rt3232

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Well we have beet the BARF's good So will make another comment, About 20 years back we had a club member that started building don't remember what (learned to fly using a duro-bat thingy) anyway could not get any thing stright all most cave up but at a club meeting he ask some ?'s got a bunch of ansures , so after a coupla of us wood butchers stopped over to his house a few times he got it done and over the years has become a vary good builder,even to the point of cutting his own kit, during this time he has had a number of arf's but does not have the pride or respect for those as he does for his builds, So the point is at least for me is to see some one willing to take the time and try a build and learn a lot of little things along the way, and at the end of the build say gee that realy was fun, but a pita to and glad i did it.

Now my next Build will be a 1/4 scale cub bashed to a PA-18 supper cub and at this time I don't think I will do mutch of an interior.

With luck our flying season may start by mid April if the ground ferns up enough to get to the field.

cheers and have fun Bob T

ctflyboy

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Finally got the damn flaps working and working nicely although I find the hitec 645 mg to be very noisy.
These are new servos is anyone else experiencing this ?
George
CORSAIR Brotherhood # 1

rt3232

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Hi George

Yes. but if you put one of those little meters between the servo you will see they do not over draw your batteries you can also put it in between the bat and the reciver to check total draw,

Got mine from hanger 9 called a "Servo current meter" think it was about 20$$ but I have had mine for a while.

Goog luck


Cheers Bob T
Corsair Brotherhood #6

SWORDSN

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I have 645s on 4 models and they are all noisy.

rt3232

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me to thats why I got the little meter

Cheers Bob T

ctflyboy

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Hey RT
the meter measures the draw on the battery correct? If that's true then what does the draw on the battery have to do with noise from a servo?
I am a little confused on this.
George
CORSAIR Brotherhood # 1

stevegauth30

I'm thinking he's saying to check and make sure nothing's binding and overdrawing the servo thus making it noisy. Mine are noisy as well George. Great servos, just not the smoothest, or should I say quietest.

rt3232

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Yes ! thats about right but also as the servo is told to move. it will tell if one servo is drawing more the the others, Having had a computer melt down sence I did my checks I will try to search out the numbers I came up with and post

Cheers Bob T

SWORDSN

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Bob,what are you looking for? If one is drawing more do you replace it?

stevegauth30

Or is that a way to check for binding?

rt3232

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Ok Guys

I had burnt out 2 futaba servos moters when I built my bird on the flaps no crowlling/humming, and was not sure if they were binding (they felt good when moved by hand) or it was a set up error so one of my buddies suggested this meter, changed out the servo's to 645mg's and they were noisey just on the bench, so after installing them with out changing the push rodor set up, did the meter thingy in line and found in the up position they were just tight enough to put a load on the moters = hi current draw ment hot moters. After cycling them individualy right side was still drawing more current, made the up position a little sloppy and decreesed the down position a bit, also found 1 hinge center flap was off a bit. Fixed that and the draw on both sides was the same and have never had any more problems Still can't find the numbers I logged.

Hope this helps

Cheers Bob T

stevegauth30

Very clear now. I've had em too where they feel like they move very freely, but were binding at the end points if you will.

Nordicz

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Bob T.

I know you have been a long lived patriarch of this thread and I thought I'd try and help keep it going. Not only have I read through this thread pg by pg but I did Peter_Oz's P-47 also. Outstanding information in each and I have each plane. So I'm posting a few pics of a builder's plane from a while back who passed. If you will remember NCIS "Barry". I happened upon his plane third hand on Saturday last week and am going to try and finish and resurrect his past build. I will not be taking it to the F4U 5 stage he wanted but will finish it in a WW II scheme. I'm torn between two unique ones and I am going to wait an unveil that later. I don't believe the fuse has been touched since his passing in 2010 but I did have to take to some serious sanding to just let this plane sit in the house. Barry chose to plank his plane. I really wish he hadn't. . More work to make right IMHO. But i did put a few hours into the fuse the day I got it home. After reading the Peter_OZ thread I know you like pics.

Z

rt3232

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Nordicz aka : Z

First nice to see you on the thread.

Yes pic's tell a better story and I learn a lot , and copy and make notes, just my way.

I T/T barry a time or too and did follow his builds, did you get the big one or the smaller one, and did you get all of the bits ? as I remember he had most every thing to finish.

Hope to see more pic's and maybe even come down and see the beast would make a good sat outing.


Cheers Bob T
AMA13377 Corsair Brotherhood # 6

Fly2XS

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I understood Jeff Q had picked up the big Corsair and had it in his que for completion.
Has it changed hands and moved to Owatonna?

scott

rt3232

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Scott I don't have a clue have not tried to keep up on it as it was way to big for me to deal with

Cheers Bob T

Nordicz

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Bob,

I have the Top Flight Giant Scale the 1/5.75 that Barry was working on so this would be the smaller of the two. Most everything is here to complete the build. With some extra goodies I may sell off. It looks like I have two Fiberglass Specialties Cowls and 3 canopy's. Two look like Top Flight and the other may be a Byron. All in all everything I think a guy needs. Bob you'll have to be patient I am not a quick builder. Please come down and enjoy the field. The NAMFI Warbirds Aug 8-10 event is always a good time. Here is the website information if you want to check us out. http://smmac.com/Welcome.html

Scott,

I hope Toledo was fun. I think you are correct on Jeff Q. having the large F4U that was the rumor as I heard it.

Nordicz

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I do have a question so to speak. I was looking over all of the inherited bits and pieces and it looks like the person who sheeted the wing may not have done the shear webs. I know this wing builds pretty sturdy I'm curious of other's thoughts on if it is necessary to tear in the wing? I personally am not that comfortable with them not being applied.

Marty

rt3232

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Marty

My old manual does not show eny shear web in the tip panal, But as I recal I did put one in the first panal out board of the splice. I you have any conserns I would just add a 1/4 X .005 C/F from the wheel well cut out to T-3, that would allways be in tension and just glass over it.

Hope this helps

Cheers Bob T

nenne

Hello all Corsair owners
I have not been so active for a couple of yeras, the reason is that my son has been motorcycle racing.
But after a real bad crasch I must come back too rc and fly again.
All my planens and radiois still in the house.
A new Corsair is bought afcourse. TF giant scale both the kit and one arf both with Evolution 77cc radialengines.
My corsair brotherhood I think was 37 if it still is active, if not I hope a new membership is possible.
Best regards
Nenne

stevegauth30

Membership doesn't expire. If you want to be here, then just show up. Welcome back.

rt3232

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Nenne

+1 from me and please post pic's of both birds,

Sorry to hear about your son, hope and pray he will be ok.


Cheers Bob T
AMA13377 Corsair Brotherhood # 6

Ps if you have any questions about your # Pm ctyflyboy aka George

nenne

Okey
Then I know it still is 37
Tank you Bob, my son will be all right but it will take some time.
I am soon 60 and the computer is not my best friend , but with a little help from friends and my son there will be some pictures om my corsairs.

Corsair Brotherhood #37

Fly2XS

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At 60 you're young enough to be Bob's son and he's been friendly with computers for decades!
hang in there Uncle Bob!

rt3232

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Marty don't feel alone about computers, as when I was in working in industry as a mfg engineer building computers never had to us one, then when I retired the first time I had to learn to use one and have disliked them ever sence. Ther is an old saying hear, any one 20 years yunger that you, you get to call them a wipper snapper (it is in good fun) so you at 60 are a wipper snapper (hehe)
anyway as my operating system is no longer being supported I am in the process of getting ready to up grade, and it is driving me nuts.
Please on your build, if you have a question just ask and you will get good ansures. Do Post pic's as they help with learning and ansures.

Cheers Bob T