Return-Path: Received: from [24.25.9.100] (HELO ms-smtp-01-eri0.southeast.rr.com) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2) with ESMTP id 380763 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Fri, 27 Aug 2004 09:02:37 -0400 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=24.25.9.100; envelope-from=echristley@nc.rr.com Received: from ms-mss-03-ce0-1 ([10.10.5.84]) by ms-smtp-01-eri0.southeast.rr.com (8.12.10/8.12.7) with ESMTP id i7RD22Pf011025 for ; Fri, 27 Aug 2004 09:02:04 -0400 (EDT) Received: from southeast.rr.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by ms-mss-03.southeast.rr.com (iPlanet Messaging Server 5.2 HotFix 1.21 (built Sep 8 2003)) with ESMTP id <0I330052GW7DDL@ms-mss-03.southeast.rr.com> for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Fri, 27 Aug 2004 09:02:02 -0400 (EDT) Received: from [10.10.1.21] (Forwarded-For: [143.209.73.14]) by ms-mss-03.southeast.rr.com (mshttpd); Fri, 27 Aug 2004 09:02:01 -0400 Date: Fri, 27 Aug 2004 09:02:01 -0400 From: echristley@nc.rr.com Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Engine run To: Rotary motors in aircraft Reply-to: echristley@nc.rr.com Message-id: <30f2ebf30f0f57.30f0f5730f2ebf@southeast.rr.com> MIME-version: 1.0 X-Mailer: iPlanet Messenger Express 5.2 HotFix 1.21 (built Sep 8 2003) Content-type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-language: en Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT Content-disposition: inline X-Accept-Language: en Priority: normal X-Virus-Scanned: Symantec AntiVirus Scan Engine ----- Original Message ----- From: Al Gietzen Date: Thursday, August 26, 2004 9:14 pm Subject: [FlyRotary] Engine run > I can't be certain I had > contact with the lead - and with the prop spinning >so close by I didn't spend too much time trying. > That certainly does sound like a dangerous game to be playing, Al. Can you get a miniature aligator clip on the wire? You can get a box of crimp on clips from the Rat Shack that have an insulating sleeve over them. Add a clip to each end of a piece of scrap wire, and you can have enough lead length to be safely away from the HAS (human appendage shredder).