[NSRCA-discussion] Kavan vs. Central's Compact starter?

[R. LIPRIE]

I am a B AND P man
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  From: brian young 
  To: NSRCA Mailing List 
  Sent: Friday, December 29, 2006 9:31 PM
  Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Kavan vs. Central's Compact starter?


  Best starter Ive had is the Kavan, best starter battery combination Ive had is the Kavan and 7.5ah gel cell. This starts a YS 1.60, or Webra 1.60 easy...and charge just a few times a year. The incovenience of the size of the gel cell overcomes the smaller size of the NIMH or NIcad packs by the reliability and capacity of the gel cell. 

  Ive seen the Central in use and it may be strong but looked a little cheesy. 

  Tom Simes <simestd at netexpress.com> wrote:

    http://www.centralhobbies.com/Electrical/starters/compact.htm

    Has anyone had a chance to compare these two? From what I can tell the
    main differences are the gearbox and switch mechanism. On wednesday my
    old (crappy) starter died at the field with a cracked brush costing me a
    day of flying. I ordered Central's starter as soon as I got home, but
    now that I understand the Kavan has a planetary gearbox and replacement
    brush kits are available I'm wondering if I've made a good choice.

    BTW, I'm as big a fan of hand starting as the next guy, but it just
    doesn't work @ 5 deg. F on the engines I have unless they are still warm
    from the last flight.

    Tom

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    Tom Simes simestd at netexpress.com 
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