Hello, friends.
Thanks to everyone using my 3, 4 and 5 wire brass carbon steel lines and 7 wire stainless steel lines. Thanks for the good feedback. I am very pleased that my manual labor in the production of lines gives you a good mood from flying.
I want to write to those who do not know that the lines that are available on Amazon or on the site are produced by me personally and only in Ukraine. The sales site and site administrator are located in the United States. The phone number you can call and ask all questions about the correct use and storage of brass lines: 1-646-568-5425 (Steven Yampolsku, USA).
Earlier, when I flew airplanes with Stalker 66 and Stalker 76 nitro engines, I used gasoline for lighters to clean the brass carbon steel lines. Gasoline does not smell like kerosene and does not contain moisture like alcohol. It very well removed the remains of castor oil that got on the line during the flight. Castor oil penetrated inside the lines (between the strands) and repelled moisture, did not allow moisture to penetrate between the strands. The lines could be operated for a very long time without corrosion and rust. I now have brass lines, accidentally there was one old kit from my plane with a nitro engine that I flew 7 years ago. These lines have darkened with time and repeated rubbing, a very thin coating of brass completely wiped off by cotton cloth and gasoline.These lines are very smooth and still shine. There are no traces of corrosion or rust on them. They are fully usable. I specifically tested them before using them with a load of 50lb per line. The lines were stored in a dry cardboard box and unpacked in polyethylene.
Now, for 3 years in a row, I and all my friends fly only on airplanes with an electric motor. There is no more castor oil to lubricate the lines and repel water from the inside and keep them from corrosion.
There is no more vibration from the nitro engine and the lines sometimes began to stick to each other, which led to a deterioration in control.
To solve this problem, we started testing silicones of different densities. It turned out ideal for flight only with a liquid in which 20 percent silicone. It is called PDMS-20. The lines slide well between themselves and do not stick together anymore in the absence of vibrations. 20% silicone perfectly penetrates the inside of the lines, between the strands, and pushes out dirt and moisture very well. The lines are perfectly cleaned, perfectly synchronized, the thin brass coating does not rub off, there is no corrosion and no rust. The effect of PDMS 20 exceeded all our expectations. As a line manufacturer, I recommend that all pilots use only liquid silicone oil for storage and operation of brass lines, which is now available in any auto shop, or PDMS 20.
Regards.
Ruslan Kurenkov, Kiev, Ukraine.