---------------------------------------------------------- AeroElectric-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Fri 06/11/04: 8 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 06:00 AM - Battery orientation... (Malcolm Thomson) 2. 09:22 AM - Re: Battery orientation... (Brian Lloyd) 3. 10:02 AM - Re: Battery orientation... (Robert L. Nuckolls, III) 4. 01:20 PM - Transponder problem found (Steve & Denise) 5. 02:21 PM - LightWeight Cable (Tinne maha) 6. 04:34 PM - Re: ICOM edge card connector pins (klehman@albedo.net) 7. 06:13 PM - Wire (Jim Ziegler) 8. 10:28 PM - GX-65 (Dean Psiropoulos) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 06:00:51 AM PST US From: "Malcolm Thomson" Subject: AeroElectric-List: Battery orientation... --> AeroElectric-List message posted by: "Malcolm Thomson" Bob, is it important which way (orientation) the 17AH batteries are mounted. I.E. Do terminal have to be on top? ________________________________ Message 2 _____________________________________ Time: 09:22:04 AM PST US From: Brian Lloyd Subject: Re: AeroElectric-List: Battery orientation... --> AeroElectric-List message posted by: Brian Lloyd Malcolm Thomson wrote: > --> AeroElectric-List message posted by: "Malcolm Thomson" > > Bob, is it important which way (orientation) the 17AH batteries are > mounted. I.E. Do terminal have to be on top? Gells: any orientation is OK; AGM: not upside-down, i.e. vents not facing down; flooded-cells: yes, they must be right-side up. -- Brian Lloyd 6501 Red Hook Plaza brianl@lloyd.com Suite 201 http://www.lloyd.com St. Thomas, VI 00802 +1.340.998.9447 (voice) +1.360.838.9669 (fax) There is a time to laud one's country and a time to protest. A good citizen is prepared to do either as the need arises. ________________________________ Message 3 _____________________________________ Time: 10:02:23 AM PST US From: "Robert L. Nuckolls, III" Subject: Re: AeroElectric-List: Battery orientation... --> AeroElectric-List message posted by: "Robert L. Nuckolls, III" At 12:20 PM 6/11/2004 -0400, you wrote: >--> AeroElectric-List message posted by: Brian Lloyd > >Malcolm Thomson wrote: > > > --> AeroElectric-List message posted by: "Malcolm Thomson" > > > > > Bob, is it important which way (orientation) the 17AH batteries are > > mounted. I.E. Do terminal have to be on top? > >Gells: any orientation is OK; > >AGM: not upside-down, i.e. vents not facing down; > >flooded-cells: yes, they must be right-side up. Brian is mostly correct . . . but only some manufacturers recommend against upside-down for their AGM or RG batteries. For example, Concord's batteries begin life as a flooded battery and one of the last manufacturing steps is to pour out all loose liquid before the caps are installed. These batteries are MORE than saturated and MIGHT contain some loose liquid that MIGHT poof out if the battery cells vent . . . but it's just a few drops and will be captured inside the battery case by glass mat sponges that Concord installs over the vent caps. A starved electrolyte versions (like Enersys, hawker, and some others) are less than 100% saturated and will never vent liquid and could be operated upside down with great confidence if it's useful to do so. Everybody's RG batteries run just fine on their sides which makes the 17 a.h. critters easier to mount. That's the way I would do it. Build a tray to capture the footprint and strap it down with a couple of Velcro strips. Bob . . . ----------------------------------------- ( Experience and common sense cannot be ) ( replaced with policy and procedures. ) ( R. L. Nuckolls III ) ----------------------------------------- ________________________________ Message 4 _____________________________________ Time: 01:20:28 PM PST US From: "Steve & Denise" "RV List" , "Aeroelectric List" Subject: AeroElectric-List: Transponder problem found --> AeroElectric-List message posted by: "Steve & Denise" I few days ago I asked for suggestions concerning my GTX327 having intermittent transmissions as ATC calls it. After replacing the BNC connectors and the antenna I decided to still get it bench tested. After finding a decent shop (not easy) the problem was located. The unit would pump out 30W instead of the minimum 125W. Tech commented that max range would be 60 nm. I found it to be more like 30 nm at 6000 ft. Not good enough. The cost to get these things fixed is not cheap. Garmin has a flat rate for each individual unit and the 327 is $250USD. Plus I got it looked at locally that cost be $160. Plus FedEx shipping a few times. You can also get a free loner if you talk to the Garmin dealer where you bought it. The only cost is shipping. I'll post the total cost when I get it back. Somewhere around $600USD. Ouch. So if you're transponder is intermittent, get it tested. It is rarely the antenna and BNC connectors problem. But hey its the easiest thing to trouble shoot. Steve Hurlbut RV7A Flying (no class B for a while) ________________________________ Message 5 _____________________________________ Time: 02:21:53 PM PST US From: "Tinne maha" Subject: AeroElectric-List: LightWeight Cable --> AeroElectric-List message posted by: "Tinne maha" Hello Bob List, I have been absent the list for quite a while can only be here for a short while now but have a couple of pressing questions I would like some help with. I just purchased some copper clad aluminum wire from Eric Jones would like your guidance on a couple of things. I will use about 34 ft of the cable in my 0-235 powered kitfox - battery in the tail. #1) I just measured the weight of my super 2 CCA the AWG copper that it is to replace: Found out the real weight savings for the insulated CCA is only about 19% over the insulated copper, whereas Eric originally advertised a weight savings of about 45%. As I believe most of difference is in the insulation, I am considering using 3M FP-301 shrink tubing (Polyolefin, thinner walled than the Polyvinyl insulation sold by Eric) as insulation instead. What are your thoughts on this? #2) There are ~14.5' between my ground bus my battery. My electrical system will be bonded to the steel tubing fuselage. My + cable will be the super 2 CCA cable. What is the smallest cable I can use for t he ground? Any input will be greatly appreciated. Thank You, Grant ________________________________ Message 6 _____________________________________ Time: 04:34:00 PM PST US From: klehman@albedo.net Subject: Re: AeroElectric-List: ICOM edge card connector pins --> AeroElectric-List message posted by: klehman@albedo.net FWIW there is a liquid semi-conductor called Stabilant 22A that seems to be effective for eliminating suspected intermittant high resistance connections in multicontact connectors such as computer connections. As I understand it, this stuff is an insulator but it becomes a conductor when squeezed tightly between terminals and an electric potential is applied. Never seems to hurt and sometimes seems to help a lot... Ken Bordelon, Greg wrote: > --> AeroElectric-List message posted by: "Bordelon, Greg" > > Larry, > > I also suggest you gently rub the radio circuit board edge contacts with a green scotch brite pad. This will remove any oils, oxidation, contamination, etc. from the board. I did this to my transponder recently and it corrected an intermittent mode C problem I had been experiencing. The keys words here are "gently rub". > > >>-----Original Message----- >>From: owner-aeroelectric-list-server@matronics.com [SMTP:owner-aeroelectric-list-server@matronics.com] On Behalf Of Larry McFarland >>Sent: Monday, June 07, 2004 7:08 PM >>To: aeroelectric-list@matronics.com >>Subject: AeroElectric-List: ICOM edge card connector pins >> >>--> AeroElectric-List message posted by: "Larry McFarland" >> >> >>Thanks very much for the recent assist, >>After an advised search, the pins and Molex connector used in the >>A200 radio were found and ordered from Mouser.com The plan is to do >>a complete reinstall of these in the radio case mount. >> >>I've spent about several hours getting the fit and expansion of these little flex-nose >>connectors just right for good contact, but just a little vibration of the wire >>at the pin causes erratic loud or low volume. Doubling ground-contact >>opposites on the edge card is likely as much for contact redundancy as electron capacity >>because only half each seems to work most of the time. So it's not good enough >>for taxi in my airspace. >> >>If anyone's a better idea, I'd like to hear about it and continue on to first flight. >>Thanks again, >> >>Larry McFarland - 601HDS @ www.macsmachine.com >> ________________________________ Message 7 _____________________________________ Time: 06:13:55 PM PST US From: Jim Ziegler Subject: AeroElectric-List: Wire --> AeroElectric-List message posted by: Jim Ziegler Can I use M22759/11 instead of M22759/16? M22759/11: Conductor: Stranded Silver-Plated Copper Insulation: Extruded TFE Teflon Temperature Rating: 200 Deg. C. Voltage Rating: 600 Volts M22759/16: Conductor: Stranded Tin-Plated Copper Insulation: Extruded ETFE Tefzel Temperature Rating: 150 Deg. C. Volatage Rating: 600 Volts All the /11 specs seem as good or better than /16, except for the Tefzel vs Teflon. -- jim Ziegler ________________________________ Message 8 _____________________________________ Time: 10:28:42 PM PST US From: "Dean Psiropoulos" Subject: AeroElectric-List: GX-65 --> AeroElectric-List message posted by: "Dean Psiropoulos" Before Garmin merged with UPS Aviation technologies (formerly Tommorrow) I purchased a complete UPS AT Avionics Stack for my RV-6A. In that purchase I included a GX-65 GPS/COM. This is the non IFR version as, at the time, I knew WAAS was coming and didn't want to pay the $5000.00 UPS was asking for the TSO-C129 version (the GX-60 model). So I bought the GX-65 for $2900.00 thinking that I'd upgrade to a WAAS receiver later. Well it's later and the UPS AT (now Garmin AT) CNX-80 is here and I'm just starting to do my instrument panel work. Consequently, I'm thinking that if I upgrade now and sell the GX-65 I won't have to fiddle with my panel later to install WAAS capability. Anyone interested in a brand new still-in-the-box (panel mount) GPS/COM for $2200.00? Dean Psiropoulos RV-6A 24907 Waiting for my TMX-360