---------------------------------------------------------- AeroElectric-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Sun 10/23/11: 2 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 08:01 AM - Re: battery charger (Robert L. Nuckolls, III) 2. 09:07 AM - Re: Tentative Zenith Electrical Design (earl_schroeder@juno.com) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 08:01:15 AM PST US From: "Robert L. Nuckolls, III" Subject: Re: AeroElectric-List: battery charger At 04:12 PM 10/22/2011, you wrote: >Hi Bob >I went to WalMart but none of the chargers had model #s Any other >description ? I have a battery tender now , does the Schumacher unit >offer more options? Schumacher has a very wide range of chargers but I think by now, all offerings will include automatic top-off and maintenance modes. What size charger are you interested in? The 1562 is about a 1.6A machine and looks like this and costs about $20. Emacs! Bob . . . ________________________________ Message 2 _____________________________________ Time: 09:07:26 AM PST US From: "earl_schroeder@juno.com" Subject: Re: AeroElectric-List: Tentative Zenith Electrical Design Interesting discussion... just remember to turn OFF your transponder wit hin 30 miles of Oshkosh if arriving during the annual convention..where one of the highest concentration of aircraft exists in the USA. See and avoid! do not archive ---------- Original Message ---------- From: Andrew Zachar Subject: Re: AeroElectric-List: Tentative Zenith Electrical Design That's fair, but on a regular basis, whether IFR or VFR, we see someone on the TCAS box before ATC alerts us. Sometimes, they're too busy to giv e us the advisory. Having a transponder does not always just provide me access to airspace that requires it. It also allows people to see and avoid me with somethi ng other than their eyes. Also, keep in mind that the�majority 5533;of mid-air collisions don't happen along "major airways," but rathe r in the vicinity of an airport, where many types of aircraft convene.It 's a tool, sometimes operationally required. I'm just pointing out that like landing/taxi/strobe lights, it is sometimes about helping other peo ple see YOU, even though they aren't required. I'll be putting a mode C transponder in my RV-7, but I fully respect your decision not to. Just m aking sure people think of the other side of the transmit/recieve transa ction.-az On Tue, Oct 18, 2011 at 1:50 PM, wrote: Good Afternoon Andrew, � That would be true if the fast mover happens to be an airliner or other large aircraft that is properly equi pped to do so, but very few GA airplanes have that capability. � It is coming, but I feel that most Zenith 610 builders who intend to pi ddle around VFR will not get substantial benefit from a transponder. If the builder wishes to install one, more power to him, but I do not thi nk the degree of additional safety will be worth the trouble. Not sure how most Light Sport Aircraft are flown, but low and slow and away from the major airways are where I would be flying such an aircraft.� ; I have quite a bit of experience in a Legend Cub. It is equipped for IFR flight, though I have not yet had occasion to file for such service , Since it is flown primarily in a high density flight area, I encourag ed the builder to install a transponder as well as an IFR approvable GP S unit. � My Stearman has a transponder because it flies in an ar ea where I think having one is prudent. If I were piddling around out i n the boonies, I would have no radios at all. Who knows, I may even equ ip the Stearman for IFR flight one of these days. Depends on how and wh ere�it is to be used � As I said in the message that start ed this string. It All Depends! � Happy Skies, � Old Bob & #65533; In a message dated 10/18/2011 11:58:48 A.M. Central Daylight Tim e, andrew.d.zachar@gmail.com writes: On Tue, Oct 18, 2011 at 11:26 AM, wrote: Good Morning Bob S. � And in what percentage of the US airspa ce will your Mode C transponder supply traffic information and coll ision avoidance guidance to those fast movers? � Right now , all of it. TCAS provides interrogation from the aircraft in which it is installed. You can be in a mountain valley, and that fast moving a irplane will see you, present your information to him, and provide hi m a traffic advisory or resolution advisory. You won't know about him , but he'll know about you. More here:�http://en.wikipedia.org/w iki/Traffic_collision_avoidance_system �-- Andrew Zachar andrew.d.zachar@gmail.com ist href="http://www.matronics.com/Navigator?AeroElectric-List">http:/ /www.matronics.com/Navigator?AeroElectric-Lists.matronics.com/">http://f orums.matronics.comp://www.matronics.com/contribution">http://www.matron ics.com/contribution ist" target="_blank">http://www.matronics.com/Nav igator?AeroElectric-Listtp://forums.matronics.com_blank">http://www.matr onics.com/contribution -- Andrew Zachar ======================== ======================== ======================== ======================== ======================== ====================== ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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.