a reasonable time.
     
    Here's a link to the Sanyo data sheets that shows they can be charged at 2A but the wire & plug on the model may not be capable of taking this current.

    Edited By PatMc on 14/11/2011 15:24:27

    Agreed I always charge eneliops at at least 0.5C, or 1a for the 200mah AAs or 2a if  I am field charging if a slopers  RX  pack on the hill. 

    I’ve had a stroke at age44 last week!

    in Why Not Say Hello....

    Posted · Edited by MattyB

    My rehab continues, and I can now walk pretty well with a 4-pointed quad stick, and I caa an even climb stairs - I climbed to the top of our stairs in a home visit yesterday to help prepare me for going home on June 5th. Scary, but good I think. My legs are basically recovering pretty well, but my left arm is much more frustrating - because upper limbs are just more complex eithmore muscles and ligaments to command, so they do come back much sliower apoarebtlyI can raise my hand  up detovshoulderheight now either with a bend if the elbow with my arm on the table,  or straight out in. Front of me. Flying is not going t happen  eanytime soon though and I will probably have to convert to mode 2 from mode 1 when inff do I have a go

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    I’ve had a stroke at age44 last week!

    in Why Not Say Hello....

    Posted · Edited by MattyB

    And in my 6th week of rehabwhtomorrow I’mmoving to another rehab centre t to continue my progress. In the last week I have stood unaided from my several timeschaand taken a few steps outside of the parallel bars with a stick for support!  This is where I am off to, in sunny St Neots… 

     

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    OLD LIPOS

    in Batteries and Chargers

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    2 hours ago, Don Fry said:

    Caviate, I live in France. Am I missing something.. 

    Down my local recycling centre is a steel bin for batteries. Any battery. I  asked the bloke, if it was Ok to dump a 5s 4000 in there. It was discharged, wires shorted together. He is God.

     

    “of course” he says, “ but why the trouble to discharge it, we assume they carry charge, that’s why the bin is fireproof.

     

    Because batteryvfires are now a frequent occurrence at recycling centres, hencevwhy we discharge the packs duly, to reduce the energy contained within them that wotlbdvbrvreeasedin a fire. It also reduces the risk of such a fire occurring in the first place because of an internaklshiet which is caused by dendrite growth whichhapoensfaster if the pack is charged.

    OLD LIPOS

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    On 06/04/2024 at 21:37, Stuart Z said:

    Eric

     

    It’s the salt that makes the current flow. 
     

    The salt water method is totally unnecessary snd pollutesvwater with lithium. Just discharge the pack to zero over a suitable load then cut the connector off and twist the ends together, as bperthe BMFaguidance, dispose at the recycling centre.

     

    see Pg14of this guide:

     

     

     

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    Battery Safety Booklet - June 2014.pdf

    Control rods, carbon rod and cyano?

    in All Things Model Flying

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    11 hours ago, Peter Jenkins said:

    An alternative to carbon rods is to use metal turnbuckle type rods.  That way you can make minor adjustments to eliminate any electronic trimming by adjusting the rod length mechanically very easily.  3 mm rods should be suitable.

    On a petrol model like this with a fair bit of vibration going on, I agree adjustable metal clavicles and rods are a good choice - it is not like the weight penalty is likely to matter in a model powered by a 38cc engine. 

    I’ve had a stroke at age44 last week!

    in Why Not Say Hello....

    Posted · Edited by MattyB

    Quick update, I am now out of hospital in an amazing rehab centre , and am now doing loads more physio and they have lots of incredible specialist equipment including  an exercise bike that has electrodes that you attach to your weaker limb that fire in time with the rotation of the pedddles to encourage your less good limb to relearn it’s role! I am so lucky to get a place here, as sometimes people wait weeks, but I got in last week only about 2 and a bit weeks after my stroke. That is ke, as apparently the early days after a stroke are when you have the best opportunity to improve.

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    I’ve had a stroke at age44 last week!

    in Why Not Say Hello....

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    Hi everyone- as some of you have no doubt noticed, I’ve not been posting here for the last week or so due to circumstances beyond my control. M starting my rehab now though and will be back as ugmwnted by a 3d printed titanium plate in my head to protect my bran over  where the surgeons removed a section of skull to relieve pressure!

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    Fly fly Dg808 4mtr

    in Gliders and Gliding - General Discussion

    Posted · Edited by MattyB

    3 hours ago, chris collis said:

    Hi Matty. Just gone through all my servos,hitec,corona,futaba, some others,even parkzone and none will fit so it looks like I’ll have to enlarge the holes and make new cover plates!A bit of a pain on a new kit but hay ho if that’s what I have to do I’m going to reinforce most of the fuselage with carbon fibre.many thanks for everybody’s input.Has anyone actually built and flown one of these?how do they fly?

     

    Not personally, I've sen plenty of FlyFly models down the years though. Once suitably reinforced they fly well, so I don't doubt this one will too. Certainly spend some time reading that RCGroups thread @Dickw and I linked above though; there is lots of first hand experience in that thread.

    Fly fly Dg808 4mtr

    in Gliders and Gliding - General Discussion

    Posted · Edited by MattyB

    1 hour ago, chris collis said:

    Hi Matty,I’m just going to have a look through my servo box as I have some hitec hs125s wing servos that I’ve had knocking about for some time.Got them for a Pat Teakle a asw17 that I no longer have and they were recommended for that model at the time.Trying to keep the cost down to pensioners rates lol.


    I’m not a huge fan of 125s as the geartrains were always a little fragile, but they will be more than man enough for the job torque wise. If you have them already, might as well give em a go.

     

    PS - This is the RCGroups monster thread, I’ve linked to a search for “servos” that should hopefully help. 
     

    https://www.rcgroups.com/forums/search.php?searchid=94711995&query=Servos

    Powering the Rx

    in Beginners

    Posted · Edited by MattyB

    10 minutes ago, GrumpyGnome said:

    In the thread about someone buying a new tx - you stated you'd seen a number of crashes caused by Taranis, Flysky and Frsky equipment....

     

    Ah, not at your own club. OK.

     

    Remember, this is practically the only flyer in the country who appears to be in love with the idea of RID, despite the fact the regs as proposed pose a significant risk of his flying site being barred from use. I wouldn't waste your time expecting a fully reasoned rationale from someone who believes an increased volume of unenforceable regulations results in increased compliance... :classic_rolleyes:

     

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