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I’ve have a Laser 100 which I sent in for investigation after a crash, beginning of March. I spoke to Geoff 2 or 3 weeks ago and he said he’d look into it but I’ve not heard anything since. Could do with it back now.

Ok thanks everyone, you learn something new every week with this hobby 😃 think I may have sorted it. Pinched Jon’s photo and I’ve cleaned up where I’ve ringed it in red. It wasn’t seating correctly in that recess, but now it’s cleaned and lubricated , it’s locking up nicely. thanks

Are they easy enough to dismantle and check ?

Actually thinking about it, this is what you’d want wouldn’t you. Pressure lost, gear dropping down 🤦‍♂️

Ok thanks Jon If the left leg is locked up when the wing is removed and the pneumatic connectors are disconnected, it stays up. If the right leg is up when the air pressure is removed, it just drops down.

When the pressure is low, they both lock down but the right leg can’t maintain the lock once it’s rolling along the grass.

Ok thanks 👍

Great, thanks for the replies

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I’ve had a look for those Easun quick release connectors but can’t find any except at Alibaba. Are there any suitable alternatives? It’s the T connectors I need

Hi Jon thanks for the reply. If I carry the Typhoon to the take off point it seems to hold better so it seems to leak more during taxi. The gear goes up and down no problem but if it gets low the right gear collapses during the landing roll. Pumped up to 100psi seems to last for one flight but not two. It’s a great flying model but hasn’t been available for about 10 years so spares are like hen’s teeth.

Ok thanks that’s great

I’m new to pneumatic retracts as I’ve bought a 10 year old Black Horse warbird. The removable wings each need connecting to a Down and Up T connector each time I fly and I suspect there’s a slight leak in one of the connectors which isn’t surprising as they’ve been in use for 10 years.They are Easun quick release connectors. Anybody know whether it’s advisable to smear the air lines with some sort of grease to get a better seal ? Thanks

I’ve inherited a 5-10 yr old BH Tyohoon. The manual says 130mm from the leading edge. It’s obviously been flown quite a bit by previous owners and has quite a large lump of lead in the nose. I don’t really want to play around with it too much but when I tested it , it was pretty nose heavy. Anyone have this model and found the 130 mm to be correct?

Great, thanks