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John Crozier wrote:<br>
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<pre wrap="">How about dental floss and a drop of thin CA.
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I use dental floss, with a square knot and no CA. Never had a failure this
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Ron Van Putte<br>
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From: "John Ferrell" <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:johnferrell@earthlink.net"><johnferrell@earthlink.net></a>
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Sent: Monday, May 19, 2003 8:31 AM
Subject: Re: A surprise way to lose a plane
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<pre wrap="">I have experienced similar failures.
I now tie all connectors together with white kite string. Cheap, easy to
verify and brings no risk of its own. Be sure to carry finger nail
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<pre wrap=""><!---->clippers
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<pre wrap="">to remove it though, you will likely cut a wire using a knife for
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<pre wrap=""><!---->removal...
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<pre wrap="">John Ferrell
6241 Phillippi Rd
Julian NC 27283
Phone: (336)685-9606
<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:johnferrell@earthlink.net">johnferrell@earthlink.net</a>
Dixie Competition Products
NSRCA 479 AMA 4190 W8CCW
"My Competition is Not My Enemy"
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Sent: Monday, May 19, 2003 12:16 AM
Subject: A surprise way to lose a plane
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<pre wrap="">The pretty picture of my new Aries on the aeroslave.com website is how
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<pre wrap="">I'll
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<pre wrap="">remember her. Got a full day of flying on the new bird with the Mintor
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<pre wrap="">170
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<pre wrap="">pulling it before the battery unplugged while in straight and level
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<pre wrap=""><!---->flight
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<pre wrap="">and
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<pre wrap="">she exectuted a 70 mph belly landing. The wings have minor damage but
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<pre wrap=""><!---->the
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<pre wrap="">fuse is toast.
Why did the battery disconnect? This angered and surprised me. I used
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<pre wrap=""><!---->a
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<pre wrap="">Parsons yellow clip to "make semi-permanent" the extension from the
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<pre wrap="">receiver
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<pre wrap="">to the Radio South 5.1v regulator. These clips are coded for JR/Futaba
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<pre wrap="">and I
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<pre wrap="">had a Futaba one. They hold the male/female connector bodies together
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<pre wrap=""><!---->and
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<pre wrap="">clip around the joined connectors. The battery lead contained only two
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<pre wrap="">wires,
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<pre wrap="">with the 3rd signal wire missing. This left only 2 of 3 pins in the
connector. Thinking I was doing a smart thing I clipped the Parsons
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<pre wrap=""><!---->clip
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<pre wrap="">with
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<pre wrap="">the empty connector housing in the base of the Parsons clip. The leads
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<pre wrap="">were
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<pre wrap="">taped to the fuse to prevent flopping around. The Parsons clip crushed
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<pre wrap="">the
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<pre wrap="">empty housing and the battery lead vibrated loose.
I inspected the plane carefully after every flight, but never suspected
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<pre wrap="">connection could ever come loose. If I had clipped the parsons clip so
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<pre wrap="">the wire and pin were in the base, I'd still have my plane.
I hope my description helps someone. If you use these Parsons clips,
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<pre wrap=""><!---->make
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<pre wrap="">sure there is a wire/pin on the side of the connector that fits in the
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<pre wrap="">Parsons
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<pre wrap="">clip base. I've used this product in the past without problems, but
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<pre wrap=""><!---->never
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<pre wrap="">on
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<pre wrap="">a battery with only 2 wires. If my explanation is unclear, just don't
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<pre wrap=""><!---->use
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<pre wrap="">this product on battery leads.
--Lance
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