A "Glow" Hint

[Don McCullough]

The PowerPole and Deans heavy-duty plugs are used in competition RC cars 
where reliability and low drop in voltage is important. The advantage of the 
PowerPole is you can configure the polarity depending on how you assemble 
them -- so you don't mix up 12V and glow driver voltages.

Don Mc


----Original Message Follows----
From: "John Ferrell" <johnferrell at earthlink.net>
Reply-To: discussion at nsrca.org
To: <discussion at nsrca.org>
Subject: Re: A "Glow" Hint
Date: Tue, 21 Oct 2003 13:30:30 -0400

Ham radio operators are moving towards these connectors for high current 
applications because of their quality and dependability.
http://www.greensboro.com/hamradio/powerpole.html

They are readily available everywhere but Radio Shack but it is rumored that 
they are going to add them to their product line.

Note that there is a problem when the same connector is used for glow plugs 
and 12 volts.

After Bill Glaze got his fingers in the prop removing a glow starter this 
weekend, I am looking into that popular European practice of using a remote 
connector for the glow plug.

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: Jerry Stebbins
   To: discussion at nsrca.org
   Sent: Tuesday, October 21, 2003 11:13 AM
   Subject: Re: A "Glow" Hint


   We just put a high current battery connector in the line, and make up 
spare leads to a new plug connector. All use same connectors/same polarity. 
That way we can interchange when someone has a problem---and they will.
   Jerry
     ----- Original Message -----
     From: Morton
     To: discussion at nsrca.org
     Sent: Monday, October 20, 2003 10:30 PM
     Subject: Re: A "Glow" Hint


     Bob,

     I decided to use the banana plug connectors after going through my 
second glow plug connector and did not want this device to fail at a 
critical time (like a contest). I keep two glow plugs ready in my case. I 
have not had any problems with the banana plug, but I use pretty good 
quality gold plated ones. I did not notice any differences in starting my 
planes using the banana plug connectors.

     Did you put your solution on your website, I looked but did not see it.

     Ray Morton

     Bob Pastorello wrote:

       Thought I'd share something borne of frustration at the field.  The 
twist lock glo connector that didn't.  Of course, I had no spare CONNECTOR, 
and the Radio South Pro Driver worked flawlessly, as it holds it's charge a 
LONG time...but... a bad connector renders the best glow driver useless.
           So - friend Ray Morton sent me a pic of his RS driver that he had 
modified with banana jacks on the case, and put banana plugs on the glow 
connector.  My experience with banana plug setups is they loosen, and slide 
OUT when you need them IN.  So I needed a different solution.
           Off to Radio Shack - found some very inexpensive "barrel" wire 
connectors.  Male/Female in a package for $2 that did a battery end, the RS 
Driver, and THREE glow connectors.  They aren't designed for a high number 
of disconnects, as they would wear pretty fast.  But - I won't be unplugging 
unless disaster strikes - then I won't care.
           Works just fine...and I now have inexpensive redundancy that lets 
me use the RS Driver primarily.  THAT has it's advantages.

       Just thought I'd share the tip.

       Bob Pastorello, Oklahoma
       NSRCA 199, AMA 46373
       rcaerobob at cox.net
       www.rcaerobats.net

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