[tccrockets] Re: Laundry list of things to consider for the equipment trailer
- From: James Dougherty <jafrado@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: tccrockets@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 20 Jan 2013 12:31:30 -0800
Hi Richard,
I love the list.
Sign me up for #12, I will send out some connectors (the Mil-spec variety)
later for review.
-james
On Sun, Jan 20, 2013 at 10:26 AM, Richard King <drrbk@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hi All,
>
> I was making a list of ideas for the yearly TCC trailer/cleaning ritual.
> Please feel free to add to this list or come up with better ideas! Here
> are mine in no particular order......
>
> 1. Better PA speaker anchoring and a few new ones that can go in the
> front/top area.
>
> 2. Store ALL rails on the side wall so that no rails are on the floor.
>
> 3. That wood box/storage thingy has to go! Suggest we either use a big
> tube made of sono or PVC for what stakes are still needed to be stored.
>
> 4. Consider a system of loading that doesn’t distribute as much weight
> towards the front.
>
> 5. The hitch could use some grease.
>
> 6. Make more keys so others that can’t wait to pull the trailer to the
> launches will have one.
>
> 7. I was talking to Jack about ordering more quad pods such that all HP
> pads would be such, with the possible exception of two old ones that would
> be “stake” types and only used for 1/4” and 3/8” rods.
>
> 8. Store quad pods in the trailer “on their heads” and not in the wagon.
> Plenty of uses for the wagon such as spools, tool boxes, etc.
>
> 9. Can we “bundle” a LOT of flight cards in one of the smaller rubber
> maid containers so we aren’t always running short? Say, a few thousand?
> We go through a lot. Maybe we could also consider smaller and briefer ones
> for Estes? The kids could fill them our faster and we
> don’t really need so much info. More complex Estes could still use
> the standard cards.
>
> 10. The Estes pad needs some new rods and set screws.
>
> 11. The pad sign cart needs serious help before it falls apart completely.
>
> 12. Lastly, I was thinking about modifying the HP clips/leads. No matter
> how many times anyone says to hook up the clips to the igniter wires such
> that they aren’t fried, we all know it is still going to occur from time to
> time. What if we modified the leads by adding banana clips about two
> feet from the clips? Then, if a lead gets fried, we simply unplug
> the damaged clip/2’ lead and attach a spare one in a matter of seconds. We
> could make up a half dozen or so to keep as replacements. I don’t know if
> my idea of slipping about ten inches of tubular kevlar over the clips
> and zip tying them in place is workable or not, but the idea is
> worth kicking around.
>
>
> OK, that’s it for my list. We need to set a cleaning party date to get
> this done. It would be nice to do before the March launch, as things start
> getting busier for everyone.
>
> Richard
>
>
>
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