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Cox throttled .010 by Microflight - 5/13/2008 9:38:40 PM   
mtboone


 

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I just ordered an cox .010 throttled by an outfit in Tacoma. Has anyone received one?

M
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RE: Cox throttled .010 by Microflight - 5/13/2008 9:54:16 PM   
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RE: Cox throttled .010 by Microflight - 5/13/2008 10:07:00 PM   
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RE: Cox throttled .010 by Microflight - 5/13/2008 10:12:28 PM   
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ORIGINAL: mtboone

Cox Microflight, 1/8a

I just ordered an cox .010 throttled by an outfit in Tacoma. Has anyone received one?

M



How old are you?

I'm only asking because you might be dead before you get it!

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RE: Cox throttled .010 by Microflight - 5/14/2008 12:22:46 AM   
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Status: offline 		i saw ads for it a long time ago i have an .010 with trottle the trottle is a match set piston and cylinder and sleave from select hobbies works great let us know how good at woks

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RE: Cox throttled .010 by Microflight - 5/14/2008 1:00:26 AM   
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Status: offline 		After reading all the theatrical hype about this product, it was a huge let-down to see how it is actually made. It looks like what you would get if you asked Rube Goldberg to draw up a garden hose repair kit.
I ran into a guy a few years ago who knows Mr. MF. Word is that he is a musician and "inventor" on the side. This device really isn't his invention, there were other similar throttles being made elsewhere out of shim stock. It fails at least 2 of the tests for what makes any item patentable.

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RE: Cox throttled .010 by Microflight - 5/14/2008 1:46:39 AM   
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I dont remember much these days, but that whole episode with "that guy" (I will keep biting my lip..) is one thing I will NEVER forget.

Its still all on the RCU archives if you want to look it up... but be prepared for a lot of agrivation.

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RE: Cox throttled .010 by Microflight - 5/14/2008 4:55:52 AM   
vauxhall


 

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RE: Cox throttled .010 by Microflight - 5/14/2008 12:42:56 PM   
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Do whatever you can now to cancel the order and get your money back. You are wasting your time and money with this item.

The only decent throttle for the Cox .010 and .020 motors are available from Steve Adams at http://selecthobbies.com

Darren

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RE: Cox throttled .010 by Microflight - 5/14/2008 12:50:15 PM   
adavis


 

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Has anybody actually tried one of these? Does it work? If so, how does it compare with the alternatives?

Best Regards,
=Adrian=

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RE: Cox throttled .010 by Microflight - 5/14/2008 1:24:36 PM   
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RE: Cox throttled .010 by Microflight - 5/17/2008 10:23:11 AM   
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Status: offline 		I've got one from him a few years ago during the big Bru Ha Ha about Microflight on this forum. I also got all the accessories and a container of his fuel. You know I have not even tried it yet. Maybe I'll fire it up this weekend and let you know how it works. Oh, it IS a Rube Goldberg design. I also see that Select Hobbies does not offer the throttle for the .010 anymore.

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RE: Cox throttled .010 by Microflight - 5/17/2008 1:24:43 PM   
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I also see that Select Hobbies does not offer the throttle for the .010 anymore.


Oops, I guess Steve finaly sold them out. I'm glad I have a couple they work very well.

Darren

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RE: Cox throttled .010 by Microflight - 5/17/2008 4:51:25 PM   
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RE: Cox throttled .010 by Microflight - 6/30/2008 11:25:54 AM   
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Did you get the engine you ordered?

Regards,
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RE: Cox throttled .010 by Microflight - 7/3/2008 6:38:40 AM   
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Status: offline 		Hey does anyone have a clue about this gadget? It came already pressed on a throttle sleeve of a used PeeWee I bought...seems somethings missing. I never seen anything offered like it, or can figure out what it actually does. I think its part of a muffler. Whatever it is, the holes are well machined as well as the rest of it. If there was a sleeve that pressed on over it I cant see how it would seal very well against the C clip that comes with the throttle sleeve.

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