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<DIV>Lance:<BR><BR>I am sure the loops are the culprit. Otherwise, explain
how I have been using them for 10 years in my 9Z tx's without any
failures! These heavy springs are also used on JR single stick
transmitters which are over 15 years old now and don't have breakage
problems.</DIV>
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<DIV>There may be issues with the plastic, but I can assure you that this is not
the main problem.</DIV>
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<DIV>Tony Stillman<BR>Radio South<BR>3702 N. Pace Blvd.<BR>Pensacola, FL
32505<BR>1-800-962-7802<BR><A
href="http://www.radiosouthrc.com">www.radiosouthrc.com</A></DIV>
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style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=patterndude@comcast.net href="mailto:patterndude@comcast.net">Lance
Van Nostrand</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=discussion@nsrca.org
href="mailto:discussion@nsrca.org">discussion@nsrca.org</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, June 03, 2004 10:43
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Fire Extinguishers and
Xmitter springs</DIV>
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<DIV>Tony,</DIV>
<DIV>I appreciate your position, but this is non reinforced thermoplastic and
they are VERY tiny. A characteristic of this plastic is that under
continual load it will "flow". If the load is just a bit larger than it
can handle it will break over time.</DIV>
<DIV> If you still think that the spring loop is the culprit, then
I should mention that you installed the springs in mine. And I installed
the replacement hooks that I bought from you too. Interestingly, I still
have the stiff springs and they haven't broken in over a year.</DIV>
<DIV>--Lance</DIV>
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style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=tony@radiosouthrc.com
href="mailto:tony@radiosouthrc.com">tony@radiosouthrc.com</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=discussion@nsrca.org
href="mailto:discussion@nsrca.org">discussion@nsrca.org</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, June 03, 2004 8:54
AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Fire Extinguishers and
Xmitter springs</DIV>
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<DIV>Lance:<BR><BR>See my post about installing springs. It is not
that the parts are not designed for this, as they will work just fine!
The spring MUST be able to pivot easily, if not it WILL bend and break off
the tip of the plastic retainer!</DIV>
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<DIV>Tony Stillman<BR>Radio South<BR>3702 N. Pace Blvd.<BR>Pensacola, FL
32505<BR>1-800-962-7802<BR><A
href="http://www.radiosouthrc.com">www.radiosouthrc.com</A></DIV>
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<A title=patterndude@comcast.net
href="mailto:patterndude@comcast.net">Lance Van Nostrand</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=discussion@nsrca.org
href="mailto:discussion@nsrca.org">discussion@nsrca.org</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, June 02, 2004 11:34
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Fire Extinguishers and
Xmitter springs</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV>A comment about those new springs: I've now seen 3 transmitters
break the plastic hook that holds the spring to the gimbal. On
gimbal broke twice!! first time on the plastic hook and the second on the
gimbal side. Those plastic parts are nit designed for the load of the
heavy duty springs. My transmitter was one of these. I now
believe that they are a nice idea but an impractical one.</DIV>
<DIV>Be warned and be ready to land with no spring center.</DIV>
<DIV>--Lance</DIV>
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<DIV
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<A title=Pattrnflyr@aol.com
href="mailto:Pattrnflyr@aol.com">Pattrnflyr@aol.com</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=discussion@nsrca.org
href="mailto:discussion@nsrca.org">discussion@nsrca.org</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, June 02, 2004 2:25
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Fire Extinguishers and
Xmitter springs</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV>Since all this talk about Li-Poly's and such, I was wondering what
type and size fire extinguisher you guys would recommend for your
shop.</DIV>
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<DIV>Second question. I recently replaced my gimbal springs with
the Radio South heavy duty springs. The stock springs had grease
on them. Anybody know what type grease you should use on your
transmitter springs?</DIV>
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<DIV>Thanks,</DIV>
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<DIV>Bruce</DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>