More Tx Springs

[Wayne Galligan]

Like I said earlier.  Happened to me on both the rudder and ailerons of my 8UA in the last 6 weeks.  The born on date of this radio is in 1986 so I figure it lasted a long time before breaking.  It is as a very strange feeling when either of these controls go mushy on you.  When the rudder went I at least had the knowledge of what was going on from the previous one going and a knowing that I still had control.

Wayne Galligan

  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Bob Pastorello 
  To: NSRCA 
  Sent: Wednesday, June 16, 2004 8:55 PM
  Subject: More Tx Springs


  Well...a first for ME, guys....all these years, and even the recent "hexes" of people telling their broken spring tales...and tonight, flight one, about a minute into it....... BOING......aileron goes limp.  What a truly bizarre sensation.  It is REALLY weird to fly around with an aileron gimbal that just goes anyplace....strange on landing, too, I might add.
      But anywhoe - the real tale is WHAT broke.  JR 10X, about 4 years old....I had modified the STOCK springs when new by removing two loops, and making the correct size loop VERY carefully for the plastic tangs of the adjusters....(Tony S. is definitely correct...the size of the loop makes a difference).  Anyway - I had very carefully matched the loops, and they were fine.  Was even VERY careful to not stress the spring when I bent the new angle....then....
      Tonights' failure.....
  The LOOP broke off the *spring*.  Plastic tangs still perfect....like new.

  I was amazed.

  (Tony S. - send me a set (3) of STOCK JR springs, please!!!! )

  It was a real surprise.

  Bob Pastorello
  rcaerobob at cox.net
  www.rcaerobats.net

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