[NSRCA-discussion] Cleaning out the shop

[Rex]

LOL... How did I know you'd chime in!

I should have taken pics of the damage from connecting my "new" Eagle Tree recorder that had a shorted processor!

I'm sure it would have hurt, but the charred half of my hand was numb from holding what used to be gold bullet connectors!  It made the prettiest mushroom cloud!
 


From: AtwoodDon at aol.com
Date: Sat, 24 Jul 2010 22:23:48 -0400
To: nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org
Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Cleaning out the shop


It's only a small scar, well hidden by the remains of the gold wedding ring ! !
 
Don
 

In a message dated 7/24/2010 5:50:44 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, trexlesh at msn.com writes:
Yep.... I seem to remember a guy welding his wedding ring to his finger... I won't mention any names!
He knows who he is and has the scars to prove it!  :)
 
> From: ed_alt at hotmail.com
> To: nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org
> Date: Sat, 24 Jul 2010 20:43:08 -0400
> Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Cleaning out the shop
> 
> Don't forget the gloves.
> 
> --------------------------------------------------
> From: "Pete Cosky" <pcosky at comcast.net>
> Sent: Saturday, July 24, 2010 8:41 PM
> To: "General pattern discussion" <nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org>
> Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Cleaning out the shop
> 
> > Or buy a good welding hood
> > 
> > Pete Cosky
> > sent from my mobile device
> > 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Ronald Van Putte <vanputte at cox.net>
> > Sent: Saturday, July 24, 2010 8:24 PM
> > To: General pattern discussion <nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org>
> > Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Cleaning out the shop
> > 
> > Guys who say, "Oops!" a lot should steer clear of electric-powered 
> > airplanes.
> > 
> > Ron
> > 
> > On Jul 24, 2010, at 6:42 PM, <shinden1 at cox.net> wrote:
> > 
> >> Agree Dave
> >>
> >> As in any competition you have to know your equipment ,keep up with 
> >> maintenance ,and have backups.
> >> I saw many smoked batteries,and burnt speed controllers at the 
> >> Nats ,,as well as flame outs from the YS Engines.
> >>
> >> Competition is supposed to be rough on equipment .I know of plenty 
> >> Neu motors that have spun.or burnt and took forever to be repaired 
> >> or replaced and upgrades continue as in any competition engine.
> >>
> >> But I will agree if you are new to the sport .or not very 
> >> handy ,,Electric my give you an easier time in competition
> >>
> >> Bryan
> >> ---- Dave <DaveL322 at comcast.net> wrote:
> >>> I would agree that a properly running YS170 is still 
> >>> competitive...but with
> >>> the "cost" of more fiddling, more maintenance, and less margin on 
> >>> the noise
> >>> meter. For anyone starting from scratch..I think it is getting 
> >>> very hard to
> >>> make the argument that electric is more expensive.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> The Neu F3A certainly is putting the most RPM to the prop of any 
> >>> of the
> >>> currently used electric setups, and the potential "cost" is that when
> >>> propped to make the big power...it also has the capability of 
> >>> smoking lipos
> >>> if the throttle hand is too heavy. The newer higher KV Plett Evo 
> >>> might be
> >>> in this category as well, but I've not seen one run yet.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> Regards,
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> Dave
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> _____
> >>>
> >>> From: nsrca-discussion-bounces at lists.nsrca.org
> >>> [mailto:nsrca-discussion-bounces at lists.nsrca.org] On Behalf Of 
> >>> mike mueller
> >>> Sent: Saturday, July 24, 2010 6:32 PM
> >>> To: General pattern discussion
> >>> Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Cleaning out the shop
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> Well stated Matt. Although I do have to say that the most 
> >>> balistic and
> >>> powerful plane I saw at the Nats was Bobby Satalino's Beryl with a 
> >>> non CDI
> >>> YS 170. Next in performance was anything with a Neu like Dave 
> >>> Lockhart.
> >>>
> >>> E. has many options that deliver the mail. Still a good YS is 
> >>> viable. Mike
> >>>
> >>> --- On Sat, 7/24/10, rcmaster199 at aol.com <rcmaster199 at aol.com> wrote:
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> From: rcmaster199 at aol.com <rcmaster199 at aol.com>
> >>> Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Cleaning out the shop
> >>> To: nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org
> >>> Date: Saturday, July 24, 2010, 5:06 PM
> >>>
> >>> I took a 3 minute flight on Dave Lockhart's Bravo several weeks 
> >>> ago...it was
> >>> my first on a full blown electric. And it was enough to convince 
> >>> me that wet
> >>> powered systems are behind.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> The Electric Bravo is superior in its powerplant than practically 
> >>> every wet
> >>> set-up I've seen. (That's not necessarily true of all electrics 
> >>> but Dave's
> >>> set-up is something else...like cheating)
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> It's gonna be expensive but if one wants to be really serious 
> >>> about pattern,
> >>> electric power has got to be in your future. And no, it has 
> >>> nothing to do
> >>> with judging in my opinion. Electric just makes power delivery (of 
> >>> the type
> >>> we demand in pattern), easy.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> MattK
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> -----Original Message-----
> >>> From: shinden1 at cox.net
> >>> To: General pattern discussion <nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org>
> >>> Sent: Sat, Jul 24, 2010 2:21 pm
> >>> Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Cleaning out the shop
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> I smell electric in your future!
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> Bryan
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> ---- Archie Stafford <astafford at md.metrocast.net
> >>> <http://us.mc510.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose? 
> >>> to=astafford at md.metrocast.net> >
> >>> wrote:
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>> Now that the NATS are done, I'm going through some stuff and 
> >>>> getting rid
> >>> of
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>> things I'm not using. I wanted to post the items here first.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>> 1 NIB YS 1.70DZ CDI with ignition - 800.00 (this setup has never 
> >>>> run)
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>> 1 YS 1.70DZ CDI with ignition fresh factory rebuild with new 
> >>>> ignition
> >>> 700.00
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>> 1 YS 1.70DZ CDI with ignition fresh factory rebuild with used 
> >>>> ignition
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>> (still runs perfect) 600.00
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>> 1 Hatori 821 Pipe brand new, no box 120.00
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>> 1 Hatori 821 pipe used, but perfect condition 75.00
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>> Please email me directly at astafford at md.metrocast.net
> >>> <http://us.mc510.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose? 
> >>> to=astafford at md.metrocast.net>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>> Arch
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>> _______________________________________________
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