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Subject: Europa-List: Out rigger legs
From: Graham Singleton <graham@gflight.f9.co.uk>
Date: Fri, 31 Dec 2004 22:29:16

>There is different types of nylon. Think type 6 and also type 66.
>
>I forget which is which, but 1 has little ability to handle UV, thus fails.
>
>I remember reading a warning somewhere to make sure you use the proper nylon.
>
>McMaster may give a description of properties of nylon they carry.
>
>Ron Parigoris

Ron is right. Europa did quite a lot of testing before finalising the 
supplier. There is a brittleness issue too, maybe to do with aging but 
perhaps low temps in Wisconsin winters could crack them
Memory suggets 66 nylon but don't rely on my fuzzy logic
Graham 


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