HAROLD RICE

Thanks David ! will wait for a few more posted replies as dont fancy trying to get through to Ripmax from the outbacks of sunny Spain ! Last time I tried to contact them there was no email address..

I would like to fit my 6EX Futaba 2.4 set with a 11.1v Lipo tx battery as I do a fair bit of gliding and would like increased duration as the installed 700mah Nicad needs regular recharging. I bought a new  Flightpower EVO25 11.1v 1500mah " TX  Lipo" battery recently on understanding its suitable retrofit for all Futaba transmitters,it doesn't fit the 2.4 set ! Apparently the battery is "only suitable for Field Force7 and above" txs but no mention of this fact when buying from uk website online. I live in Spain and not wanting to send the battery back I experimented with one of my old 35mhz Futaba 6EXA Txs and managed to increase the size of the battery compartment by cutting a slot in it to take the lipo and making a new larger  compartment from paxolin. My question is:- before doing the same to my 6EX 2.4GHZ Transmitter, is it likely to cause harm running it on the initial fully charged Lipo voltage of 12.6v ? Somebody out there must know !

I built my Cularis and found an immediate problem with the way the wing servo plugs are glue fitted to the joiner parts.(Good idea but not good enough in this case) Wiggling the wings on the finished model immediately caused servos to jitter or not work,this is because the plug in system is not man enough for the job,the small contact area of normal servo plugs and sockets does not offer a good enough contact area for this kind of use.. The solution was to cut out all the glued in plugs (a real pain !) and use normal flyleads accessed through a hole cut in the fuselage wing seat and the system is now 100% reliable. Just glad I didn't attempt to fly it first ! I sent my comments to Multiplex via my kit supplier (SMC) and now understand they have a revised system for later kits but  I don't know how good it is. My advice..dont be tempted to use the glued in plugs and sockets,use flyleads.!! Other than that,the kit is very well presented and flies very well,the crow braking system works a treat,but as I only had one mix available (used for the crow brakes) you will find that you will have to fly it using quite a lot of rudder stick together with ailerons.  Tip: the "Buttons" that retain the wing need a bit more downforce to ensure a good "click fit",the solution to this is to pack some hard foam rubber above the button end in the fuselage joiner system,this will force it downwards and ensure a good click  fit in the wings everytime.  Still prefer flying my Easyglider though ! (If you saw the stony landing sites we have here in sunny Spain you would understand why..no gentle grassy slopes here !) 

Great ! no more hairy glitches on my Fantom.

Please can we have a proper online plans service,I am in Spain,just finished a 1/4 size Cub built fro scratch from US plans and need another new project.