Which radial decoupler do you use?

[Sidereus]

The only one I almost never use is the hydraulic manifold. I use the TT-70 most often. I only use the TT-38k on small craft. The pylon I use occasionally in place of the TT-70 when I want something to look nice, since it has a similar stand-off distance.

[Mighty1]

I like the pylons because I don't like leftovers on my rockets.

[cicatrix]

http://wiki.kerbalspaceprogram.com/w/images/thumb/3/3c/TT-70.png/55px-TT-70.png

I usually put these ones... And will often put 2 of them, one on top of the other.

It looks less elegant but for some reason with the other type of Decouplers, engines always slams into my craft, destroying it.

Unless this is fixed in 1.0, I don't see myself changing habits.

One on top of the other does not accomplish anything. Only one of them actually holds (the tree structure of craft). If your construction wobbles - add more struts (I wish there was duct tape in the parts list).

[Starhawk]

One on top of the other does not accomplish anything.

Yes it does. It adds distance between the radially attached members and whatever they're attached to.

Completely unnecessary, however. With the offset gizmo, you can just use a single TT-38K decoupler and offset the attached part far enough away from the central part that they don't collide on decoupling. Even a single TT-70 is unnecessary (and they're twice as heavy as the TT-38K's).

Happy landings!

[ShadowZone]

I mostly use the hydraulic and TT38K decouplers. The former for my larger rockets of which there are many

I very rarely use the Structuryl Pylon and then only for very specific things. I for instance had a 2.5m payload that needed to just "drop" out of its carrier vehicle vertically. I did that by using those pylons.

[WWEdeadman]

I almost always use the TT-77. Never use the hydraulic maniflod or the pylon.

[Beowolf]

90% of the time I use the TT-70, but some of the comments about the others are interesting and helpful, so perhaps I'll branch out more.

[Renegrade]

I see a lot of people ONLY using the TT-70.

Be advised, however, that it is heavier than the TT-38K, so if you don't need it's stand-off feature, you'll have a more efficient rocket with the TT-38K. It also costs less.

Which is why the Hydraulic Detachment Manifold is such a failure - it's heavier (much heavier) and costlier than both the TT-70 and the 38K, AND it also has no significant special feature aside from a slightly different sound. It should really only be about 5kg heavier than the -38K, as that extra eject force isn't noticeable (you need to cube the force when going up a size in 3D, not double it).

i generally use 0.625m or 1.25m axial decouplers for my radial boosters (basically, a cubic strut, and a decoupler on it, the fuel tank radially attached on the side of the decoupler closest to the rocket) no torque bug, and very closely fitting boosters

Claw's fixes has a TINY module that fixes the bug:

http://forum.kerbalspaceprogram.com/threads/97285-KSP-v0-90-Stock-Bug-Fix-Modules

I've been using it for some time and it works perfectly. Plus there's also my MM config fix if you're so tight on memory that 8k matters.

If that bug is still present in stock in 1.0, I'm going to take my Harv voodoo doll to a needle store~

[bigyihsuan]

I primarily use the Manifold, and the 70 stacked on top of one another.

As a safety precaution, I put sepratrons always.

[Whackjob]

Uh. Okay, now you guys are gonna laugh at me. I rarely use the radials. Mostly on small craft. The round ones, for the mid size tanks are what I normally use on my superlarge craft. Tank, truss, round decoupler, truss, other tank.

Argh. At office, can't link to pictures.

What the heck. Tell you guys what. I'll do a youtube video tonight if I can get my mic to cooperate, and I'll cover some Whackjovian building techniques.

[Vahal]

The TT-38K if I need some narrow design, TT-70 If I want some wide profile and since my new career I use the MRS decoupler/sepatron combo.

I used the manifold but since there is no point to use it (heavier for no benefit) I don't anymore.

[Mad Rocket Scientist]

Structural decoupler leaves no residue!

[Norcalplanner]

TT-38 for small 1.25m parts, TT-70 for anything larger. Also running Claw's stock bug fixes to prevent the "rotate in and smash the center stack" phenomenon. And of course, SpaceY's radial decouplers rock for anything really big.

[Vanamonde]

Structural decoupler leaves no residue!

On the ship, it leaves no residue. It does, however, separate as an addition piece of space junk.

[Pixel of Life]

Hydraulic Detachment Manifold or the TT-70.

[Norcalplanner]

Structural decoupler leaves no residue!

I'm not at home right now, but I believe neither does a TT-70 - all you have to do is go back to the space center, then into the tracking station, select your craft again, and voila! All the TT-70 dot thingies are gone!

[Cuky]

I mostly use TT-38K because I have never advanced through career far enough so that I would need larger boosters, and small boosters on large decoupler just don't look nice for me. I sometimes use TT-70, but that is only when I need more clearance between stages, as I actually like them more when they are close together.

I used hydraulic detachment manifold maybe twice in my almost year with KSP, while I have never ever used structural pylon.

[maltesh]

Structural decoupler leaves no residue!

Pretty much all radial decoupler scabs disappear on a save and reload. Every rockomax-jumbo-based Cantanker Isend up lifts with six radially-attached liquid booster rockets, , connected by TT-70 radial decouplers. None of the screenshots I've taken of them after having switched to a distant vehicle have the decoupler scabs remaining.

[Zyffyr]

Mostly 70s, but I am happy to switch around for various tasks.

[NecroBones]

I mostly use the TT-70, and sometimes the TT-38k. Unless I'm using my own decouplers, such as the large SpaceY ones with built-in thrusters.

I never use the hydraulic manifold decoupler, because the radial decoupler bug is still there. It has a higher ejection charge and less clearance, meaning you need a lot more sepratrons to keep your boosters from ejecting inward during ascent, with that bug in place.

[Guest Darth Gerbil]

These two.