New Dremel cordless--The good Ole days
Troy A. Newman
troy_newman at msn.com
Fri Jan 21 09:34:05 AKST 2005
Dry cells?
No Ron you have to remember it was the gerbil in the little wheel cage. You had to make sure you fed him well before the flight or you would loose power on final approach. Then some smart guys were sticking regulators on the power wheel so that you could control the output for an entire flight. Some guys were having trouble with their gerbil as he would go like gang busters for about 3-4 mins and then he was pooped out.
Then of course as things progressed the gerbils were getting sick if the models would go upside-down. This is where the term negative G's came into vogue. It had a Negative impact on your Gerbil if you went upside-down.
Then of course there was the big Gerbil doping scandal...Some guy had a cheater switch on his gerbil wheel. When he was tested before flight the gerbil was putting out power right up to the limit of the rules. But then before takeoff the pilot would flip a switch and an electrode attached to the gerbils well you know...and he would go into higher power output. Some guy used a Pizza to test the gerbil after the flight and found him to be very badly abused.
Or maybe I'm wrong....Its been known to happen before. Ron can you back me on the details?
Sorry guys I must have been smelling some paint fumes.
TN
----- Original Message -----
From: J.Oddino
To: discussion at nsrca.org
Sent: Friday, January 21, 2005 10:38 AM
Subject: Re: New Dremel cordless
Ron,
Don't forget the 3V ( 2 D cells) for the escapement. My first airplane had an 8 ounce 60 volt plate supply. By the second airplane I had figured out 3, 22.5 volt hearing aid batteries would work. By the third plane I had NiCd button cells and a DC to DC converter. I remember the West Coast guys (Dunham,et al) still using AA lead acid cells that they changed after every flight. The good old days?
Jim
----- Original Message -----
From: Ron Van Putte
To: discussion at nsrca.org
Sent: Friday, January 21, 2005 7:48 AM
Subject: Re: New Dremel cordless
On Jan 21, 2005, at 9:38 AM, <brianyemail-nsrca at yahoo.com> wrote:
What did you use before nicads, lead/acid?
You're not going to believe it, but we used dry cell batteries! Remember, these were/are not rechargeable, so we had to buy new ones when they ran down. When I started, I had a single tube receiver with 3 volt filament supply and 45 volt plate supply. The transmitter had a six volt filament supply and 135 volt plate supply. I'll bet you're sorry you asked now.
Ron Van Putte
Ron Van Putte <vanputte at cox.net> wrote:
On Jan 20, 2005, at 8:22 PM, Bob Pastorello wrote:
> ONLY until the first one goes "poof" in the workshop and burns down a
> house.
> But maybe they have all the safeguards in the world to prevent home
> improvement guys from harming the batteries.
>
> I can tell you I won't go near one.
One of the "advantages" of being in this hobby for a long time is that
you get to see a lot of things come and go. I can remember when I
heard virtually the same comment about nickel cadmium batteries. I
also remember a club member's airplane was blown in half when his six
year old son cranked up the charge rate on his home made variable
charger and the battery pack exploded. When the average modeler gets
smart about proper charging of lithium battery packs, we'll start
worrying about a new battery chemistry.
Ron Van Putte
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: vicenterc at comcast.net
> To: discussion at nsrca.org ; discussion at nsrca.org
> Cc: Linda Carnes
> Sent: Thursday, January 20, 2005 8:19 PM
> Subject: Re: New Dremel cordless
>
> This is good news. As soon as the power tools start to use Li-On the
> price of the batteries is going to drop a lot.
>
> Vince
>
> -------------- Original message --------------
>
> > Cleaning is a good one you can get to places most tools can not.
> > There is a tool for cleaning grout in tile and floors to get it
> readdy to
> > coat
> > Sincerely
> >
> > Linda A. Carnes
> >
> > In loving memory of my Husband
> > William Ross Carnes, 1954 - 2004
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Bill Glaze"
> > To:
> > Sent: Thursday, January 20, 2005 1:04 PM
> > Subject: Re: New Dremel cordless
> >
> >
> > > Linda:
> > > Actually, she doesn't do nails, but keep coming up with ideas.
> I'm all
> > > ears. How about using the high-speed brush for getting some rust
> off the
> > > porch railing, and then painting with Rustoleum? If she could be
> > > convinced, it'd prove to be right down her alley. Bill Glaze
> > >
> > > Linda Carnes wrote:
> > >
> > >> If she does her own acrylic nails they are great. I refuse to go
> to a
> > >> salon for safety and it saves a lot of cash.
> > >> Sincerely
> > >>
> > >> Linda A. Carnes
> > >>
> > >> In loving memory of my Husband
> > >> William Ross Carnes, 1954 - 2004
> > >> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bill Glaze"
> > >> To:
> > >> Sent: Thursday, January 20, 2005 9:35 AM
> > >> Subject: Re: New Dremel cordless
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>> Bob:
> > >>> I've got one of these new Dremels too--wife got it for me as a
> Christmas
> > >>> present--I agree with your assesment. Great addition to the
> workbench.
> > >>> Now if I can just convince my wife that she can use it too for
> household
> > >>> chores..................Bill Glaze
> > >>>
> > >>> Bob Kane wrote:
> > >>>
> > >>>> I picked up a new Dremel Li-Ion cordless rotory tool
> > >>>> last night while browsing at the local Meijers store.
> > >>>> This thing is great, the power and speed of a corded
> > >>>> tool in a cordless. Variable speed up to 35,000 RPM,
> > >>>> battery charge indicator, just way too cool. Ok,
> > >>>> enough time readind email, must be something I can
> > >>>> grind/sand/drill/mill/cut . . . . . . . . ;)
> > >>>>
> > >>>> =====
> > >>>> Bob Kane
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