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EchoVictor
03-12-2007, 10:49 PM
Well, it had to happen sooner or later. After how many years in this hobby, I had my first CATO on a C6-5 at the NARCON sport launch. Unfortunately, my scratch built USS Spherion was the victim. Here's the carnage;

Overall
http://i73.photobucket.com/albums/i204/EchoVictor/NARCON/100_0672.jpg

Up close
http://i73.photobucket.com/albums/i204/EchoVictor/NARCON/100_0673.jpg

From underneath
http://i73.photobucket.com/albums/i204/EchoVictor/NARCON/100_0674.jpg

The back end showing a disintegrated clay nozzle
http://i73.photobucket.com/albums/i204/EchoVictor/NARCON/100_0677.jpg

Here's the top of the motor
http://i73.photobucket.com/albums/i204/EchoVictor/NARCON/100_0684.jpg

Dead giveaway that something wasn't right was the fact that I had to sand the casing to get it to fit.

Here's the side of the other motor from the box that wouldn't fit;
http://i73.photobucket.com/albums/i204/EchoVictor/NARCON/100_0676.jpg

I think I can rebuild her...(after all, we do have the technology!)

Later,
EV
A Fish Named Wallyum
03-12-2007, 11:02 PM
I can't see the pics from here at work, but I had three D12-5's that wouldn't fit into my 24mm SPEV on Sunday. I'm a little worried about using them now. :confused:
CPMcGraw
03-12-2007, 11:37 PM
If our previous method of date code interpretation holds true, the manufacturing date should be MMDDYY, meaning Batch A, September 6, 2005.
dwmzmm
03-13-2007, 12:29 AM
Well, it had to happen sooner or later. After how many years in this hobby, I had my first CATO on a C6-5 at the NARCON sport launch. Unfortunately, my scratch built USS Spherion was the victim. Here's the carnage;


I think I can rebuild her...(after all, we do have the technology!)

Later,
EV


Yeah, and after the rebuilt, rename it the Six Million Dollar USS Spherion!!
tbzep
03-13-2007, 06:55 PM
I hate to see it happen to anyone. It's finally caught up with me also. I only had two or three CATO's since the mid 70's and suddenly in the last few years I've had several.



No wonder you had a malfunction! You tried to use a raketenmotor instead of a rocket motor. ;)


http://i73.photobucket.com/albums/i204/EchoVictor/NARCON/100_0676.jpg