Worth a Closer Look
E/Z Glo
Description
Du-Bro's E/Z Glo is an ignitor and glow-plug tester designed to quickly determine whether a glow plug is functioning without tools.
How it works
- Connect the E/Z Glo to the glow plug.
- Press the test button.
- Listen for an audible beep: a beep indicates the plug is good; no tone indicates the plug is bad.
- The device also effectively ignites the model's glow plug.
Price and contents
- Street price: $21.99
- Includes a replaceable 1700 mAh battery and charger.
Contact
Du-Bro: Box 815, Wauconda, IL 60084; Tel.: (800) 848-9411; Web site: www.dubro.com
Northrop Plans Service
Description
Bill Northrop's Plans Service offers many plans, three-views, and technical drawings originally featured in the now-defunct Model Builder magazine. The collection saves and reproduces FF, CL, and RC plans covering sport models, scale airplanes, pattern aircraft, duration models, gliders, and more.
Catalogs and offerings
- Plans Catalog: lists each model with a thumbnail photo and specifications (engine, radio, weight, etc.).
- Full Size Plans
- Scratch Builder's Almanac
- More than 300 models available across the three sources.
Contact
Bill Northrop's Plans Service: 2019 Dorat Ct., Henderson, NV 89074; Tel.: (702) 896-2162; E-mail: northroplans@earthlink.net
Seeker 6 Receiver
Description
Polk's Hobby's Seeker 6 is a miniature version of the Seeker II synthesized receiver, intended for lightweight parking-lot and backyard flyers. Like the Seeker II, it locks onto and stores a transmitter channel, making channel selection at the field simple.
Features
- Six channel functions
- Dual-conversion circuitry
- Compatible with any FM/PPM RC transmitter (high or low deviation)
- Stores channel even when receiver power is off
Specifications
- Length (including connector pins): 1.875 in
- Width: 0.875 in
- Thickness: 1.2 in
- Weight: 0.54 oz
- Operates on 72 MHz (up to 50 aircraft channels with a synthesized transmitter)
Setting the channel (setup)
- Place the transmitter (antenna fully extended) 20–30 inches from the Seeker 6 antenna.
- Turn on the transmitter.
- Hold down the "SET" button (can be mounted externally on the aircraft fuselage).
- While holding "SET," turn on receiver power.
- The servo on channel 1 will move in small increments; when it stops, the receiver has stored the transmitter's channel.
- Repeat the process to set a different channel.
Price
- Manufacturer's suggested retail price: $60
Contact
Polk's Hobby: 698 S. 21st St., Irvington, NJ 07111; Tel.: (973) 351-9800; Web site: www.polkshobbyimpinc.us
About this column
In each installment of "Worth a Closer Look" we bring you new and interesting products from the model aviation industry. These write-ups are mini-reviews by the Model Aviation staff — products and services are actually built, tested, flown, or used to provide firsthand accounts.
We find many items on our own, and others are brought to our attention from outside sources. If you have a product or service that might be "worth a closer look," contact Model Aviation Aeromodeling Editor Bob Hunt at (610) 614-1747, or send an e-mail to closerlook@airbornemedia.com.
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