A surprise way to lose a plane

[John Crozier]

How about dental floss and a drop of thin CA.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "John Ferrell" <johnferrell at earthlink.net>
To: <discussion at nsrca.org>
Sent: Monday, May 19, 2003 8:31 AM
Subject: Re: A surprise way to lose a plane


> I have experienced similar failures.
> I now tie all connectors together with white kite string. Cheap, easy to
> verify and brings no risk of its own. Be sure to carry finger nail
clippers
> to remove it though, you will likely cut a wire using a knife for
removal...
>
> John Ferrell
> 6241 Phillippi Rd
> Julian NC 27283
> Phone: (336)685-9606
> johnferrell at earthlink.net
> Dixie Competition Products
> NSRCA 479 AMA 4190  W8CCW
> "My Competition is Not My Enemy"
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: <patterndude at attbi.com>
> To: <discussion at nsrca.org>
> Sent: Monday, May 19, 2003 12:16 AM
> Subject: A surprise way to lose a plane
>
>
> > The pretty picture of my new Aries on the aeroslave.com website is how
> I'll
> > remember her.  Got a full day of flying on the new bird with the Mintor
> 170
> > pulling it before the battery unplugged while in straight and level
flight
> and
> > she exectuted a 70 mph belly landing.  The wings have minor damage but
the
> > fuse is toast.
> >
> > Why did the battery disconnect?  This angered and surprised me.  I used
a
> > Parsons yellow clip to "make semi-permanent" the extension from the
> receiver
> > to the Radio South 5.1v regulator.  These clips are coded for JR/Futaba
> and I
> > had a Futaba one.  They hold the male/female connector bodies together
and
> > clip around the joined connectors. The battery lead contained only two
> wires,
> > with the 3rd signal wire missing.  This left only 2 of 3 pins in the
> > connector.  Thinking I was doing a smart thing I clipped the Parsons
clip
> with
> > the empty connector housing in the base of the Parsons clip.  The leads
> were
> > taped to the fuse to prevent flopping around.  The Parsons clip crushed
> the
> > empty housing and the battery lead vibrated loose.
> >
> > I inspected the plane carefully after every flight, but never suspected
> this
> > connection could ever come loose.  If I had clipped the parsons clip so
> that
> > the wire and pin were in the base, I'd still have my plane.
> >
> > I hope my description helps someone.  If you use these Parsons clips,
make
> > sure there is a wire/pin on the side of the connector that fits in the
> Parsons
> > clip base.  I've used this product in the past without problems, but
never
> on
> > a battery with only 2 wires.  If my explanation is unclear, just don't
use
> > this product on battery leads.
> >
> > --Lance
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