Re: Wilder 20:1 winder w/ torque meter on eBay

From: jim <glider902003_at_yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 31 Jan 2012 14:41:45 -0000

Wow indeed! $430 with seven days left. I bought an identical setup on Ebay in 2000 (it was what prompted me to sign up for an E-bay account) for $128 which I thought was a bit frivolous at the time, apparently it was an investment!
I later picked up a second torque meter from Bob himself for my 10:1, so I still have one of each.
The reason the attachable torque meter and 20:1 appealed to me was for mass launch of scale events. I wanted a faster winder than my 10:1, and I also wanted a nose attach torque meter to wind with the motor installed in the airframe.
Wilder is the only guy to my knowledge that ever produced a good torque meter/winder combination that does this. If you are winding the motor off the model there are plenty of good options, some very practical to build on your own.

--- In Indoor_Construction_at_yahoogroups.com, Jake Palmer <82.jake@...> wrote:
>
> I know the torque meter is a nice option, but $430? Wow! I guess nobody
> is selling torque meters these days which makes this setup more valuable.
>
Received on Tue Jan 31 2012 - 06:41:48 CET