Devcon1 Posted March 27, 2013 Share Posted March 27, 2013 Hi All, No vested interest but would just iike to say what a pleasure it was to buy from him (sorry but forgot to ask his name). Just got a twin glo on board driver and I just know if ever I have a problem help will be at hand at the end of a phone. Kind Regards John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Codename-John Posted March 27, 2013 Share Posted March 27, 2013 I`ve used them before for an onboard glow driver, and Ill be buying a sequencer from them too shortly for the gear doors on my mustang, nothing but praise for them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichB Posted August 30, 2014 Share Posted August 30, 2014 I just found out that SM Services have ceased trading due to retirement. I am very sorry to hear this as I've had quite a few of their products in the past and had no problems until now! The power pack for my Battery Master, which I must have used regularly for at least 20 years, gave up the ghost last night. I went on the website to find that I was 24 hours too late and they'd just closed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Marsh Posted August 30, 2014 Share Posted August 30, 2014 I was looking for them at the shows - no show. Wanted a couple of glo drivers, which they sold. Nothing really around, apart from the Sonic tronics ones and South Herts Models. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biggles' Elder Brother - Moderator Posted August 30, 2014 Share Posted August 30, 2014 Yes, I heard this at the Nats. I wish them all best in retirement - but they will be sorely missed. A range of great little electronic "gadgets" that did exactly what it said on the tin, good price and great service. Well done to them. What we need now is someone else to step up to the plate to help us "terminally hard of electronicing" modellers! BEB Edited By Biggles' Elder Brother - Moderator on 30/08/2014 16:33:58 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dylan Reynolds LaserCraft Services Posted August 30, 2014 Share Posted August 30, 2014 hmmmm.....a gap in the market? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biggles' Elder Brother - Moderator Posted August 30, 2014 Share Posted August 30, 2014 Very much so if you have the electronics know-how I would have thought Dylan. It won't make anyone a millionaire, but I'd guess that there is a nice steady income to made. BEB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Paul Marsh Posted August 31, 2014 Share Posted August 31, 2014 Probably the main reason for retiring is trying to keep up with the market. I've seen Mainlink systems chargers, but they are £160 for a dual mains/12v chargers, but they don't even do Lipos - just Nicads and Nimh. You can get a charger for £30 which does that and more. Also SM's other products came obsolete when 2.4 came out, such as their boxes for large models, although the battery backer is useful. Most people now gone to Powerbox which is more modern. Even though, the glow drivers was basic, but it worked, you can hear the relay clicking inside! Edited By Paul Marsh on 31/08/2014 10:24:34 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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JACK Posted September 1, 2014 Share Posted September 1, 2014 all,just found out that terry from sm services has retired,does anyone have one or more of thier large model unit s for sale?? Edited By Pete B - Moderator on 01/09/2014 12:43:17 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Anderson Posted January 2, 2017 Share Posted January 2, 2017 I know this is an old post, but this seems to be the best place to ask. My question is most out of curiosity. I've recently acquired an SM Services onboard fail safe. Does it do what I think it does and how did one use it? I'm guessing that it is old technology and that modern TX/RXs have got this feature covered. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cuban8 Posted January 2, 2017 Share Posted January 2, 2017 Not used that particular device myself, but they usually have an adjusting pot and reversing switch to allow you set the throttle servo operation correctly on loss of RX signal(unit plugs between rx and throttle servo). If you have a modern radio, Its failsafe will be a tad more sophisticated, so using the old kit is of no real advantage.Edited By Cuban8 on 02/01/2017 18:53:12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Anderson Posted January 2, 2017 Share Posted January 2, 2017 Thanks, Cuban8. I was just curious. 😊 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurtabrown Posted April 18, 2023 Share Posted April 18, 2023 resurecting an old post here, but i have an old Glo Switch i would like to use, does anyone have a set of instructions for the unit? https://imgur.com/a/Czv3Y0v Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin Harris - Moderator Posted April 18, 2023 Share Posted April 18, 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20130323075819/http://smservices.net/acatalog/GLOV2.PDF The Internet Wayback Machine is a very handy resource for obtaining information from defunct websites - https://web.archive.org/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J D 8 Posted April 18, 2023 Share Posted April 18, 2023 When going onto the old SM services site the interweb would sometimes take you to some other interesting places. They made some good modelling items. I have one of those like in your pic but no instructions. Simple enough to use though just follow Martin's post above. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ayrton S Posted July 21, 2023 Share Posted July 21, 2023 Anybody know where I can find a circuit diagram for an S.M. Services Battery Master? I found a Data Sheet on the Wayback Machine listed above Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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