---------------------------------------------------------- AeroElectric-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Tue 08/18/09: 5 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 09:33 AM - Re: Re: VOM Troubles (Robert L. Nuckolls, III) 2. 09:51 AM - 22awg fusible link (Scott & May Beth Williamson) 3. 10:08 AM - Re: Re: VOM Troubles (Richard Girard) 4. 04:36 PM - Re: Re: VOM Troubles (Kevin Boddicker) 5. 06:13 PM - Re: Calibrating fuel qty gauges (Speedy11@aol.com) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 09:33:49 AM PST US From: "Robert L. Nuckolls, III" Subject: Re: AeroElectric-List: Re: VOM Troubles At 11:22 PM 8/17/2009, you wrote: > >Hey Guys, >Can't say about the batteries you have but the Duracells are not the >battery they used to be. You used to be able to put them into a >piece of equipment and not have to worry about them leaking . . . I've not experienced a leaking incident with flashlight cells in years. I did loose a digital caliper last month because an alkaline button cell leaked . . . but it was a case where the tool was stored for a long time with a discharged cell. Our battery powered devices are working tools that generally don't get stored for long periods of time with dead cells. . . . they were great for meters and cameras, not so any more. I've not detected any 'changes' in these products tendencies to leak in our regular change-out working environment. Has anyone else on the list experienced a messy event with their alkaline cells of any brand? Bob . . . --------------------------------------- ( . . . a long habit of not thinking ) ( a thing wrong, gives it a superficial ) ( appearance of being right . . . ) ( ) ( -Thomas Paine 1776- ) --------------------------------------- ________________________________ Message 2 _____________________________________ Time: 09:51:16 AM PST US From: Scott & May Beth Williamson Subject: AeroElectric-List: 22awg fusible link Hi Bob: Building a Bearhawk; using your written guidance on the electrical system for which I much appreciate. Dynon D180 uses 22awg from shunt to loadmeter and requires fusible links or fuses. Fusible link requires 26awg to be 4 step sizes from 22awg. Having difficulty finding 26awg tefzel after checking BandC, Stein, Spruce. Will 24awg packaged in BandC part FLK-1 provide proper protection? Rather not use in line fuses for this. Also, S700-2-5 switches, wired IAW Z-11 ver. 12 can be used for either two mags or one mag/ one electronic ignition? Thank You for all you do, Scott ________________________________ Message 3 _____________________________________ Time: 10:08:50 AM PST US Subject: Re: AeroElectric-List: Re: VOM Troubles From: Richard Girard Bob, When I had my LSA inspected I found the Duracells in the ELT (dated to 2010) had leaked all over the inside. Later that summer I had a maglite also taken out of commission by some Duracells. In both cases they were D size. That was last year. Except for the new ELT in which I have to, I don't buy Duracell anymore. Going by a study you did a few years back, I buy the chicom batteries at Dollar General. Can't tell you anything about electrical characteristics, but I do know that we've never had one of any size leak. Rick Girard On Tue, Aug 18, 2009 at 8:45 AM, Robert L. Nuckolls, III < nuckolls.bob@aeroelectric.com> wrote: > nuckolls.bob@aeroelectric.com> > > At 11:22 PM 8/17/2009, you wrote: > >> >> Hey Guys, >> Can't say about the batteries you have but the Duracells are not the >> battery they used to be. You used to be able to put them into a piece of >> equipment and not have to worry about them leaking . . . >> > > I've not experienced a leaking incident with > flashlight cells in years. I did loose a digital > caliper last month because an alkaline button cell > leaked . . . but it was a case where the tool was > stored for a long time with a discharged cell. Our > battery powered devices are working tools that generally > don't get stored for long periods of time with dead > cells. > > . . . they were great for meters and cameras, not so any more. > > I've not detected any 'changes' in these products > tendencies to leak in our regular change-out working > environment. Has anyone else on the list experienced > a messy event with their alkaline cells of any brand? > > > Bob . . . > > --------------------------------------- > ( . . . a long habit of not thinking ) > ( a thing wrong, gives it a superficial ) > ( appearance of being right . . . ) > ( ) > ( -Thomas Paine 1776- ) > --------------------------------------- > > ________________________________ Message 4 _____________________________________ Time: 04:36:00 PM PST US From: Kevin Boddicker Subject: Re: AeroElectric-List: Re: VOM Troubles Bob, I had the Duracell D's in my ETL leak also. I had the Batterys.com AA cells leak in my Lowrance 2000C. Had Duracell AA cells swell in my Mag Lite. Had one hell-of-a time shaking it out. Did get it out though. A bit of a mess to clean up, but no apparent damage to any of my devices. Kevin Boddicker Tri Q 200 N7868B 140.6 hours Luana, IA. On Aug 18, 2009, at 8:45 AM, Robert L. Nuckolls, III wrote: > > > At 11:22 PM 8/17/2009, you wrote: >> >> Hey Guys, >> Can't say about the batteries you have but the Duracells are not >> the battery they used to be. You used to be able to put them into >> a piece of equipment and not have to worry about them leaking . . . > > I've not experienced a leaking incident with > flashlight cells in years. I did loose a digital > caliper last month because an alkaline button cell > leaked . . . but it was a case where the tool was > stored for a long time with a discharged cell. Our > battery powered devices are working tools that generally > don't get stored for long periods of time with dead > cells. > > . . . they were great for meters and cameras, not so any more. > > I've not detected any 'changes' in these products > tendencies to leak in our regular change-out working > environment. Has anyone else on the list experienced > a messy event with their alkaline cells of any brand? > > > Bob . . . > > --------------------------------------- > ( . . . a long habit of not thinking ) > ( a thing wrong, gives it a superficial ) > ( appearance of being right . . . ) > ( ) > ( -Thomas Paine 1776- ) > --------------------------------------- > > ________________________________ Message 5 _____________________________________ Time: 06:13:05 PM PST US From: Speedy11@aol.com Subject: AeroElectric-List: Re: Calibrating fuel qty gauges Phillip, Thanks for your response. Your idea may be correct. Not having the vent hole would cause a problem. As I recall, the Princeton senders did have a small (maybe a #40) hole drilled in the side to allow flow. But, I will check photos to see if that is correct. Thanks for the idea. Stan Sutterfield Do not archive Was Said> The Princeton Capacitance Sensors I bought and connected to the AF-3400 EM do not work. I've calibrated them 7 times and they still fluctuate between full and 8 gallons when the tanks are full and fluctuate wildly when less than full. Perhaps I've done something wrong in the calibration - I know most errors are installation or operator errors - but, I tried to follow the AF-3400 instructions accurately.