sed6
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I feel ya on the decals and finish. A zipper marred my L1 pride and joy... https://www.rocketryforum.com/showt...-Dual-Deploy-and-AV-Bay&p=1558965#post1558965
Thanks again everyone for the helpful replies. Grouch: you chose your TRF username well.
In order to help myself deal better with this loss, I made the questionable decision to self-medicate by buying more rocketry stuff. Like most who self-medicate, I had an enabler: Mike Crupe from MAC Performance Rocketry. Mike is a first-rate enabler. He was more than happy to respond promptly and thoroughly to my questions, and I’m sure my 3” Firestick XL will be on its way to me soon. I'm already feeling better.
Buying more rocketry stuff is a proven mood enhancer, as most of you know. As most of you also know, however, it has its risks. It is highly habit-forming and in extreme cases can lead to strained finances and personal relationships.
Thanks again everyone for the helpful replies. Grouch: you chose your TRF username well.
In order to help myself deal better with this loss, I made the questionable decision to self-medicate by buying more rocketry stuff. Like most who self-medicate, I had an enabler: Mike Crupe from MAC Performance Rocketry. Mike is a first-rate enabler. He was more than happy to respond promptly and thoroughly to my questions, and I’m sure my 3” Firestick XL will be on its way to me soon. I'm already feeling better.
Buying more rocketry stuff is a proven mood enhancer, as most of you know. As most of you also know, however, it has its risks. It is highly habit-forming and in extreme cases can lead to strained finances and personal relationships.
I have been doing this a long time and have seen all manufacturers have Cato's . What makes the difference is how it is dealt with after it happens
I had no idea there was a thrust ring problem with the L1000s.
Exactly right. Nor did I know about the same problem on the DMS motor I recently purchased until reading the MESS website.
How about this? Put the onus on the retailer to inform the buying public about risky motors. If my car has a recall or service bulletin, then the automaker or dealer contacts me directly. Used car dealers are also required to disclose and perform recall repairs before offering the vehicle to the next customer. If ABC brand peanut butter is recalled, then the grocer removes it from the shelves and I hear about it on the nightly news. Granted, these are bigger issues than a model rocket, but you get the point.
I browsed the L1000 offerings on the websites of three popular online motor vendors. None of them mention the thrust ring problem nor the repair bulletin issued by Aerotech. When I add the motor to my shopping cart, there is still no message. There are repeated warnings about getting socked with $25 Hazmat, but no warning that this motor may destroy your rocket.
Apogee doesn't sell anything bigger than the 38mm in DMS, but they do list the thrust ring problem on all the 38mm DMS pages.
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