A surprise way to lose a plane

[Ron Van Putte]

John Crozier wrote:

>How about dental floss and a drop of thin CA.
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I use dental floss, with a square knot and no CA.  Never had a failure 
this way

Ron Van Putte

>----- 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
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>>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
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>clippers
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>>to remove it though, you will likely cut a wire using a knife for
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>removal...
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>>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"
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>>----- 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
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>>>The pretty picture of my new Aries on the aeroslave.com website is how
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>>I'll
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>>>remember her.  Got a full day of flying on the new bird with the Mintor
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>>170
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>>>pulling it before the battery unplugged while in straight and level
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>flight
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>>and
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>>>she exectuted a 70 mph belly landing.  The wings have minor damage but
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>>>fuse is toast.
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>>>Why did the battery disconnect?  This angered and surprised me.  I used
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>>>Parsons yellow clip to "make semi-permanent" the extension from the
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>>receiver
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>>>to the Radio South 5.1v regulator.  These clips are coded for JR/Futaba
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>>and I
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>>>had a Futaba one.  They hold the male/female connector bodies together
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>>>clip around the joined connectors. The battery lead contained only two
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>>wires,
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>>>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
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>clip
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>>>the empty connector housing in the base of the Parsons clip.  The leads
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>>were
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>>>taped to the fuse to prevent flopping around.  The Parsons clip crushed
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>>the
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>>>empty housing and the battery lead vibrated loose.
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>>>I inspected the plane carefully after every flight, but never suspected
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>>this
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>>>connection could ever come loose.  If I had clipped the parsons clip so
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>>that
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>>>the wire and pin were in the base, I'd still have my plane.
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>>>I hope my description helps someone.  If you use these Parsons clips,
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>make
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>>>sure there is a wire/pin on the side of the connector that fits in the
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>>Parsons
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>>>clip base.  I've used this product in the past without problems, but
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>never
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>>on
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>>>a battery with only 2 wires.  If my explanation is unclear, just don't
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>use
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>>>this product on battery leads.
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>>>--Lance
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