---------------------------------------------------------- AeroElectric-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Wed 03/19/08: 12 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 07:12 AM - Re:Smoke (Dale Alexander) 2. 07:37 AM - Re: Re:Smoke (jon@finleyweb.net) 3. 08:45 AM - Re: Smoke (Robert L. Nuckolls, III) 4. 05:33 PM - KLN-35(A) pinout.... (Jim Baker) 5. 05:41 PM - ELT antenna requirements (Bill Bradburry) 6. 05:43 PM - Re: Re:Smoke (Tim Andres) 7. 06:38 PM - Re: ELT antenna requirements (Matt Prather) 8. 07:52 PM - "Shuntless" Ammeter in Diagram Z-16 (txpilot) 9. 07:52 PM - Re: ELT antenna requirements (Robert L. Nuckolls, III) 10. 07:57 PM - Re: KLN-35(A) pinout.... (Robert L. Nuckolls, III) 11. 08:35 PM - Re: "Shuntless" Ammeter in Diagram Z-16 (txpilot) 12. 09:09 PM - Re: Re:Smoke (Richard Girard) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 07:12:08 AM PST US From: "Dale Alexander" Subject: AeroElectric-List: Re:Smoke For those of you out there that own, have owned, may own or have worked on anything British: What are the three positions of a Lucas headlight switch? 1) Dim 2) Flicker 3) and Smoke Now let's not mention Lucas in a aviation newsgroup again...or Microsoft. The blue screen of death takes on a WHOLE new meaning when you MS powered glass screen goes belly-up in the scud. Dale Alexander Trying to build something, probably never finish it... ________________________________ Message 8 _____________________________________ > > > Time: 08:50:01 PM PST US > From: "Sam Hoskins" > Subject: Re: AeroElectric-List: Smoke > > *Positive ground depends upon proper circuit functioning, the > transmission of negative ions by retention of the visible spectral > manifestation known as "smoke". Smoke is the thing that makes electrical > circuits work; we know this to be true because every time one lets the > smoke out of the electrical system, it stops working. This can be > verified repeatedly through empirical testing. ________________________________ Message 2 _____________________________________ Time: 07:37:23 AM PST US Subject: RE: AeroElectric-List: Re:Smoke From: jon@finleyweb.net =0AYeah, no doubt. While we're at it:=0A=0A =0A=0A1. NEVER fly behind a Ly coming (or pick your most hated brand). They are the most dangerous engine ever built. I had one die on me in 1961 and have never flown one since.=0A =0A2. NEVER purchase a Ford (or pick your most hated brand). I owned a 195 2 that got horrible mileage and always needed work. They are terrible produ cts.=0A=0A3. DO NOT operate a computer. I tried to use one once but didn't know what I was doing. It got is so screwed up that it wouldn't work - OBV IOUSLY someone else's fault (pick your most hated vendor).=0A=0A4. ABSOLUTE LY NEVER EVER use a calculator. I had one once that pinched my index finde r between the keys - horribly dangerous machines!!=0A=0A5. STAY AWAY from t elephones. Someone called me once trying to sell me something. They are wo rks of Satan and huge time wasters.=0A=0A =0A=0AJon=0A=0APLEASE do not arch ive=0A=0A =0A=0A=0A=0A=0A-----Original Message-----=0AFrom: Dale Alexander =0ASent: Wednesday, March 19, 2008 10:04am=0ATo: aeroelectric-list@matronics.com=0ASubject: AeroElectric-List: Re:Smoke=0A e of you out there that own, have owned, may own or have worked on =0Aanyth ing British:=0A=0AWhat are the three positions of a Lucas headlight switch? =0A1) Dim=0A2) Flicker=0A3) and Smoke=0A=0ANow let's not mention Lucas in a aviation newsgroup again...or Microsoft. =0AThe blue screen of death takes on a WHOLE new meaning when you MS powered =0Aglass screen goes belly-up i n the scud.=0A=0ADale Alexander=0ATrying to build something, probably never finish it...=0A ________________________________ Message 3 _____________________________________ Time: 08:45:36 AM PST US From: "Robert L. Nuckolls, III" Subject: Re: AeroElectric-List: Smoke At 08:43 PM 3/18/2008 -0400, you wrote: > >Last evening I experienced smoke in the cockpit of my Kitfox--912S. > >First, I want to thank Bob N for convincing me of the importance of >using Z16, incorporating an E-Bus circuit. Worked great and reduced the >load on my "little" motorcycle battery so that I maintained > 11.5 v for >the 15 min duration of my flt. > >It was twilight & I had Whelan strobe & nav lights on, near max elec >capacity for the 912 generator. I threw on the landing lt to see what >the added load would do to the system. (Probably not a smart move) >Immediately the system voltage, normally runs 13v, began dropping, so I >turned the landing lt off after a few seconds. > >I then began doing a series of steep climbs at slow airspeed. After >about five min I noticed a burning odder, thinking to myself "someone >must be burning trash and I'm in the trail of smoke." After about 30 >seconds I noticed smoke coming from under the instrument panel and a >much stronger burning odder. I dropped the nose of the airplane--no >more smoke. > >At that moment my GRT EIS warning lt flashed and I noticed the system >voltage below 11 v. I turned on the E Bus switch and off on the main. >Voltage came up--12 v I think. No odder or smoke or falling voltage. > >After a few minutes I decided to try the main switch again, pulling in >the battery relay and alternator. Voltage began to climb above 12 v to >about 12.5 v. I added strobe & nav lt again causing an immediate >reversal in voltage trend and warning lt came on again as it plunged >below 11 v. Again I went to E Bus an off main. I landed uneventfully. > >My guess is the relay over heated with the momentary excessive >electrical draw (does that happen?) causing the smoke. Any Ideas? I >assume I need to replace the regulator??? What would you recommend as a >replacement regulator/source. Anything else?????? Do we know exactly where the smoke was coming from? Is the relay visibly damaged or the regulator? The fact that your voltage started to come up when you re-energized the alternator suggests that the rectifier-regulator was not killed. Try making a hard connection to bypass the control relay and do a ground run to see if the bus voltage comes up . . . do this with a fully charged battery so that you don't have to wait for the alternator to top off the battery. If I'm understanding your words, the relay is what failed. I'd like to get my hands on it for examination. I'd be pleased to send you a replacement but I suspect you can find one much faster locally. Bob . . . ----------------------------------------) ( . . . a long habit of not thinking ) ( a thing wrong, gives it a superficial ) ( appearance of being right . . . ) ( ) ( -Thomas Paine 1776- ) ---------------------------------------- ________________________________ Message 4 _____________________________________ Time: 05:33:01 PM PST US From: "Jim Baker" Subject: AeroElectric-List: KLN-35(A) pinout.... X-mailer: Pegasus Mail for Windows (4.41) X-SpamReason %%SpamReason%%: Had a gentleman ask me about a pinout for the above after seeing a reference in this list and a posting I'd made. It's not in the AeroElectric archives. Should be a 15 pin card edge connector. Thanks! Jim Baker 580.788.2779 Elmore City, OK ________________________________ Message 5 _____________________________________ Time: 05:41:56 PM PST US From: "Bill Bradburry" Subject: AeroElectric-List: ELT antenna requirements I will be installing the Artex ME406 w/110-773 whip antenna. It broadcasts on 121.5 and 406 Mhz. I am installing it in an E-glass plane. What is the mimimum ground plane that will work. The instructions are suggesting that the ground plane radius should be 24" in all directions! The plane is not 4' wide at any point in the fuselage!!? I really don't have much room for this install since I am trying to keep all the antennas inside the plane. Does anyone have a suggestion as to how I can install this antenna or make a half wave that doesn't require a ground plane? Bill B ________________________________ Message 6 _____________________________________ Time: 05:43:08 PM PST US From: "Tim Andres" Subject: RE: AeroElectric-List: Re:Smoke Lucas was the first to invent intermittent wipers....I'm told Tim Andres For those of you out there that own, have owned, may own or have worked on anything British: What are the three positions of a Lucas headlight switch? 1) Dim 2) Flicker 3) and Smoke Now let's not mention Lucas in a aviation newsgroup again...or Microsoft. The blue screen of death takes on a WHOLE new meaning when you MS powered glass screen goes belly-up in the scud. Dale Alexander Trying to build something, probably never finish it... ________________________________ Message 8 _____________________________________ > > > Time: 08:50:01 PM PST US > From: "Sam Hoskins" > Subject: Re: AeroElectric-List: Smoke > > *Positive ground depends upon proper circuit functioning, the > transmission of negative ions by retention of the visible spectral > manifestation known as "smoke". Smoke is the thing that makes electrical > circuits work; we know this to be true because every time one lets the > smoke out of the electrical system, it stops working. This can be > verified repeatedly through empirical testing. ________________________________ Message 7 _____________________________________ Time: 06:38:08 PM PST US Subject: Re: AeroElectric-List: ELT antenna requirements From: "Matt Prather" The ground plane can curve - to some extent following the contour of the fuse. I imagine that if the radiator is in the middle of the fuse and the ground plane wraps very far up the sides, performance will suffer to some extent, though performance may still be acceptable to you. What type of antenna have other builders used? External? Is it possible to install the antenna in the fin? Is it e-glass also? You may be able to install an antenna that looks electrically like a 1/4 wave dipole, but is more physically compact in length (height). How tall is the fin? Regards, Matt- > > > I will be installing the Artex ME406 w/110-773 whip antenna. It > broadcasts > on 121.5 and 406 Mhz. > I am installing it in an E-glass plane. What is the mimimum ground plane > that will work. The instructions are suggesting that the ground plane > radius should be 24" in all directions! The plane is not 4' wide at any > point in the fuselage!!? > I really don't have much room for this install since I am trying to keep > all > the antennas inside the plane. > Does anyone have a suggestion as to how I can install this antenna or make > a > half wave that doesn't require a ground plane? > > Bill B > > ________________________________ Message 8 _____________________________________ Time: 07:52:50 PM PST US Subject: AeroElectric-List: "Shuntless" Ammeter in Diagram Z-16 From: "txpilot" Hello, I am building a Zenith CH701 with a Rotax 912ULS engine. I am using the Z-16 diagram as reference for my electrical system. I purchased a VDO ammeter (no shunt required) from Aircraft Spruce: http://www.aircraftspruce.com/catalog/inpages/vdoammeter.php I am wondering how I can incorporate this into the electrical system to monitor battery output/discharge. Can the ammeter simply be put in between the battery and battery contactor? Thanks, Dan Ginty Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=171146#171146 ________________________________ Message 9 _____________________________________ Time: 07:52:50 PM PST US From: "Robert L. Nuckolls, III" Subject: Re: AeroElectric-List: ELT antenna requirements At 08:36 PM 3/19/2008 -0400, you wrote: > > > I will be installing the Artex ME406 w/110-773 whip antenna. It broadcasts >on 121.5 and 406 Mhz. >I am installing it in an E-glass plane. What is the mimimum ground plane >that will work. The instructions are suggesting that the ground plane >radius should be 24" in all directions! The plane is not 4' wide at any >point in the fuselage!!? >I really don't have much room for this install since I am trying to keep all >the antennas inside the plane. >Does anyone have a suggestion as to how I can install this antenna or make a >half wave that doesn't require a ground plane? The ground plane radials need to be 24" long but not necessarily flat. The easiest way to make this happen is to mount a "patch" of brass sheet (shim stock, sheet stock from hobby shop) about 3" diameter on the inside surface of the skin centered on your antenna location. Copper foil is nice stuff to make radials out of but copper wire will work too. Further, it's easier to find (a 6 foot piece of 12x2 Romex with ground will yield 18' total of 12AWG solid wire). Solder as many 23" pieces of 12AWG wire as you are willing to mess with to the edge of your brass grounding pad at the base of the antenna. Route radials away from antenna following inside contours of skin. Stick each radial to the skin with patches of BID glass and 5 minute epoxy. 4 radials is about the minimum, return on investment of time beyond 8 radials is poor. Recommend you stay with the supplied antenna . . . it may have features that enhance its two-frequency performance. Bob . . . ________________________________ Message 10 ____________________________________ Time: 07:57:58 PM PST US From: "Robert L. Nuckolls, III" Subject: Re: AeroElectric-List: KLN-35(A) pinout.... At 07:25 PM 3/19/2008 -0500, you wrote: > >X-SpamReason %%SpamReason%%: > >Had a gentleman ask me about a pinout for the above after seeing a >reference in >this list and a posting I'd made. It's not in the AeroElectric archives. >Should >be a 15 pin card edge connector. I found it in 'the book' and I've posted it at: http://www.aeroelectric.com/Installation_Data/KLN-35A.pdf Bob . . . ----------------------------------------) ( . . . a long habit of not thinking ) ( a thing wrong, gives it a superficial ) ( appearance of being right . . . ) ( ) ( -Thomas Paine 1776- ) ---------------------------------------- ________________________________ Message 11 ____________________________________ Time: 08:35:47 PM PST US Subject: AeroElectric-List: Re: "Shuntless" Ammeter in Diagram Z-16 From: "txpilot" Never mind. I just reviewed Section 7 and found what I was looking for. I'll try and rearrange the system to the 'classic battery ammeter wiring' shown in Figure 7-11. Thanks anyway. Dan Ginty Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=171156#171156 ________________________________ Message 12 ____________________________________ Time: 09:09:49 PM PST US From: "Richard Girard" Subject: Re: AeroElectric-List: Re:Smoke Tim, How can you have a discussion of electricity without paying homage to Joseph Lucas, the discoverer of the short circuit? :-) Rick On Wed, Mar 19, 2008 at 7:38 PM, Tim Andres wrote: > tim2542@sbcglobal.net> > > Lucas was the first to invent intermittent wipers....I'm told > Tim Andres > > For those of you out there that own, have owned, may own or have worked on > anything British: > > What are the three positions of a Lucas headlight switch? > 1) Dim > 2) Flicker > 3) and Smoke > > Now let's not mention Lucas in a aviation newsgroup again...or Microsoft. > The blue screen of death takes on a WHOLE new meaning when you MS powered > glass screen goes belly-up in the scud. > > Dale Alexander > Trying to build something, probably never finish it... > > ________________________________ Message 8 > _____________________________________ > > > > > > Time: 08:50:01 PM PST US > > From: "Sam Hoskins" > > Subject: Re: AeroElectric-List: Smoke > > > > *Positive ground depends upon proper circuit functioning, the > > transmission of negative ions by retention of the visible spectral > > manifestation known as "smoke". Smoke is the thing that makes electrical > > circuits work; we know this to be true because every time one lets the > > smoke out of the electrical system, it stops working. This can be > > verified repeatedly through empirical testing. > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Other Matronics Email List Services ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Post A New Message aeroelectric-list@matronics.com UN/SUBSCRIBE http://www.matronics.com/subscription List FAQ http://www.matronics.com/FAQ/AeroElectric-List.htm Web Forum Interface To Lists http://forums.matronics.com Matronics List Wiki http://wiki.matronics.com Full Archive Search Engine http://www.matronics.com/search 7-Day List Browse http://www.matronics.com/browse/aeroelectric-list Browse Digests http://www.matronics.com/digest/aeroelectric-list Browse Other Lists http://www.matronics.com/browse Live Online Chat! http://www.matronics.com/chat Archive Downloading http://www.matronics.com/archives Photo Share http://www.matronics.com/photoshare Other Email Lists http://www.matronics.com/emaillists Contributions http://www.matronics.com/contribution ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- These Email List Services are sponsored solely by Matronics and through the generous Contributions of its members.