---------------------------------------------------------- AeroElectric-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Wed 01/07/09: 13 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 06:01 AM - Re: What's thoughts on Cool Amp? (Ernest Christley) 2. 07:51 AM - Re: Using TurboCad (n85ae) 3. 09:30 AM - Re: Re: Using TurboCad (B Tomm) 4. 10:10 AM - Re: Re: Using TurboCad (Vern Little) 5. 10:25 AM - Re: What's thoughts on Cool Amp? (rparigor@SUFFOLK.LIB.NY.US) 6. 10:26 AM - Re: Re: Using TurboCad (Terry Watson) 7. 10:37 AM - Re: SD-8 self excitation (Etienne Phillips) 8. 11:15 AM - Re: Using TurboCad (Eric M. Jones) 9. 11:26 AM - Re: Re: Using TurboCad (B Tomm) 10. 11:33 AM - Calculating wire guage requirements (John McMahon) 11. 11:45 AM - Re: What's thoughts on Cool Amp? (Ernest Christley) 12. 11:53 AM - Re: Re: Using TurboCad (Bill) 13. 12:11 PM - Re: [Possible SPAM] Re: Re: Using TurboCad (Harley) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 06:01:49 AM PST US From: Ernest Christley Subject: Re: AeroElectric-List: What's thoughts on Cool Amp? rparigor@SUFFOLK.LIB.NY.US wrote: > Do you see a problem depositing about 1/10,000 inch of pure silver on > the areas of buss bar where it will meet tin plated terminals? > No. And there is also no problem with spitting on it and polishing it with your shirt tail. They have the same efficacy, BTW. > > Do you see a problem depositing about 1/10,000 inch of pure silver on > the inside of my buss bypass (picture #31) so it will be ready to > crimp, then solder to copper clad #4 aluminium wire? > Polishing with a bit of 180 grit sandpaper or a pencil eraser would be a better prep for crimping and soldering. What is 1/10,00 of an inch of pure anything supposed to do for you? The copper is still showing through, so you haven't sealed it from environmental oxygen. Soldering is an exercise is dissolving some lead/tin alloy in with the surface of copper. Your 1/10,000" layer of silver just becomes part of the mix. A little flux on the copper before the soldering is going to do more for you and an permeable layer of silver dust. ________________________________ Message 2 _____________________________________ Time: 07:51:13 AM PST US Subject: AeroElectric-List: Re: Using TurboCad From: "n85ae" I use plain old graph paper, with a sharp pencil, and a ruler and some symbol templates and draw electrical drawings REALLY fast! :) Spend more time trying to get software installed and running on my PC, let alone the learning curve to use them, than I can pencil out a light airplane electrical system by hand. Regards, Jeff Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=223341#223341 ________________________________ Message 3 _____________________________________ Time: 09:30:27 AM PST US From: "B Tomm" Subject: RE: AeroElectric-List: Re: Using TurboCad Thanks Jeff, I've been making some headway with TurboCad, but considering the time and frustration level, may go back to paper too. Some entrepreneurial type may want to develop a very simple cad program for homebuilders including preloaded drawings and symbols. Bevan -----Original Message----- From: owner-aeroelectric-list-server@matronics.com [mailto:owner-aeroelectric-list-server@matronics.com] On Behalf Of n85ae Sent: Wednesday, January 07, 2009 7:49 AM Subject: AeroElectric-List: Re: Using TurboCad I use plain old graph paper, with a sharp pencil, and a ruler and some symbol templates and draw electrical drawings REALLY fast! :) Spend more time trying to get software installed and running on my PC, let alone the learning curve to use them, than I can pencil out a light airplane electrical system by hand. Regards, Jeff Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=223341#223341 ________________________________ Message 4 _____________________________________ Time: 10:10:53 AM PST US From: "Vern Little" Subject: Re: AeroElectric-List: Re: Using TurboCad Bevan, have you tried expressPCB's schematic program? It's easy to learn and free. Here's a link to get you started, including my RV-9A schematic http://vx-aviation.com/#Free%20Stuff Vern ----- Original Message ----- From: "B Tomm" Sent: Wednesday, January 07, 2009 9:26 AM Subject: RE: AeroElectric-List: Re: Using TurboCad > > > Thanks Jeff, > > I've been making some headway with TurboCad, but considering the time and > frustration level, may go back to paper too. Some entrepreneurial type > may > want to develop a very simple cad program for homebuilders including > preloaded drawings and symbols. > > Bevan > > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-aeroelectric-list-server@matronics.com > [mailto:owner-aeroelectric-list-server@matronics.com] On Behalf Of n85ae > Sent: Wednesday, January 07, 2009 7:49 AM > To: aeroelectric-list@matronics.com > Subject: AeroElectric-List: Re: Using TurboCad > > > I use plain old graph paper, with a sharp pencil, and a ruler and some > symbol templates and draw electrical drawings REALLY fast! :) > > Spend more time trying to get software installed and running on my PC, let > alone the learning curve to use them, than I can pencil out a light > airplane > electrical system by hand. > > Regards, > Jeff > > > Read this topic online here: > > http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=223341#223341 > > > ________________________________ Message 5 _____________________________________ Time: 10:25:00 AM PST US Subject: Re: AeroElectric-List: What's thoughts on Cool Amp? From: rparigor@SUFFOLK.LIB.NY.US Hi Ernest Thx. for the reply ">> Do you see a problem depositing about 1/10,000 inch of pure silver on >> the areas of buss bar where it will meet tin plated terminals? >> > No. And there is also no problem with spitting on it and polishing it > with your shirt tail. They have the same efficacy, BTW." "The copper is still showing through, so you haven't sealed it from environmental oxygen." The pictures from the I-Phone did not do a very good job taking picture of a shiny object. There is no copper showing through, the silver in fact completely covered the copper. Copper in fact does corrode into a non conductive surface. Silver does not oxidize but will react with sulfides in the air and form silver sulfide, which is a bit unsightly, but none the less conductive. Why are terminals, terminal blocks and terminal block hardware plated? Are you saying that we would be just as well off using lets say ring terminals with no plating, just pure copper and sand contact area before application with 180 grit sandpaper, and the 180 grit sand marks are going to go away because you are going to tighten and mush both surfaces together with no chance that there are areas where the sand marks will allow corrosion to occur and creep into airtight sealed areas?? It's just a matter it's a greater amount of work to sand each contact area? Trying to understand. Sincerely Ron Parigoris ________________________________ Message 6 _____________________________________ Time: 10:26:58 AM PST US From: "Terry Watson" Subject: RE: AeroElectric-List: Re: Using TurboCad I think the simplest program to use for diagramming might be Microsoft's Visio, but it's not cheap. I have been using CAD full-time for over 25 years and I know I could sketch out a diagram faster with pencil and paper, but I would use CAD to make it legible and presentable, just like Bob N. does. Terry -----Original Message----- From: owner-aeroelectric-list-server@matronics.com [mailto:owner-aeroelectric-list-server@matronics.com] On Behalf Of B Tomm Sent: Wednesday, January 07, 2009 9:27 AM Subject: RE: AeroElectric-List: Re: Using TurboCad Thanks Jeff, I've been making some headway with TurboCad, but considering the time and frustration level, may go back to paper too. Some entrepreneurial type may want to develop a very simple cad program for homebuilders including preloaded drawings and symbols. Bevan -----Original Message----- From: owner-aeroelectric-list-server@matronics.com [mailto:owner-aeroelectric-list-server@matronics.com] On Behalf Of n85ae Sent: Wednesday, January 07, 2009 7:49 AM Subject: AeroElectric-List: Re: Using TurboCad I use plain old graph paper, with a sharp pencil, and a ruler and some symbol templates and draw electrical drawings REALLY fast! :) Spend more time trying to get software installed and running on my PC, let alone the learning curve to use them, than I can pencil out a light airplane electrical system by hand. Regards, Jeff Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=223341#223341 ________________________________ Message 7 _____________________________________ Time: 10:37:48 AM PST US Subject: Re: AeroElectric-List: SD-8 self excitation From: Etienne Phillips Sorry, was not on the planet for a month, and missed this! After my own investigation, it seems as though the recently produced regulators are still in need of the work around. I started the engine, and engaged the alternator with the battery offline, and nothing happened. Engaged the battery momentarily, and the alternator supplied the whole electrical system with a sweet 14V from that point on, until the engine was stopped. Again, once the engine was started again the alternator circuit didn't supply power until the battery gave it a jolt. Just to make sure, once the alternator is delivering power, I can remove the battery from the circuit and it continues delivering power quite happily. It's only a once-off initialisation that's needed to get the regulator up and running... Thanks Etienne On 16 Dec 2008, at 4:00 AM, Robert L. Nuckolls, III wrote: > > > At 12:02 PM 12/15/2008, you wrote: >> >> >> Any response? > > Not that I've heard. I don't think B&C has a circuit > designer any more. If they were interested in the > upgrade I think they would have to farm it out. > > > Bob . . . > > ----------------------------------------) > ( . . . a long habit of not thinking ) > ( a thing wrong, gives it a superficial ) > ( appearance of being right . . . ) > ( ) > ( -Thomas Paine 1776- ) > ---------------------------------------- > ________________________________ Message 8 _____________________________________ Time: 11:15:38 AM PST US Subject: AeroElectric-List: Re: Using TurboCad From: "Eric M. Jones" > Bevan, have you tried expressPCB's schematic program? > It's easy to learn and free. > Here's a link to get you started, including my RV-9A schematic > http://vx-aviation.com/#Free%20Stuff > Vern I have to admit that Vern is right. ExpressPCB is stone simple and furthermore send nets and components onto the ExpressPCB PCB program (if you use it for that). I don't think it can be used to down load Z-Diagrams or components, but it is still very simple to learn and very powerful. See: http://www.expresspcb.com/ExpressPCBHtm/Free_cad_software.htm -------- Eric M. Jones www.PerihelionDesign.com 113 Brentwood Drive Southbridge, MA 01550 (508) 764-2072 emjones@charter.net Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=223376#223376 ________________________________ Message 9 _____________________________________ Time: 11:26:42 AM PST US From: "B Tomm" Subject: RE: AeroElectric-List: Re: Using TurboCad Thanks Vern, Looks very easy to use. I made some good headway last night with TurboCad. Pencil and paper hasn't been ruled out yet though. The thing is Bob's drawing 13/8 is very close to what I want to do. All I need to do is modify it to suit. Bevan -----Original Message----- From: owner-aeroelectric-list-server@matronics.com [mailto:owner-aeroelectric-list-server@matronics.com] On Behalf Of Vern Little Sent: Wednesday, January 07, 2009 10:08 AM Subject: Re: AeroElectric-List: Re: Using TurboCad --> Bevan, have you tried expressPCB's schematic program? It's easy to learn and free. Here's a link to get you started, including my RV-9A schematic http://vx-aviation.com/#Free%20Stuff Vern ----- Original Message ----- From: "B Tomm" Sent: Wednesday, January 07, 2009 9:26 AM Subject: RE: AeroElectric-List: Re: Using TurboCad > > > Thanks Jeff, > > I've been making some headway with TurboCad, but considering the time and > frustration level, may go back to paper too. Some entrepreneurial type > may > want to develop a very simple cad program for homebuilders including > preloaded drawings and symbols. > > Bevan > > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-aeroelectric-list-server@matronics.com > [mailto:owner-aeroelectric-list-server@matronics.com] On Behalf Of n85ae > Sent: Wednesday, January 07, 2009 7:49 AM > To: aeroelectric-list@matronics.com > Subject: AeroElectric-List: Re: Using TurboCad > > > I use plain old graph paper, with a sharp pencil, and a ruler and some > symbol templates and draw electrical drawings REALLY fast! :) > > Spend more time trying to get software installed and running on my PC, let > alone the learning curve to use them, than I can pencil out a light > airplane > electrical system by hand. > > Regards, > Jeff > > > Read this topic online here: > > http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=223341#223341 > > > ________________________________ Message 10 ____________________________________ Time: 11:33:40 AM PST US From: "John McMahon" Subject: AeroElectric-List: Calculating wire guage requirements A simple question .... On a composite aircraft, with aft battery and a long run to a panel ground in front how much of the wire length is considered in determining wire size? Is it only the length from the buss to the unit to the ground point or must the length of the #2 welding wire from the ground point back to the battery be included in the calculation? If I've learned anything from the Connection and this List, I think that the #2 length would be excluded due to its much greater capacity. Right or wrong? ________________________________ Message 11 ____________________________________ Time: 11:45:15 AM PST US From: Ernest Christley Subject: Re: AeroElectric-List: What's thoughts on Cool Amp? rparigor@SUFFOLK.LIB.NY.US wrote: > > Hi Ernest > > Thx. for the reply > > ">> Do you see a problem depositing about 1/10,000 inch of pure silver on > >>> the areas of buss bar where it will meet tin plated terminals? >>> >>> >> No. And there is also no problem with spitting on it and polishing it >> with your shirt tail. They have the same efficacy, BTW." >> > > "The copper is still showing through, so you haven't sealed it from > environmental oxygen." > > The pictures from the I-Phone did not do a very good job taking picture of > a shiny object. There is no copper showing through, the silver in fact > completely covered the copper. > > Believe it or not, your iPhone most likely did a better job of showing the true state of affairs than your eyes 8*) Our eyes tend to spread shiny and make it appear to cover more area than it actually does. It's hard to "see through" the shiny. That's why we test the silver coat on our fabric with a light bulb. Make a sample of copper scrap, coated halfway along the length. Hang it in your shower or other hot/humid environment for a few months. If there is anything more than minor differences in the corrosion rate, I'll send you a new dollar. > Copper in fact does corrode into a non conductive surface. Silver does not > oxidize but will react with sulfides in the air and form silver sulfide, > which is a bit unsightly, but none the less conductive. > > Which would be a great argument for silver plating. Real silver plating. Where ALL the copper is protected, not just enough to fool the human eye into thinking that it is all covered. > Why are terminals, terminal blocks and terminal block hardware plated? > > It is cheap to have a machine do the plating in an industrial setting. Much cheaper than even a few returned items due to a Chinese subsistence day-laborers failing to tighten a screw properly. Much cheaper than having to have the day-laborer clean the contacts after they sat in a humid warehouse for several years. It is also prettier, and makes storage and future changes less problematic (ie, you don't have to clean the terminals every time you move wires around). Still, there is a big difference between a process controlled plating process, and wiping on some silver dust with a damp cloth. There is a lot of energy pumped into a plating machine to insure that the nickel is properly bonded to the copper. Where is the energy to make sure the silver dust bonds? > Are you saying that we would be just as well off using lets say ring > terminals with no plating, just pure copper and sand contact area before > application with 180 grit sandpaper, and the 180 grit sand marks are going > to go away because you are going to tighten and mush both surfaces > together with no chance that there are areas where the sand marks will > allow corrosion to occur and creep into airtight sealed areas?? It's just > a matter it's a greater amount of work to sand each contact area? > Yes. But it is no more work than wiping on the magic potion. Copper is soft, and mushes easily. Under the entire ring terminal, you only need as much surface area to be in intimate contact as the cross-sectional area of the wire to maintain the same line resistance. Remove a few properly torqued screw from plain copper ring terminals and see how much deformation there is. Hint: there' s a LOT. Also note how the area under the fastener is bright and shiny, while the outside edges are gunky and corroded. My rotary engine uses copper seals under banjo fittings, because it will deform and seal up air tight. Lycoming spark plugs use a copper washer for the same reason. No silver dust needed. Make no mistake. I don't think the silver dust will do any harm. But from my experience, I can't believe that it is more than a tedious exercise with no payback. ________________________________ Message 12 ____________________________________ Time: 11:53:24 AM PST US From: "Bill" Subject: Re: AeroElectric-List: Re: Using TurboCad Vern I downloaded expressSCH It looks like something I can handle. I also downloaded the symbols library, but am not able to open it. Tells me that I don't have a program associated with it. And it doesn't tell me what the format is. any ideas? Bill > > > Bevan, have you tried expressPCB's schematic program? > It's easy to learn and free. > > Here's a link to get you started, including my RV-9A schematic > http://vx-aviation.com/#Free%20Stuff > > Vern ________________________________ Message 13 ____________________________________ Time: 12:11:52 PM PST US From: Harley Subject: Re: [Possible SPAM] Re: AeroElectric-List: Re: Using TurboCad Bill... It sounds like you are trying to open the symbols library and view the files from Windows...they should be accessed from within ExpressSCH, after you've started the program. However, if you really want to click on a symbol and THEN have that click open the program to view the symbol, you can set Windows Explorer up to do that through the Tools>Folder Options>File Types setting. Pick the file extension, and then assign the program that you want to work with it. Windows will then open the program first, then load the symbol. Now if you are using Vista (I don't), then ignore all of the above...it may be selectable as I stated, or may not. Harley ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Bill wrote: > > Vern I downloaded expressSCH It looks like something I can handle. > I also downloaded the symbols library, but am not able to open it. > Tells me that I don't have a program associated with it. And it > doesn't tell me what the format is. any ideas? Bill > > >> >> >> Bevan, have you tried expressPCB's schematic program? >> It's easy to learn and free. >> >> Here's a link to get you started, including my RV-9A schematic >> http://vx-aviation.com/#Free%20Stuff >> >> Vern > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > Agelesswings certifies that no virus is in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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.