Originally Posted by
Cat 1
On the Carb production - I think this would be a tough Game to get into with all the variables - I built custom rotor heads for mikado helis for a while and it was a very time consuming process that ate up a lot of hobby time. The limited production is an issue as it falls in that gap between a pure custom (we need too many) and a mass produced piece (we don't need this many) - When the busy summer is over I can probably do up some custom ones for Bert and others to play with to "advance" the tech. Its really not a complicated piece but still the issue would be the custom "fits and adapters" needed for so many engines.
Those are exactly the issues I am having with it: too much for custom work (and too expensive to be practical) and not enough numbers for serial production.
Typically, this is where an engine manufacture could step in, and either start building engines in "solenoid version", be it with or without solenoid. or sell optional solenoid carbs. But I doubt it would sell...