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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Hang onto the timing light! Some day you will want
to work on a small engine for a mower, generator or similar. It takes an old
fashioned timing light...</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV>John Ferrell W8CCW<BR> <BR>"Extremism in defense of liberty is
no vice, and moderation in pursuit of justice is no virtue."<BR>-Barry
Goldwater<BR>"You don't get harmony when everybody sings the same
note."<BR>-Doug Floyd<BR></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Monday, June 22, 2009 3:51 PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [NSRCA-discussion]
Heathkits</DIV>
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<P>I'm still using a Heath ESV, one of the few that does single nicads.</P>
<P>Though, I have not found much use for the timing light for a while -
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<P>Ron Lockhart<BR><BR><BR>----- Original Message -----<BR>From: "Mark Atwood"
<<A
href="mailto:atwoodm@paragon-inc.com">atwoodm@paragon-inc.com</A>><BR>To:
"General pattern discussion" <<A
href="mailto:nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org">nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org</A>><BR>Sent:
Monday, June 22, 2009 3:37:44 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern<BR>Subject: Re:
[NSRCA-discussion] Servo Signals<BR><BR>Agree on missing the stores and the
kits. That was my introduction to Elec. Engineering and programming
which has ended up putting a lot of food on my table over the past 20
years.<BR><BR>-----Original Message-----<BR>From:
nsrca-discussion-bounces@lists.nsrca.org
[mailto:nsrca-discussion-bounces@lists.nsrca.org] On Behalf Of Pete
Cosky<BR>Sent: Monday, June 22, 2009 1:35 PM<BR>To: General pattern
discussion<BR>Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Servo Signals<BR><BR>I used to
live at the Heathkit store in Pittsburgh when I was a kid. Never <BR>used
their RC stuff but I did build one of their robots. I miss their
kits.<BR>----- Original Message ----- <BR>From: "mike mueller"
<mups1953@yahoo.com><BR>To: "General pattern discussion"
<nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org><BR>Sent: Monday, June 22, 2009 1:31
PM<BR>Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Servo Signals<BR><BR><BR>><BR>>
Mark there's a guy Mike --- sorry I forgot his last name that comes to the
<BR>> contests that was an engineer for heathkit. He'll be at the Jim
Hubbard <BR>> this weekend. I'll tell him you had a Heathkit he will get a
kick out of <BR>> that. Mike<BR>><BR>> --- On Mon, 6/22/09, Atwood,
Mark <atwoodm@paragon-inc.com> wrote:<BR>><BR>>> From: Atwood,
Mark <atwoodm@paragon-inc.com><BR>>> Subject: Re:
[NSRCA-discussion] Servo Signals<BR>>> To:
"'nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org'" <BR>>>
<nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org><BR>>> Date: Monday, June 22,
2009, 12:13 PM<BR>>> The old heathkit servos (mine anyway)<BR>>>
were kit versions of the Kraft K-15 servos.<BR>>><BR>>> In fact
the whole radio I believe was a Kraft design.<BR>>> -Mark<BR>>>
--------------------------<BR>>> Sent from my BlackBerry Wireless
Handheld<BR>>><BR>>><BR>>> ----- Original Message
-----<BR>>> From: nsrca-discussion-bounces@lists.nsrca.org<BR>>>
<nsrca-discussion-bounces@lists.nsrca.org><BR>>> To: General
pattern discussion <nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org><BR>>> Sent:
Mon Jun 22 13:06:18 2009<BR>>> Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Servo
Signals<BR>>><BR>>><BR>>> Yes, as long as they are clean.
That is the problem, it<BR>>> depends on contact between two components
and the friction<BR>>> wears them out.<BR>>><BR>>> I
remember years ago that the large heathkit (and possibly<BR>>> some
Kraft) servos used variable capacitors for feedback.<BR>>> not much to
wear.<BR>>><BR>>> Ok, Jay, how long ago were the "days" you were
talking<BR>>> about? :-)<BR>>><BR>>> Bob
R.<BR>>><BR>>><BR>>> --- On Sun, 6/21/09, Jay Marshall
<lightfoot@sc.rr.com><BR>>>
wrote:<BR>>><BR>>><BR>>><BR>>> I remember from my days
in control systems theory that the<BR>>> analog computers were faster
and more accurate than the IBM<BR>>> big iron computers. Analog pots are
still cheaper, lighter,<BR>>> and higher resolution than digital
encoders – as long as<BR>>> they are
clean…<BR>>><BR>>><BR>>><BR>>><BR>>><BR>>><BR>>>
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