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<DIV>I am using one in my 100 cc gas engine. It works great. The problem is that it is hard to prove that works. </DIV>
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<DIV class=signature id=signature>--<BR>Vicente "Vince" Bortone</DIV>
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<DIV>You are right about soft mounts. One thing I don't understand is why soft mounts have not made much progress in the larger 50cc+ size planes. </DIV>
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<DIV>Bob R.</DIV>
<DIV><BR><BR><B><I>Earl Haury <ejhaury@comcast.net></I></B> wrote:</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>I agree - in reality servo arm / spline strength is pretty much of a mute point for pattern. I did the tests after a friend broke an 8411 shaft on a big gasser, and some heli friends claimed the Al arms stripped the spines from nylon servo shafts. Takes excessive force to do either. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Recall changing a clevis to a ball link on a Rossi carb arm - arm broke on the first flight, a doubled arm broke on the next - back to a clevis and never broke another. Vibratory forces aren't understood by most - but experience is a great teacher.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Somewhere I've some DSA data gathered with mini-accelerometers mounted on aileron servo mounts, firewalls, etc. One look at those data with and without a soft mount will make one a believer in soft mounts!</FONT></DIV>
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