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 Rocketry Product: Estes - Electron Beam Launch Controller {Launch Controller} (302220)

JonRocket.com: Replace the Light Bulb in Your Older Estes Launch Controller With an LED (For Free, Almost) (2014-07-29)

  We have added a red LED to our catalog.  The bright LED fits in the socket of many older 6V launch controllers, such as the Estes Electron Beam, replacing the old-fashioned light ... [Read More]

Model Rocket Building: Fixing The Estes Launch Controller, Part 1 (2020-04-25)

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 Estes or the 12 volt BMS controller at the schoolyard soccer ... [Read More]

Model Rocket Building: Fixing The Estes Launch Controller, Part 2 (2020-04-27)

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 distance from the end for the new knot. About 1/4" was ... [Read More]

Model Rocket Building: Fixing The Estes Launch Controller, Part 3 (2020-05-03)

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 section of heat-shrink over the wires as they come out of the case ... [Read More]

Model Rocket Building: Fixing The Estes Launch Controller, Part 4 (2020-05-04)

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 barrel. To get the spring started over the lead wire, the top of the ... [Read More]