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This is what Ethanol does to carburettor membranes even at 5% in the 98 octane petrol, here a Zamac on an Rcgf 20cc after around 3 years. Old and new, don't forget to always use a new gasket as the old one now crushed modifies the needle height.
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Burning-in New Servos...?
Paul De Tourtoulon replied to Jonathan M's topic in General Radio Discussion
My Futaba FX-30 ( T12) has that, I never test them they normally fail while I am building and installing them, I got some slim metal geared servos for my Asw 19, ( 6) 5 of them burnt out before I flew it, It's good to check that when you are setting them up they don't block at the end of their travel, on Futaba that's 135% and especially the throttle on IC planes. -
Like boats if it looks right it probably is, I was told that from a ship builder at Belfast.
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Having trouble 'again' uploading photos from my phone, I flew my 8-year-old Do-it, now with an OS AX in it after my Irvin .53 lost it's chrome, another lucky escape, it kept cutting out, 3 dead stick landings,😇 only after running it flat out on the ground and twiddling the sticks to find that the throttle servo was going into fail-safe and cutting the engine, so this week I will be ordering a few batteries. Poor Pierre, what I thought was a resurrected German plane repainted wasn't, it was new and unflown, I got his T-Tiger .90 4 stroke tuned, and off he went, needless to say, it flew like a 3 d helicopter into the distance, and into the grape vines, RIP,,, 🤢
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A quiet evening for me, the last time the French slaughtered the English, sms, watts app and mails didn't stop for 2 days !
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Nice job, here's my Hellcat one,, now deceased,,🤢
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The last 3 days at our club, nearly all German WW1 and WW2 German IC planes, the same 8+ members, the first day my Me 109 wouldn't start ( Rcgf 20cc ), carb membrane deformed, although I use 98 octane and 3% motul synthetic oil ( no caster for my groupies ) a first for me not to fly my own model but a couple of others for their Maidens. Second day membrane changed two flights, third engine cut out on take off climb, down wind landing in freshly turned field no damage, I forgot to fill the fuel tank up. Yesterday, second flight, the engine coughing, so I landed, I had bought a second hand Saito 180 to replace the Rcgf 20cc engine when taking it out I found that I had installed a small battery for the ignition in the nose, needless to say it was completely flat. I check everything before my first flight of the day, but you can't compensate for getting old !.🤢
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How do you mark your operator ID on planes?
Paul De Tourtoulon replied to Witterings's topic in All Things Model Flying
Inside is only for scale models Don, the others should be on the outside, our club President is a Gendarme ! -
You have some nice and not so nice engines there, Saito .45s, my favourite of all time, I have 3 of them, all the OS ( except max .40 never had one) are all good. T Tiger .45 and .46 great motors, also the .42 plain bearing, Magnum .46 xl some good as OS others not so good. CrrC .26 one in the club, it runs well all the time. I have had some experience with some of the other motors most negative I will leave to people who have actually had them and used them. What fuel do you use ?, I will leave the fuel for the experts, And also the self-named 'expert', 🤢don't quote me ***
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How do you mark your operator ID on planes?
Paul De Tourtoulon replied to Witterings's topic in All Things Model Flying
Only I know that as it's there, and only I can see it, like all the other information, model weight, span, wing loading, c of g position, but seriously, I print them out and stick them inside with wood glue. -
How do you mark your operator ID on planes?
Paul De Tourtoulon replied to Witterings's topic in All Things Model Flying
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OS MAX 46AXii - Which Running-In Method?
Paul De Tourtoulon replied to Jonathan M's topic in IC Engines
🤢Yes, I also read articles from other 'professionals', I don't have any 'fixed' ideas, and I am willing to read and try other peoples, the proof is that I am trying a poorer castor mix now down to 1%, this article one was on a well known site on Enya (and others) motors, and posted by a professional who repairs engines, for a living, all sorts 2 / 4 strokes, did you actually read it ?, Read it, it explains all types of oil and their history, etc,,,