Re: Re: Duco vs. Ambroid

From: Nick Ray <lasray_at_gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 26 Jun 2012 14:39:56 -0400

I always tack my wire with a tiny drop of CA. I figured a few extra mg are
worth not loosing a plane.

Nick
On Tue, Jun 26, 2012 at 2:19 PM, mkirda_at_sbcglobal.net
<mkirda_at_sbcglobal.net>wrote:

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> Is this a consensus opinion? I've only ever used Duco for motor
> sticks/bracing. It might explain some of the bending I saw down at USIC.
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> Regards.
> Mike Kirda
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> Gents
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> Don't use Duco to hold motor stick bracing wire! It is subject to creep
> failure in that it yields under a continuous load. The result is that the
> bracing comes loose during a flight if Duco used to hold the wire ends eg
> at the front. Ambroid gives a stiffer and probably stronger joint.
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> Bob
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Received on Tue Jun 26 2012 - 11:39:57 CEST