PSA: Booster Separation

[Superfluous J]

I don't offset my solids, but I do tend to stick them to the bottom part of the decoupler, which may help. It encourages them to peel off faster at the top.

[Poodmund]

When attaching my SRBs I stick them on the decoupler, then offset the SRB so that the top of the SRB is touching the decoupler then offset the decoupler up higher in the stack. This is pretty much the same as said above.

[Xyphos]

I'll have to try this, but I always offset-mount my rockets with the decouplers at the top and struts at the bottom, so when the decouplers trigger, the stacks are pushed outward and the new atmosphere's drag forces them away like a blooming flower.

for large, advanced setups, I don't bother with radials at all, I'll build an octopus frame and use stack decouplers instead, then just watch them fall off as the ship flies straight.

Edited September 19, 2015 by Xyphos

[Concentric]

To avoid radial boosters colliding with the bottom of the central stack...

Drop the bottom of the central stack first!

But seriously, I haven't really needed any separatrons to remove boosters for a while, and I doubt I will in the near future.

Edited September 19, 2015 by Concentric

[xebx]

I only use 200% sepratron with 3.75m mammoth boosters, my other boosters don't need it.

Just place two of them near the top to counter aerodynamic forces.

I think the problem comes from insufficent ejection power of radial decoupler, they are enough for smaller boosters but not for 3.75m big boosters, even if i offset them.

Obviously i offset the sepratron near the surface of the booster to reduce drag, and i reduce the solid fuel amount to the minimum (12.80 for 200% sep), so it weights nothing : 0.38 tons 2 sep for a 136 tons booster : 0.28% !! clearly it's dramatic for deltaV.

Thanks for the fun.

Edited September 19, 2015 by xebx