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- Subject: Re: out of control
- Message-ID: <C0I81w.B6t@cantua.canterbury.ac.nz>
- From: kaiser@elec.canterbury.ac.nz (Chris Kaiser)
- Date: Thu, 7 Jan 1993 22:05:56 GMT
- References: <rcb.725905722@news.ncsu.edu> <seanm.31m4@terapin.com> <72854@cup.portal.com> <=t#@byu.edu>
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- In article <=t#@byu.edu>, mark@baloo.ee.byu.edu (Mark Larsen) writes:
- > > bencze@isl.stanford.edu (William J. Bencze) writes:
- > > I use a 3/32" phono plug and jack like those found on small
- > > transistor radios...
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- > This seems like a great idea. One thing that one has to be careful
- > with when using non-stock switches (like those from Radio Shack) is
- > that many are not built to handle the vibrations you get with a model
- > plane. Weird things can happen if the switch contacts start vibrating
- > open and closed at a high rate during flight. This may be not be a
- > problem with phono jacks, but I think I would probably be pretty
- > careful trying this...
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- That's a very good point. I first heard of this method about 8 years
- ago when hand launched RC gliders were becoming popular - the phono
- jack is lighter than the standard switch. I haven't heard of it being
- used on power models. A point to watch is that with the plug removed
- the jack is an open hole - great for getting gunge into the contacts!
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- Chris Kaiser
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- Postgrad, Elec. Eng. Dept.
- University of Canterbury
- Christchurch, NEW ZEALAND
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