[NSRCA-discussion] Starter

[Anthony Romano]

Exellent starter! Have had mine a long time. The last few years it has had a 6s A123 pack powering it. A friend described it as "obnoxiously powerful." I always ask twice if the borrower is sure their engine is not flooded.

 

Anthony
 


From: frankjuliei at comcast.net
To: nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org
Date: Fri, 1 Jan 2010 19:14:48 -0500
Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Starter









I have one of these. Do as Jerry says- supply your own power source. The highest capacity  NiMhs available  from P.A.C.  were weak from the get go- so the owner(?) “Johnson “ reluctantly  took them back. I replaced them with two 3300 NiMhs- better,  but still not great. They require frequent recharges and after 2-3 cold  first starts, it struggles to turn my 0S140RX .   If you can , use  high capacity Nicads( cheaper- may have to enlarge  battery cradle) or Lipos. I find it also helps to keep a piece of sandpaper around to scuff up the  black rubber insert so that it doesn’t slip on the spinner - better yet,  ask for the silicone insert .
Frank
 




From: nsrca-discussion-bounces at lists.nsrca.org [mailto:nsrca-discussion-bounces at lists.nsrca.org] On Behalf Of Budd Engineering
Sent: Friday, January 01, 2010 1:42 PM
To: General pattern discussion
Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Starter
 
Hi Oscar,

 

I highly recommend the geared-reduction starters from Pacific AeroModel:  http://www.pacaeromodel.com/




 

I have the Portable Super Starter PAM-1002PPM, used it extensively when I flew glow, and I really liked it (still have it).  The frame below the starter that holds the batteries is made of painted plywood, you may want to fabricate your own (it's functional but devoid of any "bling" factor), and certainly you could configure it to use LiPo's if you wanted (mine had the NiMH batteries).  The starter is also available without the batteries so you can design your own support if desired.

 

At the time I bought the starter it came with a hard black rubber insert, which I immediately changed out to a clear silicone insert from Miller R/C, however it appears that the starter now comes with a silicone insert so maybe that's no longer needed.

 

I never had any problems with mine, but only used it to start inverted, highly compressed Webra 160's.  : )

 

Jerry




Budd Engineering

jerry at buddengineering.com

http://www.buddengineering.com
 


On Dec 31, 2009, at 8:54 AM, hnycmpsts at aol.com wrote:




Hi Guys,

 

Hope everyone is having a great holiday season.

 

I'm in the process of getting back into pattern after about a 5+ year absence and I'm looking for a powerfull/ compact starter that can turn a YS170.

 

Any thoughts?

Thanks,

Oscar
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