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Presumably, the power box leads remain in place?
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Good progress Adrian, but you need to slow down a bit, I’ve been on mine for two years and counting
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Posted by Chris Walby on 20/10/2019 06:39:04:
Why not make a battery cage on the fire wall that the battery slides into (with ventilation holes) that is retained by a ply cover (Nylon screw). Just make the cover slide and lock or secure in such a way the battery cannot be removed/fall out by accident.
Batteries can be dropped out for charging, you don't have mess around trying to get your finders into the cowl get the Velcro secure. Nothing wrong with Velcro straps as long as you can get some reliable tension and ensure the battery can't slide.
+1 comments about Velcro stuck to lipos damaging the battery covering.
You can make a simple cage using Velcro, it’s a method I’ve used and I believe I came across on YouTube. You then glue, fix or screw the Velcro to the model.
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Posted by ron evans on 19/10/2019 10:05:41:
Fine defence by Eng to snuff out Oz and take their own chances.
Scrums still a bit of a time wasting mystery, though I don't think the pitch helped much.
Yeah, I’m not much of a rugby man but the scrums baffle me.
come on Ireland!
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Come on England. Gifted the Aussies at the start of second half.
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Excellent congrats
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Did you try squirting some fuel in the carb? How old is the plug? I tried for ages to start an old but barely run Zenoah 45 and nearly gave up. I swapped the plug and it started right up - even though the old one had hardly any time on it. Worth a try.. good luck
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Any progress Martyn? I was going to leave the front of the cowl on my Sukhoi open too, but I have it on good authority that it should be closed off, and an inlet : outlet ratio of 1:4 or 1:5 used....just a thought.
Edited By Rich too on 18/10/2019 11:47:07
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Just watched it. Brilliant, thanks for sharing
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Posted by Adrian Smith 1 on 16/10/2019 22:48:48:
Nice tidy work there, Rich. Do you know what size/type of prop you will use? Was the servo matching unit easy to do the job?
Thanks Adrian. I think it's a bit of OCD!! I've gotten more concerned with vibrating and chafing wires, and fuel tubing as I've gotten older! I believe I've got a 28 x 10 for it, I can't remember the brand - I'll use decent CF ones when I stop breaking them!
Yes, the X24 unit is a doddle to use once you get the hang of it. I am very pleased with it. I also may want to use twin receivers so we'll see how easy that is to set up. -
Posted by Ultymate on 16/10/2019 20:16:48:
Purely a matter of taste, but I always whenever possible use a cable between the throttle servo and the carb and rely on the throttle spring to close the throttle. This greatly reduces the amount of vibration being fed directly into the servo
Yeah, I've heard others do that, but the method I use is tried and tested - MG servos are a must. I always leave the springs in place. I've never had an issue.
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Then it was on to the business end, and final installation of the motor, and associated wiring. I also started to make up and install cables for the elevators.
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A bit more progress, finished wiring the wings and matching the servos.
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Posted by Old Geezer on 15/10/2019 23:51:33:
The way I've repaired similar damage in the past is: cut out the entire damaged section using a razor saw, a nice fresh and very sharp #22 blade and a straight edge, cut a piece of soft balsa ( grain running laterally, obviously ) to exactly fit your now tidy hole in the leading edge. My own preference is to cut out the damage obliquely at each end and the ends of the balsa replacing the deficit at a similar angle - thus ensuring a snug fit without lots of trimming, logical when you think about it. Now all you have to do when the white glue is dry is plane and sand the balsa to section and re-cover.
The balsa was usually found in those cheap packs of off cuts at your LMS - used to be too cheap not to always have a pack or two in the shed, kept in the 'might come in useful' box.
You could use soft balsa block, or make a few “ribs” to fill the hole and give the sheet some support.
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Nice work
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More pics would be great
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better to do it accurately
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I agree, and wouldn’t change the Kougar.
The Moth looks interesting, you should post details.
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Nice progress Adrian. Are those servo arms the same on the two wing servos ? They are a different colour. I am just thinking about the matching
Edited By Rich too on 15/10/2019 20:13:15
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Posted by Jon - Laser Engines on 15/10/2019 14:08:04:Posted by Christopher Morris 2 on 15/10/2019 07:32:03:
Do people not realise that if a customer walks into a shop & your on the phone, you say sorry to the person on the phone & tell them you will call back in a short wile as a customer has just walked in.
Err, what? This comment makes absolutely no sense to me at all. If i, a customer, am on the phone to a company and they abandon me the moment someone walks in the door i am not going to be very impressed by that. Admittedly they could have excused themselves from the conversation for a few seconds to ask if you needed help, and then said 'ill be with you as soon as im done with this customer', but to expect them to disregard everyone else and leap up to greet you is not exactly realistic.
If we assume however the shop acts as you suggest and ignores calls in favour of customers on the shop floor, we end up with a situation like the one Adrian had where he is now in a bad mood that someone didnt leap to his aid either. I cant blame him, calling a company and getting no answer is not a great experience, but its not always easy to juggle all the balls.
As for websites, i know from experience that keeping them updated is a full time job and if you already have a full time job serving customers then the website suffers. That's why the Laser site has not been meaningful updates in about 6 years. Should i update the website or do what i need to serve customers?
There aren't thousands running these places guys and its often not possible for the handful of staff available to keep on top of everything.
I agree, but the shop owner must acknowledge the guy that has walked in the shop, and inform him that he will be with him shortly. Ignoring him (as in my LMS) is just plain ignorant and rude - and half the time I bet the person the on the other end of the phone is not a supplier or customer.
You have to juggle them Jon, to keep everyone happy. I have a small business with limited resources too, so I know it is difficult. But if you have a website people expect it to be up to date - we pay an outside firm to do that for us. My pet hate is emails
clients expect a swift response these days. I plan my day so that I always have a few coffees and go through emails in the morning. As a customer there is nothing worse than having an email ignored. If you are not going to answer them, don't bother having them in the first place!! -
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I’m not a war film fan either, but The Great Escape was an old favourite that I looked forward to every Christmas, and also anything with Donald Sutherland in it - there was one particular one where he drove a tank but I can’t remember the name.....