LIGHT WEEGHT FUEL TANK
06-09-2004, 10:34 PM
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LIGHT WEEGHT FUEL TANK
I am looking for a real light weight fuel tank .75 to 1 ounce. The tanks at the local hobby shops seem very heavy for their size. What tanks are you guys using?
06-09-2004, 10:51 PM
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RE: LIGHT WEEGHT FUEL TANK
Nothing better or lighter than a Fuji Film Cannister tank.
I'll bring you a couple pre-drilled ones Saturday at the field if ya like : )
Would be perfect for your P51[8D]
I'll bring you a couple pre-drilled ones Saturday at the field if ya like : )
Would be perfect for your P51[8D]
06-09-2004, 10:52 PM
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Here is one adaptation -- however, a search on "fuel tank" in this forum will yield several other good ideas from the guys here.
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/Fuji...1847112/tm.htm
the "other" Andrew
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/Fuji...1847112/tm.htm
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06-10-2004, 12:09 AM
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RE: LIGHT WEEGHT FUEL TANK
ORIGINAL: matchlessaero
Nothing better or lighter than a Fuji Film Cannister tank.
Nothing better or lighter than a Fuji Film Cannister tank.
Thanks,
Al
06-10-2004, 01:30 AM
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RE: LIGHT WEEGHT FUEL TANK
ORIGINAL: Big Al-RCU
What is different about a Fuji? And how do you identify it? The lady at the drugstore offered to let me look thru the trash-bag for anything I wanted, but none of the film cannisters were marked with a trade name. All sorta looked alike to me.
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Al
What is different about a Fuji? And how do you identify it? The lady at the drugstore offered to let me look thru the trash-bag for anything I wanted, but none of the film cannisters were marked with a trade name. All sorta looked alike to me.
Thanks,
Al
06-10-2004, 06:09 PM
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RE: LIGHT WEEGHT FUEL TANK
ORIGINAL: BMatthews
The Fuji cannisters are clear and the top fits into the lower portion rather than over the lip like the Kodak cans do.
The Fuji cannisters are clear and the top fits into the lower portion rather than over the lip like the Kodak cans do.
the kodak cans work great too...
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06-10-2004, 06:16 PM
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The kodak cans work great too...
john
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John,
That is good news for me as I have a "game" camera that recommends you use only Kodak film. Since I am mostly using digital for everything else, the Kodak can supply is good and the Fuji bin in kind of empty.
The kodak cans work great too...
john
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John,
That is good news for me as I have a "game" camera that recommends you use only Kodak film. Since I am mostly using digital for everything else, the Kodak can supply is good and the Fuji bin in kind of empty.
06-10-2004, 06:38 PM
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RE: LIGHT WEEGHT FUEL TANK
larry,
let's make sure we are talking about the same ones...the one i use is the black one with the gray lid...i haven't tried the oval ones yet,but i'm guessing that they will work also...mine are not pressureizued(sp)...
john
let's make sure we are talking about the same ones...the one i use is the black one with the gray lid...i haven't tried the oval ones yet,but i'm guessing that they will work also...mine are not pressureizued(sp)...
john
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RE: LIGHT WEEGHT FUEL TANK
I found the Kodaks (black and grey or all black or lately whitish with blacktops) did not seal quite as well as the Fuji's for my uses. But as long as it doesn't pop loose it'll stay sealed just fine. YMMV. Be advised that I have not tried using them for fuel tanks so far. Just keeping paint and other stuff in them.
06-10-2004, 11:53 PM
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I always seal the lid on with a bead of gun silicon- I have never had one leak or come apart on me running muffler (almostno) pressure. For my last muck about plane I cut the bottom off one canistor and made a double tank from two. If I was going to make it again I`d melt the two halves together with a soldering iron. But it did the job just glued with silicon.
Someone had a great idea about making your own tank from sheet stryrene- seemed extremely good to me.
J.M
Someone had a great idea about making your own tank from sheet stryrene- seemed extremely good to me.
J.M
10-28-2009, 08:50 PM
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I recently made a fuel tank out of a small pill bottle. I'm guessing it holds about an ounce and my Sure Start ran for almost 6 minutes.
10-30-2009, 11:07 AM
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You guys don'y run any balloon tanks?
You guys don'y run any balloon tanks?
Yep. If you don't need any kind of pressure set-up, it's just too dang easy to use a 9" helium baloon tank. I just wish that the old Jim Walker Firebaby baloons were still available. That material would last "forever". ................ George K.
10-30-2009, 11:19 AM
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07-09-2015, 05:30 PM
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Perhaps a dumb question and sorry if it has already been addressed here or elsewhere... Is a traditional soft line into the bladder with a weighted fuel pick-up unnecessary or even detrimental to the operation of a bladder? Is any line extending into the bladder desired or will the walls of the bladder just suck up against the pick-up tube?
07-09-2015, 06:00 PM
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Nope not a dumb question. A clunk is not used with a bladder, the principle precludes the need for a swinging pickup. A dip tube might be used with larger bladders in case they fold forward and trap fuel. With the large neck diameter and small capacity of balloon tanks, I don't think a dip tube is necessary. In theory it isn't because you are aiming for a void free fill. First - with the pickup of the tank at the top, which is usually nose up - you suck out the air which floats to the top of the fueler, then you fill the bladder* with air free fuel from the bottom, stopping before you fire air into the bladder. Then if you are really diligent, you tap and shake the fuel lines/nose of the model, then draw a little fuel back to suck out any stubborn air bubbles. Then connect to the engine.
* not to be confused with a pressure bladder = inflated tubing
* not to be confused with a pressure bladder = inflated tubing
07-10-2015, 02:55 AM
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Okay - thanks very much for the explanation - I think I'm getting it. I surmise that once the engine is started and suction begins with no air in the system - it should be able to suck the bladder completely dry.
Should the C/L of the bladder be roughly centered about the entry point on the engine?
Should the C/L of the bladder be roughly centered about the entry point on the engine?
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