remote glow + a battery question

[Ed Miller]

I purchased the MK unit while constructing my EMC. The plastic unit that
mounts in the fuse that you plug into is very brittle, luckily mine broke
the ears off before I was committed to use it so I switched plans and went
with the Hangar 9 unit with the Tetra glow plug clip. I suspect the MK glow
plug attachment clip will be short lived also. The Hangar 9 unit only needs
to copy the Tetra glow plug attachment device/method to be a perfect
product. Once it is clipped on, it isn't coming off without the use of a
small screwdriver or pick to pull the spring clip out of the glow plug
grooves.
A question, has anyone used a 5 cell NimH 2/3A pack rated at 1100mah ?? I
purchased one from a major battery retailer at Toledo, after a dozen cycles
on my Alpha 4 using the C10 charge rate ( 110mah ) and discharge rates of
250, 500, 750 and 1000mah, the best capacity I recorded was 924mah. I sent
the battery pack to the retailer for replacement, did I just get a bad new
pack or is the 1100mah rating a bit optimistic ?? Pack only weighs 3.3
ounces with connector.
While in Toledo I purchased various sizes of aluminum and stainless steel
hardware ( allen head screws of various types both alum and stainless, alum
nylon locking nuts, etc. ). The net of this was a 23 gram weight saving on
my EMC2 over using the conventional steel hardware. At 35 bucks for all the
hardware ( enough for 4 planes I estimate ) the 23 grams saved was not cost
effective but opened my eyes as to how much all this "stuff" weighs. I also
was able to get a Hanson rotomount down to 2.6 ounces total ready to use
weight which includes epoxy fuel proofing, black paint, 4-6/32 steel
screws/washers and 2-10/32 screws/washers with stainless "short" nylon lock
nuts.
Ed M.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ihncheol Park" <PatternFlyer at msn.com>
To: <discussion at nsrca.org>
Sent: Wednesday, May 28, 2003 3:38 AM
Subject: RE: remote glow


> How about the MK remote glow setup?
> two wires to hookup. and comes with 2.5 or 3 mm male plug.
> I use this plug with a Tamiya plug set, so that I can interchange with
> several different glow clips.  Standard clip that came with the Pro-Driver
> (long enough), Short Sullivan pro clip, and the MK plug.
> I used Remote glow setup because I didn't make the hole on the cowl before
> painting.
>
> Ihncheol
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: discussion-request at nsrca.org
> [mailto:discussion-request at nsrca.org]On Behalf Of David Flynt
> Sent: Monday, May 26, 2003 5:26 PM
> To: discussion at nsrca.org
> Subject: remote glow
>
>
> I'm looking into a remote glow device for my DZ.  Can somebody recommend a
> particular manufacturer/model?  I'm looking for something that does not
> fling off, and does not wear out quickly or break easily.
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
> David Flynt
>
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