Radio Control: Electrics
THIS MONTH'S COLUMN includes discussion on a new belt drive, supplemental info on Electric suppliers and catalogs, and measuring and using motor voltage and current information. Late-breaking news: The Dallas Electric Aircraft Fliers (DEAF) announces its tenth annual Electric Fly-In October 5-6. Contact Contest Director Frank Korman, 9354 Forest Hills Blvd., Dallas TX 75218; Tel.: (214) 327-8411. The E-modelers at ModelAir-Tech, Bob Aberle and Tom Hunt, have recently introduced the latest addition to their growing product line-a "baby" version of their well-known larger belt drives. The new drive is intended to be used with a wide variety of "smaller" motors such as the Speed 500/600 series, Astro .035 thru .15, SR Max 7 and 10, etc.
Radio Control: Electrics
THIS MONTH'S TOPICS include a meet announcement, a new catalog, some new Electrics, follow-up on last month's motor power discussion, noisy Electrics (!), and a plea to Futaba. Chuck Hill wrote to tell me of an Electric Fun-Fly scheduled for Sunday, October 20 at the BARCS field in Richmond CA. This is near San Francisco and Oakland. The meet is jointly sponsored by the Concord Model Engineers and the Bay Area Radio Control Society. You can contact Chuck for all the details at 1382 Deerfield Ct., Concord CA 94521; Tel.: (510) 685-1546.
Radio Control: Electrics
Harris Design, 2000 NW 84th Ave., Ankeny IA, 50021; Tel.: (515) 965-5942 is offering a new covering material called ThermalSpan-a fabric with the look and feel of silk and silkspan. It should be of particular interest to E-OT modelers and others who appreciate the classic look. This product is direct-mail-marketed in 14-inch widths 16 feet long for $10 + $3 shipping and handling. Wise Owl Worldwide Publications, 4314 W. 238th St., Torrance CA 90505-4509; Tel.: (310) 375-6258 is the North American subscription agency for a number of British publishing companies. They handle several magazines of interest. Silent Flight has the really neat feature of including full size plans in the magazine.
Radio Control: Electrics
This month's topics include a KRC '96 Overview, some related new product information, and more on an upcoming charger accessory. The '96 KRC Electric Fly was another major leap forward for this prestigious affair. This 17th annual gathering, held September 21-22, was on a huge new field: the Queen City Airport in Allentown PA. About 15 minutes north of the former location, this move was of fundamental importance. The meet had been overfilling the previous field - the largest model flying field in these parts-for several years. In effect, all parking, flightline, and vendor space was filled to a squeeze - effectively limiting the meet size.
Radio Control: Electrics
This month's topics include a new E-product, a connector use warning, and how to make an end-of-charge beeper. John Sermos, the modeler behind Sermos connectors, has just announced an addition to his well-regarded and much-used connector product line. (Sermos connectors are widely used on motors, speed controls, chargers, and so on.) It's an economy connector version, selling for $1.80 for a standard 4-pack (two connector pairs). This is about half the price of the "high-end" Sermos connectors. It is simply a standard Anderson part and uses the same basic interchangeable plastic housing and contact assembly found on familiar Sermos connectors, which are custom-manufactured for John by Anderson. Anderson sells the basic version of this connector under its own trade name (Anderson Powerpoles) to the electrical and electronics industry. Anderson Powerpoles are sometimes used by modelers, believing that they are the same as Sermos-brand versions, but such is not the case.
