OldManRocket
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I am just getting back into the hobby after a break of 15-20 years. Digging through all of my old rocket stuff today I found a bunch of reload kits (both AT and CTI) and single use motors stored in a non-climate controlled space. Where I live it does not get terribly cold or terribly hot but still, these motors have undergone some temperature and humidity cycling over the years. Most of them are still sealed in their plastic pouches. Do you suppose these would be safe to use so long as there are no obvious cracks in the propellant grains? I also found two reloads that have already been assembled into their respective AT cases, a K550 and a J350. Should I disassemble them, inspect them and put them back together? Would doing so be likely to cause problems with the delay train? Should I try to fly them at all? If no, any suggestions on how to dispose the the propellant grains?
I will mostly be building new rockets for this iteration of "BARhood" and would hate to blow them up! On the other hand, throwing away a thousand dollars or more worth of motors is gonna hurt. What would you do?
Thanks!
I will mostly be building new rockets for this iteration of "BARhood" and would hate to blow them up! On the other hand, throwing away a thousand dollars or more worth of motors is gonna hurt. What would you do?
Thanks!