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Old 08-23-2003 | 11:30 AM
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Before buying a start box for an AMT Pegasus engine, I am thinking of building one.

I would like to have a small box like the AMT USA box that is black with the three buttons (air, propane and glow). I would like to add a low pressure switch for the start and for cool down.

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Where do you get the button switches from. Any part numbers?
Any low cost ways to regulate the pressure down? I once saw a regulator from Clippard Minimatic. Is it necessary to regulate the propane gas? With what?

Optionally, I would like to add a timer circuit for cool down using the low pressure. any ideas?

Thanx for you help. I promise to share what I learn.

Dave
Old 08-23-2003 | 12:33 PM
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Contact Dan Massey in Austin TX for pictures of his. I think it is exactly what you are talking about. And his even holds the bottle of propane and uses the scuba bottle to fill his retracts!! His name here is rcjetsoak or rcjetsaok something like that.

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Old 08-24-2003 | 06:10 PM
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I sent Dan an email...no answer yet. Will keep u posted.

Anybody have any other ideas in case I don't hear back?

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Old 08-24-2003 | 09:33 PM
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Let us know what you find out and post pictures as you go. I would like to do the same thing and try to design it around one of the rolling tool boxes from Home Depot or the other place (guess where I work!?).

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