Binder Design
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Our RSO won't let us fly sparkies when the grass is that dry. Damn nice looking flight!!!
It is the high desert, that's pretty much how it looks wet or dry.
Our RSO won't let us fly sparkies when the grass is that dry. Damn nice looking flight!!!
Sounds like a wicked ride, to bad it didnt happen, No pictures...
TA
I have always rubbed a liberal amount of grease all the way around
the fore and the aft end of the liner on the inside and the outside....
Especially anywhere an O ring is going to sit...
I have always rubbed a liberal amount of grease all the way around
the fore and the aft end of the liner on the inside and the outside....
Especially anywhere an O ring is going to sit...
In reference to the Facebook posting on grease:
Forgive the naive question, but as I've yet fly a Loki motor, (though hopefully an H100 at the next club launch) what is wrong with Dow 111?
In reference to the Facebook posting on grease:
Forgive the naive question, but as I've yet fly a Loki motor, (though hopefully an H100 at the next club launch) what is wrong with Dow 111?
There are also some very well stocked Loki dealers out there. Please show the LOKI Dealers your support at your next launch. We would appreciate it.
In reference to the Facebook posting on grease:
Forgive the naive question, but as I've yet fly a Loki motor, (though hopefully an H100 at the next club launch) what is wrong with Dow 111?
I had a Lokki Research "G" motor, and it send a PML Explorer great! (1304'). I was clear, at 7:00am, cool, and NO wind.
The Lokki casing is nice, and bulletproof.
Now, since I gave up the Trip Certs, because of travel distances to a meet, work, and life, I just have some left over CTI, Aerotech Stuff.
I never did buy a big motor from Lokki, but I am sure their Heavy Duty as well...Happy Thanksgiving!
Steven,
Dow 111 is very thick grease. When used heavily on a liner over a large surface area it makes it extremely difficult to remove a liner after firing a motor, even more so on very long motors. As Squasach said, the red tub grease is also much less expensive.
Steve, Here are the current Loki Dealers. I'd choose the one closest to you. Not all of them have websites/stores or can ship Haz-mat size reloads, not yet anyway. For the ones that do, it's always a good idea to call/email for current inventory if their website doesn't reflect items that are in stock/out of stock.
Sorry Chuck - couldn't resist!giggle - laugh - cough - snort
I've noticed that about 111 too but I suspect it might be better for "long term" storage of an unfired motor as opposed to the straight petroleum product. MolyKote 55 is another I've tried and as long as one gets to the motor soon after firing to clean, I haven't had a problem with a stuck liner. I've used the petroleum goop but in the situation where I'm danged sure I'm going to get the motor fired in a week or two. I've had a loaded motor sitting for a year or two and had no trouble firing and cleaning it
with 111 or Polykote 55 used as a lubricant. I don't let them sit for days afterwords before cleaning. Better yet is to breakdown the case and push the liner out when the fired motor is still warm but cool enough to touch.
I'd be concerned about accelerated O-ring breakdown with a pure petroleum grease. Anyone have other thoughts? Yeah, sometimes there's no way to avoid an unfired motor. Have it prepped and ready to go and something comes up that scratches a launch. Only thing I do is loosen the aft closure (or both) of a threaded motor and essentially leave a snap ring motor alone. Store 'em in a cool, dark, dry place until ready to try again. Kurt
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