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- From: rbs@sawtooth.idaho.amdahl.com (Bob Smith)
- Newsgroups: rec.models.rc
- Subject: Re: Radio Selection
- Message-ID: <10328@tetons.idaho.amdahl.com>
- Date: 16 Nov 92 19:11:14 GMT
- References: <10887@disc.dla.mil> <1992Nov13.230049.26052@aio.jsc.nasa.gov>
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- In article <1992Nov13.230049.26052@aio.jsc.nasa.gov>, colangel@norm.JSC.NASA.GOV (Michael Colangelo/MDSSC) writes:
- >
- > P.S. What kind of motor are you using? Personally, I like the O.S. brand - you
- > pay a little more - but they are worth it!! I'd recommend against buying K&B
- > motors - they suck! K&B motors always seemed to quit on me at the worst time,
- > OS motors run like a top.
-
- Oh, I wouldn't say they suck! Inferior, yes, but suck??? :-) I've owned both,
- and yes, the OS is definitely a better engine, but for about half the price you
- can get a K&B BB engine that runs quite adequately. For comparison, my K&B .40
- BB turns about 12,000 RPM while my OS .40 SR turns around 13K with the same
- fuel and prop. I've had about the same amount of trouble with both of them
- stopping in the air, and usually this is the result of not having them correctly
- adjusted. The OS is a little more forgiving in this regard, but properly
- adjusted the K&B runs just fine. The OS is also smoother running, but for a
- modeler on a budget I really see nothing wrong with a K&B BB motor.
- (Now the Sportsters, that's a different matter!).
- They're also made in the USA, for those of you so inclined.
-
- Bob
-
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