[roc-chat] Re: Old Dr. Rocket 98mm forward closure with ejection well?

  • From: Stephen Beal <swbeal07@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: "roc-chat@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <roc-chat@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Mon, 8 Aug 2011 13:32:15 -0700

Jack,

Your brooms do get around in rocketry. 

Stephen


On Aug 8, 2011, at 1:26 PM, Jack Garibaldi <jackgaribaldi@xxxxxxx> wrote:

> Oh John one more thing they will officially tell you that they were not 
> certified with them so no warranty but they will work, I lost a smoke charge 
> at a launch one time and cut off a piece of my broom handle and wrapped 
> electrical tape to snug fit it and it was glorious.
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> Jack G
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> From: roc-chat-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:roc-chat-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On 
> Behalf Of John Howard
> Sent: Sunday, August 07, 2011 11:34 AM
> To: roc-chat@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [roc-chat] Old Dr. Rocket 98mm forward closure with ejection well?
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> Anyone know if the old style Dr. Rocket 98mm forward closure with an ejection 
> well will work with current AT loads?
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> I can't find much on the web, and only have found two Dr Rocket closures on 
> his ancient website with http://wayback.archive.org/web/. One is listed as 
> regular, the other as extended. Aerotech and Rouse-Tech only make a normal 
> length enclosure now. So I'm assuming that extended 98mm closures won't work 
> anymore?
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> I did find that delay's for the 98mm are no longer approved for use, but one 
> could plug the hole for the ignition of the charge, and use it as a plugged 
> closure. But one of these is scrap metal if I can't really use it in the 
> future.
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> Thanks,
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> John
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> P.S. Attached is pic of one
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