<html><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;">Hi Oscar,</span></font><div><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;"><br></span></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;">I highly recommend the geared-reduction starters from Pacific AeroModel: <a href="http://www.pacaeromodel.com/">http://www.pacaeromodel.com/</a></span></font><div><div><div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;"><br></span></font></div><div><font color="#000000"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;">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.</span></font></font></div><div><br></div><div><font color="#000000"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;">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.</span></font></font><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;"><br></span></font><div><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;"><br></span></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;">I never had any problems with mine, but only used it to start inverted, highly compressed Webra 160's. : )</span></font></div><div><br></div><div>Jerry</div><div><div apple-content-edited="true"> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px; "><div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline">Budd Engineering</div><div><a href="mailto:jerry@buddengineering.com">jerry@buddengineering.com</a></div><div><a href="http://www.buddengineering.com">http://www.buddengineering.com</a></div></span> </div><br><div><div>On Dec 31, 2009, at 8:54 AM, <a href="mailto:hnycmpsts@aol.com">hnycmpsts@aol.com</a> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><font color="black" size="2" face="arial"> <div>Hi Guys,</div> <div> </div> <div>Hope everyone is having a great holiday season.</div> <div> </div> <div>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.</div> <div> </div> <div>Any thoughts?<br> <br> Thanks,</div> <div>Oscar<br> </div> </font> _______________________________________________<br>NSRCA-discussion mailing list<br><a href="mailto:NSRCA-discussion@lists.nsrca.org">NSRCA-discussion@lists.nsrca.org</a><br>http://lists.nsrca.org/mailman/listinfo/nsrca-discussion</blockquote></div><br></div></div></div></div></div></div></body></html>