Along with my new heavy gauge blast deflector - I decided to replace my micro clips.  Copper is a better conductor than the steel clips incl...

From the charger cable fix link from the last post: I grabbed an old ball point pen with the spring over the top end of the ink barre...

A comment from the Estes Controller Fix posts: "Have you considered opening up the hole in the end of the case, and adding a short sec...

Notice the knot, it ends up inside the plastic casing wall to provide some strain relief. I used the old cut off end to set the correct...

I probably have four Estes Electron Beam Launch Controllers. I also own a Quest and a BMS Mighty D controller. I typically use a 6 volt Est...

The newest Central Florida NAR Section #795 had a launch scheduled for Saturday, January 28. A burn ban postponed the actual launch but an i...

This is the launch controller I wanted back in the early 1970s. The Centuri Professional Firing Panel - CLICK HERE It had an aluminum c...

After a few years in the hobby, this is the controller I wish I could have had. Even as a "Lone Wolf" flyer I wanted the best. ...

Here's an interesting Ebay listing: CLICK HERE A real collector might be interested in these - The first controller looks like ...

Here's one I can't identify - Does anybody know who made it? It's from an Ebay listing. It doesn't look like a home bui...

A very important  TIP,  After a launch session - Don't wrap the thin red lead wires tightly around the controller! Two reasons: If...

I add a red tape piece over the launch buttons on my controllers. Shouldn't a launch button be red anyway? The Estes controllers hav...

I'm changing out a 9V battery in my guitar preamp. While the owners manual says you can get 100 hours of performance, it never seems...

From a rocket parts listing on EBAY: CLICK HERE   was this do-it-yourself- controller. This looks like something built from a page in the...

Installing an LED in the black Electron Beam is much easier than in the yellow casing. The picture shows the old exposed bulb and the ...

Right after the Quest Q2G2s were introduced - Some had the igniters fire when the safety key was inserted. The Quest controller has an ...

The continuity safety key is interesting. A larger plastic housing holds a standard style safety key. The Centuri name plate piece gl...

Unlike the old Estes Electro Launch controller, the wire ends had the insulation already stripped off. The wire strands are twisted and t...

The metallic stickers are applied first. The blue plastic housing pieces were washed off first to remove any mold release. The edges ...