Mini Field Box

I som Pylon runway quite long lightweight certainly gallon fuel forth 28 Model Aviation n ayis walk pit position compact starter box great help cant lug huge field box half workshop back round U Neil Allen November 1995 29 So say youre novice youre interested competition Well cannot sure will always stay way using tote box beginning will save having reorganize ever get competition bug Safety another good reason use mini box popular arrangement uses same 12-volt battery flight box power both starter glow plug through power panel drops voltage problem arrangement involves wiringthe wires power glow plug come behind model wires power starter pass front model Theres always danger wires getting caught rotating prop third reason use design its easier carry two light boxes rather heavy car pits normally make two trips car get field first trip carry wings fuselage model second trip carry little field box hand bigger field box other hand neck strap used carry transmitter So what items does mini box carry what left big flight box Mini Flight Box Starter motor Sullivan similar Starter motor battery Glow plug starter MacDaniel RC similar Ni-Cd type Large screwdriver Small screwdriver Long-nose pliers Glow plug propeller wrenches Spare glow plugs Spare propeller sometimes Big Field Box Fuel can Fuel pump Spray bottle cleaner household detergent water Roll paper towels Spare parts screws odds ends Spare propellers Tachometer battery tester odds ends Starter Battery gel-cell type battery essential familiar type gel-cell lead-acid type battery thats rather like car battery acid electrolyte jellifiedit cannot spill can safely operated upside down its side batteries commonly used industry tasks like burglar alarms called give high current needed Theyre trickle-charged continuously give off acid fumes theyre charging fumes can rapidly corrode battery terminalsthis can big nuisance build battery field box Also gel-cells acid wont leak out field box tips over accidentacid running out can quite lot damage car lead-acid type batteries both motorcycle wet~ types gelcells need kept fully charged essential want last long time simplest way to use small trickle charger after flying session once week out flying season best type charger available hobby electronics shops senses flat battery applies short bursts power keep topped up course must left plugged Using charger like got seven years life out last gel-cell use 65 Ah amp-hours battery has plenty power start tight 60-size motor heavier needed Layout box designed smallest possible shape wrapping around items carries must have starter gel-cell before starting construction case have vary size little suit items center compartment exact fit gel cell starter compartment allows little space cord next starter cord should still shortenedtheyre usually too long short power cord has two advantages First starter has power because less voltage drop power cord Second no long cord tangle up Note carrying handle slightly off-center above batterythe heavy starter side counterbalanced battery other side dont have get balance perfect plan dimensions will fine slightly heavier lighter components Electrical Connections box unusual connections accessible outside through aluminum cover plate also forms handle support 30 Model Aviation tweight starter box helps organize flight-line essentials wiring accessed removing cover plate/handle support FIELD BOX WITH POWER SUPPLY CONVENTIAL FLIGHT BOX LAYOUT CON VENTIAL MINI FIELD BOX MINI FIELD BOX LAYOUT STARTER NIcAD STARTER BATTERY FIG ING SIMPLIFIED WIRING WHEN USING THE MINI FIELD BOX PLASTIC PIPE HANDLE 1/16 ALUM HANDLE SUPPORT SIDE VLEW 114 ii--OUTLINE OF FRONT HANDLE SUPPORT OUTLINE OF REAR HANDLE SUPPORT II ii iiii AAA 9-1/2 2-5/8 S STARTER COM PARTMENT IA FRONT -V J II 3/8 TOP VIEW oXo REAR OUTLINE OF FRONT N / 4 3-1/2 3/8x 1-3/8 x 1/8 PLY SOCKET PLATE POWER SOCKET GEL CELLFOR STARTER I/4x 3/8 21/2 BLOCKS /4K 3/8 STRIP SIDE VIEW- HANDLES REMOVED 1-3/4 SPACE FOR TOOLS AND SPARE PROPELLERS SPACE FOR GLOWPLUG BATTERY AND PLUG SPANNER Ii BATTERY COMPARTMENT WOODEN PLUGS PRESSED INTO 3/4 PLASTIC PIPE COMPUTERIZED 8/8/95 FRIES TAD POWER SOCKETS FOR FUEL PUMP AND CHARGING NOTE THE SIDES FRONT REAR AND DIVIDERS ARE LYWOOD MODEL AVIATION MINI FLtGHT BOX DESIGNED BY NEIL ALLEN INKED PLAN BY JOE DEMARCO ALL RIGHTS S MEET T1 1 HT1 RESERVEDI OF p S REAR — TRI STOCK BRACES TYPICAL z 0 CD 0 CD Co Co Ji CA -L designed box way two reasons First allows access service alteration second makes compact Believe box would have noticeably larger put wire sockets inside two power sockets side box dual-purpose field fuel pump plugs to fill tank keep 12-volt pump strapped atop fuel bottle heavy rubber band short electrical leads attached home sockets used charging top pair sockets power starter usually left connected However easily reached want remove starter want swap around example wires could reversed start model reverse rotation pusher Construction The mini field box simple plywood box constructed /s-inch plywood Cut out parts make sure fit together correctly battery fits space provided before assembly Drill countersink holes back support plate screws parts can glued together use wood glue same time Strap clamp together until set front handle-support plate removable its held place four /2-inch long self-tapping screws back handle-support plate attached permanently Use two /s-inch countersunk machine screws heads countersunk inside box Attach plate nuts outside cut off excess bolt thread file smooth Use drop cyanoacrylate CyA glue secure nuts can add small feet two hardwood strips desired field box may happy years modeling worth neat jobgive good fuelproof finish recommend using clear fuelproof varnish scratches dont show much painted bright color choice yours s List 32 x 10-inch sheet A-inch plywood 12 inches s-inch strip pine hardwood 32 inches h-inch triangular strip /16-inch aluminum plate handle supports 4/2 inches 3/4-inch PVC pipe 3/4-inch wood rod handle 4 single-pin electrical plugs sockets Wiring red black recommended 2 electrical push-on clips gel cell terminals 4 self-tapping screws front handle support 2 countersunk /8-inch screws nuts back handle support 2 self-tapping screws handle 32 Model Aviation 4Maiufacturhig IncPO ox 1247 St Charles Illinois 60174 Are Patron o Ehling Museum Call AMdetails

I som Pylon runway quite long lightweight certainly gallon fuel forth 28 Model Aviation n ayis walk pit position compact starter box great help cant lug huge field box half workshop back round U Neil Allen November 1995 29 So say youre novice youre interested competition Well cannot sure will always stay way using tote box beginning will save having reorganize ever get competition bug Safety another good reason use mini box popular arrangement uses same 12-volt battery flight box power both starter glow plug through power panel drops voltage problem arrangement involves wiringthe wires power glow plug come behind model wires power starter pass front model Theres always danger wires getting caught rotating prop third reason use design its easier carry two light boxes rather heavy car pits normally make two trips car get field first trip carry wings fuselage model second trip carry little field box hand bigger field box other hand neck strap used carry transmitter So what items does mini box carry what left big flight box Mini Flight Box Starter motor Sullivan similar Starter motor battery Glow plug starter MacDaniel RC similar Ni-Cd type Large screwdriver Small screwdriver Long-nose pliers Glow plug propeller wrenches Spare glow plugs Spare propeller sometimes Big Field Box Fuel can Fuel pump Spray bottle cleaner household detergent water Roll paper towels Spare parts screws odds ends Spare propellers Tachometer battery tester odds ends Starter Battery gel-cell type battery essential familiar type gel-cell lead-acid type battery thats rather like car battery acid electrolyte jellifiedit cannot spill can safely operated upside down its side batteries commonly used industry tasks like burglar alarms called give high current needed Theyre trickle-charged continuously give off acid fumes theyre charging fumes can rapidly corrode battery terminalsthis can big nuisance build battery field box Also gel-cells acid wont leak out field box tips over accidentacid running out can quite lot damage car lead-acid type batteries both motorcycle wet~ types gelcells need kept fully charged essential want last long time simplest way to use small trickle charger after flying session once week out flying season best type charger available hobby electronics shops senses flat battery applies short bursts power keep topped up course must left plugged Using charger like got seven years life out last gel-cell use 65 Ah amp-hours battery has plenty power start tight 60-size motor heavier needed Layout box designed smallest possible shape wrapping around items carries must have starter gel-cell before starting construction case have vary size little suit items center compartment exact fit gel cell starter compartment allows little space cord next starter cord should still shortenedtheyre usually too long short power cord has two advantages First starter has power because less voltage drop power cord Second no long cord tangle up Note carrying handle slightly off-center above batterythe heavy starter side counterbalanced battery other side dont have get balance perfect plan dimensions will fine slightly heavier lighter components Electrical Connections box unusual connections accessible outside through aluminum cover plate also forms handle support 30 Model Aviation tweight starter box helps organize flight-line essentials wiring accessed removing cover plate/handle support FIELD BOX WITH POWER SUPPLY CONVENTIAL FLIGHT BOX LAYOUT CON VENTIAL MINI FIELD BOX MINI FIELD BOX LAYOUT STARTER NIcAD STARTER BATTERY FIG ING SIMPLIFIED WIRING WHEN USING THE MINI FIELD BOX PLASTIC PIPE HANDLE 1/16 ALUM HANDLE SUPPORT SIDE VLEW 114 ii--OUTLINE OF FRONT HANDLE SUPPORT OUTLINE OF REAR HANDLE SUPPORT II ii iiii AAA 9-1/2 2-5/8 S STARTER COM PARTMENT IA FRONT -V J II 3/8 TOP VIEW oXo REAR OUTLINE OF FRONT N / 4 3-1/2 3/8x 1-3/8 x 1/8 PLY SOCKET PLATE POWER SOCKET GEL CELLFOR STARTER I/4x 3/8 21/2 BLOCKS /4K 3/8 STRIP SIDE VIEW- HANDLES REMOVED 1-3/4 SPACE FOR TOOLS AND SPARE PROPELLERS SPACE FOR GLOWPLUG BATTERY AND PLUG SPANNER Ii BATTERY COMPARTMENT WOODEN PLUGS PRESSED INTO 3/4 PLASTIC PIPE COMPUTERIZED 8/8/95 FRIES TAD POWER SOCKETS FOR FUEL PUMP AND CHARGING NOTE THE SIDES FRONT REAR AND DIVIDERS ARE LYWOOD MODEL AVIATION MINI FLtGHT BOX DESIGNED BY NEIL ALLEN INKED PLAN BY JOE DEMARCO ALL RIGHTS S MEET T1 1 HT1 RESERVEDI OF p S REAR — TRI STOCK BRACES TYPICAL z 0 CD 0 CD Co Co Ji CA -L designed box way two reasons First allows access service alteration second makes compact Believe box would have noticeably larger put wire sockets inside two power sockets side box dual-purpose field fuel pump plugs to fill tank keep 12-volt pump strapped atop fuel bottle heavy rubber band short electrical leads attached home sockets used charging top pair sockets power starter usually left connected However easily reached want remove starter want swap around example wires could reversed start model reverse rotation pusher Construction The mini field box simple plywood box constructed /s-inch plywood Cut out parts make sure fit together correctly battery fits space provided before assembly Drill countersink holes back support plate screws parts can glued together use wood glue same time Strap clamp together until set front handle-support plate removable its held place four /2-inch long self-tapping screws back handle-support plate attached permanently Use two /s-inch countersunk machine screws heads countersunk inside box Attach plate nuts outside cut off excess bolt thread file smooth Use drop cyanoacrylate CyA glue secure nuts can add small feet two hardwood strips desired field box may happy years modeling worth neat jobgive good fuelproof finish recommend using clear fuelproof varnish scratches dont show much painted bright color choice yours s List 32 x 10-inch sheet A-inch plywood 12 inches s-inch strip pine hardwood 32 inches h-inch triangular strip /16-inch aluminum plate handle supports 4/2 inches 3/4-inch PVC pipe 3/4-inch wood rod handle 4 single-pin electrical plugs sockets Wiring red black recommended 2 electrical push-on clips gel cell terminals 4 self-tapping screws front handle support 2 countersunk /8-inch screws nuts back handle support 2 self-tapping screws handle 32 Model Aviation 4Maiufacturhig IncPO ox 1247 St Charles Illinois 60174 Are Patron o Ehling Museum Call AMdetails