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Hangar Flying / Oil Heat
« on: April 14, 2007, 03:19:47 AM »
I can see that these resistors could get a little warm.  I can still hold it in my hand when it's on the slowest speed, but I think it would be a grand idea to put the resistors in the intake plenum to cool them.

Don,

I can't attach pictures here.  You'll have to send me an email so I can respond to you with pictures attached.

ezskyboy@hughes.net

Glennbob

P. S.  Just received my Trio autopilot today.  Yeehaw ! !   Am I tickled ! !

197
Hangar Flying / Antenna
« on: April 14, 2007, 03:07:03 AM »
Waiter,

I hope you can stick with me until I understand this.  I see your picture of the BNC connector.  That part I get.  What I need to understand is how you get the wiring from the center of the "V" in the VOR antenna to the torroids and BNC connector.   ( Assuming the whole "V" is outside of the fuselage area ).

Also,  I don't want to use a coupler, because it will cut the signal by 30 %.  I need to install two seperate antennas.  One for the VOR and one for the Glideslope.  I think for the marker beacon,  I can simply run a wire down the longerons or something similar.

Glennbob

198
For Sale/Wanted / EZ pics
« on: April 13, 2007, 12:23:47 AM »
Sisco,

That's an awesome shot ! !   How can I get a copy of that ?  I'd like to go to Wally world and get a print and hang it in my office ! !

Glennbob

199
Hangar Flying / VOR Antenna
« on: April 13, 2007, 12:17:43 AM »
Waiter,

Thanks for the info on the "pointy" ends of the tape.  I understand what you're describing.  

I'm going to have to consult the plans about your earlier comment about not drilling through the spar caps.  I did not build this canard,  and although the rest of this bird is not painted,  the canard is and he's done a beautiful job on it.  I hate to wreck the paint job, but not much choice.  

I'm a little concerned about burying the terroids and such inside the canard wing and finding a way to get the cable back to the fuselage.

Bruce,

I already have a small antenna right in the middle underside of the canard, but the plans I got from RST engineering show the WHOLE  antenna on the outter ends of the canard and main wings. He shows several antennas.  Couple navs,  vor, and glideslope and I think coms.

I'm a little concerned about reception on an antenna that is right over my knees with all the metal of the instruments and mechanicals right under it.

The guy who built this canard did a beautiful job, but the antenna he installed is too small. Each leg is only about 8 1/2 inches.   RST said it was the size of a glideslope antenna, but the builder told me it was a VOR antenna so it's wrong.

Glennbob

P. S.  I have pics of this antenna on my canard avail @  ezskyboy@hughes.net

200
Hangar Flying / Oil Heat
« on: April 13, 2007, 12:06:42 AM »
Don,

My email address is :  ezskyboy@hughes.net  

Went to the junk yard today to get a fan switch for my heater blower motor.  I specified that I wanted a rotating,  not sliding switch with the first position being " off ".   That took a little looking.  (Many are sliders.)

   Found the switch off a late model Corsica or some such.  As I was walking back,  I noticed there were a lot of wires out of it.  Seven to be exact.  The dude at the yard said, " yeah,  it's just a switch.  You need resistors to make the different speeds. "  This switch had 5 speeds and 6 positions. When we got back to the office, he handed me a small panel about the size of a small matchbox that had some pretty massive coil resistors.  " This is what you'll need too "  he said.  I put the VOM to it and found 3 different ohm levels.    With the first being " off " and the last being no resistance, this gives me 5 different speed settings on the switch. The switch has 6 so I'll just make the last two the same.   I tried it with the blower and it works great. But the resistor block gets a little warm.

 I'm planning to mount it somewhere in the rollover structure.   I'll send you the pics as soon as you send me an email asking for them.

Glennbob

201
Hangar Flying / VOR antenna
« on: April 12, 2007, 11:29:44 AM »
Waiter,

You're beautiful ! !   Thanks for the part #  for McMaster.   Looking it up,  I see that the price is less for Non-conductive adhesive.  My guess is we don't need adhesive at all since we're going to be flocking it in anyway so why not get the less expensive non-conductive adhesive.   Also, . .is  1/2 "  wide enough ?   I need to check the plans and see what they suggest.  Thanks again Waiter ! !    I'm  tickled ! !   ( some say pickled ).

Glennbob

202
Hangar Flying / VOR antenna
« on: April 12, 2007, 11:22:40 AM »
Thanks  Waiter ! !

This gives me some ideas on where to start ! !   :idea:

Glennbob

203
Hangar Flying / Oil Heat
« on: April 12, 2007, 12:33:24 AM »
Gentlemen,

I realize an oil valve might be more failure points, but if it's mounted correctly, . .I don't think it'd be too great a concern.  I plan on mounting the valve in the hell hole.  That way,  if it gets too cold in the summer,  the GIB could still access the valve and turn on the heat.  

Even though well insulated and with no air movement,  my guess is that it might still get uncomfortably warm for the GIB during the summer.  Remember the clear canopy with the sun beating on you and then the 200 degree oil in the cooler.

If you'd like pics of my set - up,  send me an email.

Glennbob.

P.S.  I don't have the oil lines or valve set up yet.

204
Hangar Flying / VOR Antenna
« on: April 12, 2007, 12:25:36 AM »
Anybody  recently installed the foil tape  VOR  antenna to the underside of the canard ?   Where to buy the materials.  How do you get the cable back to the fuselage without changing the shape of the wing ?   Also need a glideslope antenna and marker beacon.  Also  ELT  antenna.

If anybody has recently done this,  please contact me.  Thanks.

Glennbob

205
Hangar Flying / Oil Heat
« on: April 09, 2007, 11:21:55 PM »
Don,

I think your system is going to work just fine ! !   I plan on putting a  " T " in the return line from the cockpit heat oil cooler and a valve simular to the fuel select valve on the supply side of the cockpit oil cooler.  That way, I can turn off the oil flow in the summer so the GIB won't get so hot and turn it on in the winter when I need it.  If my oil temps are too low in the winter,  I'll close off the engine oil cooler with a baffle.

I have decided to sacrifice a little rear pass. floor space and am mounting my second oil cooler and fan in front of the rear thigh support.  I'm blowing air rearward into the thigh support and it circulates out forward on the other side through the second oil cooler.  I have yet to build the shroud for transfer to scat to the pilot feet but I'm plannin' on toasty toes ! !   I got a real shock today.  Just " stopped in " to a boat repair shop and they had a 4" Attwood blower SITTING ON THE SHELF  ! !  I was happy as a clam and bought it and am now fabricating it in ! !

No time tonight, but I'll send an email to anyone who'd like to see pics of my arrangement.  Just drop me an email ! !

Glennbob

206
Hangar Flying / Oil Heat
« on: April 08, 2007, 12:09:38 AM »
Don,

I see the way you have your oil cooler mounted in the hell hole.  A couple of questions / problems.  I have my fuel line going through the middle. No problem, ..I can easily move that.  However, . . my largest concern is moving air into the intake fan from the cabin, . .and moving the heated air to the cabin.  

Intake :  If you draw from the hole behind the rear cushion,  won't there be a lot of resistance to air flow ?  Where to draw cool (cabin) air from.  

Exhaust :  The small holes (4) in the rear bulkhead are already quite full of hoses and wires etc.  Is there enough room to run two scat hoses out ?  Do you plan to cut some holes in the rear bulkhead ?

I'm at this point now. Gotta get heat in there.  (Next job to tackle )

Glennbob

207
Hangar Flying / Gear squat switch
« on: April 08, 2007, 12:04:26 AM »
I eventually used a couple of microswitches available from Radio Shack.  Some folks don't like using their stuff,  but if you're careful,  some of it's o.k.  

As it turns out, this is the system that is in the original plans.  Works great ! !

Glennbob

208
Hangar Flying / Cooling
« on: April 07, 2007, 02:01:07 PM »
Drew,

Thanks for the info.  I'll be tackling that issue soon.

Glennbob

209
Hangar Flying / Engine cooling
« on: April 05, 2007, 10:32:51 PM »
Drew,

Where can we find the articles you mentioned on engine cooling ?

Glennbob

210
Hangar Flying / HSI Problems
« on: March 29, 2007, 10:19:29 AM »
Hey guys, . . . I get to answer my own querry ! !  

I called  NARCO AVIONICS and they helped me check all the wiring configuration,  and then we traced the problem to the wrong voltage bulbs! !   Turns out, . . the bulbs were supposed to be only 5 volt bulbs and the ones in my unit were 12 volt.  When I push the "test" button, the resistance (from 3 bulbs) was too great to light all three simultaneously.  So all I have to do is get the right voltage bulbs,  or wire up some L.E.D. bulbs to handle only 5 Volts.  I'm quite surprised because the guy who sold me this unit cautioned me not to use the L.E.D.'s because he said the right bulbs were only supposed to be 5 volts.  Here he ships this thing to me with 12 volt bulbs in it ! !  Go figure ! ! !

Happily resolved,

Glennbob

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