Shaun Walsh
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On 10/04/2024 at 07:57, Brian Cooper said:
This is how evaporated milk is made.
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7 minutes ago, Bruce Collinson said:
Would Schrodinger's cat get run over then?
Depends whether its being observed or not. 🙀🪦
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24 minutes ago, Martin Harris - Moderator said:
Really? I’d be quite happy to be asked to pass either side - this reflects a choice whereas both is an instruction!
It assumes quantum traffic.
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2 hours ago, Alec Turnbull said:
Finished all the little tyding up jobs, wing bands arrived so I put it on my Multiplex c of g balancer thingy.
With the lipo pushed forward as far as it can go it balances right on the money, so its good to go, roll on a bit of sunshine......
Total weight 3lbs 10ozs, not sure whether that is good or not, no recommendation in the build article,but it is what it is.
Surely there must be a market for square spinners?😉
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25 minutes ago, Erfolg said:
I agree, that on pusher models the relationship between the propeller and flying surfaces has a major impact on the noise. I have Four models with pusher props, non are noisy, even my small Dornier 335, in all cases the prop is some distance away from the flying surfaces, makes a big difference.
Yesterday the weather here was horrendous. I needed to go to Manchester, some 60 miles away. I was very, very, surprised that field after field on the journey, were partially flooded, in many cases with quite large lakes. I have never seen anything like it previously. One field my wife commented on, it was completely flooded, with just the rows of ploughed furrows to be seen.
Driving was surprisingly easy, very few cars and trucks on the M6. Not that you could see them, as all was enveloped in spheres of spray. I was doing a steady 50 mph, probably 50% of the vehicles, including trucks were at the same speed. Of the remainder 25% were fractionally faster, whilst the remainder where in the +70-80 miles per hour, leaving a linear wall of spray.
The better halves golf and bowls competitions have been postponed, on after another. Many of the golf courses have been closed here, although those on sand (links), generally remain open. Those open (the one I see from the bedrooms) is not often been played as the members are nesh, so it would seem. Much to my wife's annoyance her first match at this course has been put back.
Enquiries with respect to my club (as a member, not by ownership) is open, although for hand launch models, waders, and being prepared to move the ducks and geese on, the Gulls just laugh at you. Ah, yes, a 4*4 is advised to actually get down to the club, the puddles on the various roads, can be navigated with a little care.
I will have the start of a problem in a few weeks time, road works are scheduled to start at the end of this month, to last a a few months on four of the three roads out of this two horse town. Surprisingly our new link road although still on programme for completion, will now be delayed for 3 months, due to the rain. It was to open at the beginning of April. Only taking 4 years by the County Council, of a two year programme, whilst meeting the all programmed date for completion, costing almost exactly the same as the cost of a Motorway (including all bridge infrastructure etc.)per mile. Much to my surprise it is a standard two lane road. The question of how long will it take to get to the club field, will it be doable.
Need one of these.
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38 minutes ago, John Lee said:
Very much like Leccy's, I just choose the appropriate connector for the battery.
An HB3 headlight bulb will connect directly to an xt60 connector, just have to trim the plastic on the bulb and bend the bulb connections slightly.
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3 hours ago, Philip Lewis 3 said:
A wall or trees on the flight line is like a lake in front of the tee to a golfer, they all instantly attract the object that is trying to avoid them!
One of the sites I fly at has trees on two sides, the clubhouse on the third (no overflying) and a 6 foot bank surmounted with a 3 foot palisade fence model chipper on the fourth. Landings can be like a dambusters raid.
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Have a look through the reviews here:
https://hobbyking.com/en_us/volantex-742-7-phoenix-1600-epo-composite-r-c-glider-pnf.html
A number of complaints about motors burning out but in some cases it's not clear whether they were using a 2S or 3S battery. Given the motor is 1400 KV the prop fitted may be too big for a 3 S battery causing the overheating problem.
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7 hours ago, cymaz said:
Procrastinators are the leaders of tomorrow!
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Just now, Paul De Tourtoulon said:
Norwegian Blues are still around, ask any MP fan.🤩
Beautiful plumage, only available in Notlob.
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11 minutes ago, Peter Miller said:
Two spelling mistakes in one word???!!!. Obviously whoever dreamed up that notice qualified to use the lift.
The question is:
Is it a lift for disabled people to use .... or
Has the lift been disabled by turning off the power or
Has the lift for disabled people to use been disabled by turning off the power?
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59 minutes ago, Ernie said:
Well Peter, with 8 stampes you can start an aerobatic team
ernie
Not sure if that joke is 1st class or 2nd class!
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1 hour ago, Rich Griff said:
In a recent TV cookery program it was said that 80 percent home made alcohol was/is methanol ?
Takes lots of sugar to make it I was told, gives me a headache, absorbs moisture like billyo and by God the best cleaner/degreaser I have used apart from carbontet .
I treat the stuff with very real caution !
Still not plucked up enough courage to put some in the moped ! 🤓
If that was the case all home brewers would be blind or dead!
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24 minutes ago, Peter Miller said:
Been there,done that, only 40 minutes wait
Did you find it taxing?
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9 minutes ago, Stuart Z said:
Suprisingly I knew that. It’s an old fridge that is both light proof and heat / cold proof and unused. It stands there as a store cupboard and the fuel fit fits in nicely. I also store the few Lipos I have in special Bat Safe boxes. I keep the risks low.
Some leccy fliers I know have large puffed up batteries that I would not give house (or garage) room.Excellent. I check the internal resistance of my lipos regularly and if it rises to high or too quickly or if they are badly unbalanced they get fully discharged and disposed of. They live in liposafe bags in a 50 calibre ammunition case with a big bag of cat litter on top. The hope is that if they do catch fire the cat litter bag burns releasing the mineral cat litter to slow the spread of the flames. Hope I never find out if it works 🙏
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2 hours ago, Stuart Z said:
It’s sad to think IC is disappearing I think the IC engines still have a great deal going for them and a lot more character. Learning to manage them is something to be learnt -yes- but electrics leave me confused and Lipo’s are a potential disaster if mishandled and can explode in the extreme. I looked at the cost of converting one of my IC models to electric and the cost was alarming. The cost of batteries is significant to the extent that the project has been shelved. Let alone having additional batteries in the garage. Fortunately I have plenty of engines still in stock. I have enough fuel to last me and it is stable in the fridge. A big argument against IC is the noise but a good silencer solves that and I have the silencers to cope with all my engines. Seems that most model shows and many clubs have users of large petrol engine some of which are both large and quite loud, but these seem to be quite acceptable.
Hope the fridge isn't turned on. Flammable liquids stored in the fridge are a serious explosion risk, a loose cap or slight leak can lead to a build up of flammable vapour which a spark from the thermostat switch can ignite.
The lab I worked in had a special fridge for storing flammable liquids which had all the electrical equipment on the outside of the fridge isolated from the interior.
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20 minutes ago, Paul De Tourtoulon said:
Tell the local paper reporter that It fell out of the sky when a Boeing went past, and you will get all the papers posting it on the front page, the TV will all jump on the bandwagon stating 350 lives at risqué of crashing, in a town etc, and of course the Police.
votre correcteur orthographique fonctionne en français
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30 minutes ago, Brian Cooper said:
Q What's the money like?
A £500 a month
That's not much.
It's all I can afford
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12 minutes ago, Ron Gray said:
They were beaten at their own game by Far Eastern products that were / are arguably better than their own (with the exception of 'tex and Clear Coat). Regarding taking it on, I did enquire about the rights to produce Clear Coat but was told that I couldn't afford it!
Not necessarily, the sub 50cc market wants 4 strokes due to noise restraints and Laser offered an excellent range to suit that (dwindling) market and as for mess, what mess, the latest Laser engines running low oil produce no more mess than a petrol jobbie.
Various options here, as a cottage industry you would seek out precision engineering companies who would produce parts in their 'down time' so it would be a limited supply but still a supply. Alternatively, there are precision engineering companies in India who could produce small runs of the parts. The assembly of the parts would then be done here, in the UK by a one man band type setup. Over simplifying I know but..........
I dare say that Progress Aero Works in Macclesfield could do it if they had the time and inclination.
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16 minutes ago, Jonathan said:
Could anyone suggest the type of battery tester I would need to get please
You will also need a watt meter to check the current draw if you experiment with different prop sizes.
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According to propCalc, you should get 10 to 12 minutes of mixed flying but you should fly for a few minutes, land and check the battery for a more accurate estimate.
Also, that set up appears to produce about 30 to 40 watts of power which isn't much for the size and weight of model. A 10 by 5 might be better but you would need to check the current with a wattmeter, also it would reduce the flight time to 8 to 10 minutes.
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Rex 1a Glider from 1973 by Roy Salter, electric conversion
in Build Blogs and Kit Reviews
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My comment was a lighthearted one. But the prop blades will also not fold properly unless the prop is vertical or horizontal. Maybe fit a spinner that's the same dimension as the fuselage diagonal measurement.