Shrink tubing stretcher - LOL Those are E or C clip pliers for removing C clips .. however yeah OK - “Heat Shrink Stretchers” 😂

@heeder777

4 ай бұрын

Actually, they are 90-degree needle nose pliers. C/E clip pliers have tiny noses that can fit in the holes of the clip.

@IFLYRCHELICOPTERS

4 ай бұрын

My inside joke … I also have a wire stretcher tool 😂😂😂

Great tip on the paracord. There are wire covers that will stretch open without disconnecting the wires as well. Still a great new way to cover wires however. Thanks!

@IFLYRCHELICOPTERS

4 ай бұрын

Yes there are also the Chinese hand cuff plastic braid sleeve. I’ve been using that before but now favoring this cloth sheathing. With the braided sheath I use a soldering iron to burn the ends from unraveling after I install the braided sheath on the wire.

Great idea using the paracord. I’ve used the sheathing designed for it and I hate how the ends can never be clean. Can’t wait to try this. Thanks for sharing. Not bad at all for a “one armed guy”!!!! LOL Hope your recovery is coming along well

@IFLYRCHELICOPTERS

4 ай бұрын

Thanks Doug, credit goes to SRCHA pilots aka Dude. Anything an arm stretch away is a challenge one handed.

Why the vertical video letterboxed as a horizontal video, can't watch it in full screen.

@IFLYRCHELICOPTERS

4 ай бұрын

Sorry about that …

I find that the tip of a #11 X-Acto blade works really well to lift the tabs on the servo plug plus it has a handle. Never tried a single razor blade, just passing along what I've found that works really well in addition to your method. I do use the butane heat gun on all my heat shrink tubing great tool..

@IFLYRCHELICOPTERS

4 ай бұрын

Thanks for that tip … the butane heat gun with a focus nozzle is a great tool … I need to get another set as mine is from 1993 era

@heeder777

4 ай бұрын

@@IFLYRCHELICOPTERS Mine is an older one also, it’s bernzomatic pencil torch. It has attachments so you can use it as a torch, a soldering iron and a heat gun. Handy thing to have not only on the bench but at the field. I even had a guy ask me to use it to light his cigarette. 🤣

@IFLYRCHELICOPTERS

4 ай бұрын

@@heeder777yes they are handy field tool … I bought mine in 1993 as I needed a field soldering iron.

what mm size cord are you using?

Will there be a st. Patrick's day sale?

The heak . Just use snake skin wrap . Paracord on a 4k heli doesn't seem right LOL

@IFLYRCHELICOPTERS

4 ай бұрын

Give it a try, any sheathing is better than no sheathing regardless of the cost of the model.

Hello where did you find the black fiber sheath and what diameter is it?

@heeder777

4 ай бұрын

It's the outer shell from paracord. He just removed the strands from the inside.

@axelminet1095

4 ай бұрын

@@heeder777 what diameter of paracord?

@heeder777

4 ай бұрын

@@axelminet1095 4 mm 5/32 or 550 rated. All the same. The 550 is 4mm, just shy of 5/32”

@IFLYRCHELICOPTERS

4 ай бұрын

Hyper Tough 550 Paracord (Walmart), 5/32-inch 50 feet

@axelminet1095

4 ай бұрын

@@IFLYRCHELICOPTERS thk