Sid, I would be coming from Northville (Six Mile & Sheldon Rd.). Probably an hour from here to the Sterling Hgts area so I doubt if I'll make it too often. ...
Sid, I would be coming from Northville (Six Mile & Sheldon Rd.). Probably an hour from here to the Sterling Hgts area so I doubt if I'll make it too often. ...
We sail Solings at the Lake Point Yacht Club in Livonia on Wednesday nights from 5pm to sunset, and we also sail every other Sunday at the Ann Arbor Model...
The black wires leading to and from the switch in my Soling have corroded. They have turned black for the full length (instead of shiny copper)and won't take...
replace the switch and battery, usually caused by a leaking/venting battery.. how are you charging this battery?... overcharging it?, old? ... Herm Astropics...
It is a 5 cell AA 2300mah pack that is two seasons old. It is in good condition. The pack is removed from the boat for charging and is charged with a Hi end...
I appreciate your help. Thank You. Roy F. ... From: SolingOneMeter@yahoogroups.com [mailto:SolingOneMeter@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Herm Sent: Friday, May...
Does this only happen with NiCad, not NiMH? _____ From: SolingOneMeter@yahoogroups.com [mailto:SolingOneMeter@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Herm Sent: Friday,...
My batteries are all NiMH I don't have any NiCad's. ???? ... From: SolingOneMeter@yahoogroups.com [mailto:SolingOneMeter@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of John...
Model Yachting, issue #148, which features the Soling One-Meter Class went in the mail yesterday to AMYA members. Having 68 pages with 13 articles about the...
Hi Herm This is the dreaded BLACK WIRE DISEASE. It occurs when you leave your batteries in the transmitter after a day's use. If they are AA ,pop them out at...
This is typical corrosion of copper wire. Usually, more readily found in a salt water environment. The black corrosion will find its way up under the...
For those hunting for a sail servo. I found that Servo City http://www.servocity.com/html/hs-805bb_mega_power.html has the Hitec 805BB servo 275 oz/in torque...
Hi Attach the sail to the mast and boom. Pull the boom down snug and attach the lower end of the vang to the mast attachment point. Screw the clevis on the...
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I have just posted a file in the "Files" section that includes the Notice of Race aith an application form for this regatta. I'll be pleased to answer any...
My receiver antenna got damaged while "fishing" the antenna wire thru a hole near transom .Insulation was stripped by sharp edge of hole. Can antenna wire be...
Paul, An easy fix is to slip a piece of heat shrink tube over the bare spot on the antenna wire and shrink it in place. If you want to replace the antenna I ...
Hello, first time poster here. I couldn't find this covered in a search. Please, can someone help?? At least a dozen of us get together once a week to race....
Radio and jitters...I'll take a stab at this one with simple suggestions. The boats that have jitters...turn on one at a time and make sure the transmitter...
... Could be 2nd- or 3rd-order modulation harmonics [2IM, 3IM]; see this link: http://www.repairfaq.org/filipg/RC/F_RC_interf.html#RCINTERF_003 and this one,...
Honestly, save yourself a lot of future headaches and hassel .... dump the AM radios and trade up to either FM radios or best yet Spektrum radios. True, you...
Having lived through CB band R/C, AM and FM flying airplanes, Jim has the right answer. The FM radios seldom have any problems with interference and 2.4 MHz...
We almost always have 12-15 boats(S1Ms) on the line every Sunday.The growing number of Spektrums ,with nary a glitch, seem to be the way to go.Or hold out till...
A friend suggested using 2400mah nickel metal hydride AA rechargable batteries. Anybody have any history with these. I'm using a hitec 815 sail winch and a...
In my answer (GeorgeE) I went into the possible causes for interference other than just radio signals....wiring...connections...intermittent shorts, battery...