---------------------------------------------------------- AeroElectric-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Thu 11/01/12: 11 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 0. 12:10 AM - PLEASE READ - Matronics Email List Fund Raiser During November! (Matt Dralle) 1. 06:57 AM - Re: Re: vhf transponder interference (Robert L. Nuckolls, III) 2. 12:38 PM - Bench power supply (Robert L. Nuckolls, III) 3. 12:57 PM - Re: Bench power supply (Daniel Hooper) 4. 01:05 PM - Re: Bench power supply (Robert Borger) 5. 01:18 PM - Re: vhf transponder interference (jappie) 6. 01:19 PM - Re: Bench power supply (Robert L. Nuckolls, III) 7. 02:26 PM - Re: Re: vhf transponder interference (Robert L. Nuckolls, III) 8. 02:50 PM - Walmart battery charger. (Robert L. Nuckolls, III) 9. 04:06 PM - Re: Walmart battery charger. (James Robinson) 10. 04:57 PM - 912iS paper (Jan de Jong) ________________________________ Message 0 _____________________________________ Time: 12:10:45 AM PST US From: Matt Dralle Subject: AeroElectric-List: PLEASE READ - Matronics Email List Fund Raiser During November! Dear Listers, Each November I hold a PBS-like fund raiser to support the continued operation and upgrade of the Email List and Fourm Services at Matronics. It's through solely through the Contributions of List members that these Matronics Lists are possible. 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All three methods afford you the opportunity to select one of this year's free gifts with a qualifying Contribution amount!! To make your Contribution, please visit the secure site: http://www.matronics.com/contribution I would like to thank everyone in advance for their generous financial AND moral support over the years! Thank you for your support! Matt Dralle Matronics Email List Administrator RV-4/RV-6/RV-8 Builder/Rebuilder/Pilot ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 06:57:51 AM PST US From: "Robert L. Nuckolls, III" Subject: Re: AeroElectric-List: Re: vhf transponder interference At 04:52 PM 10/31/2012, you wrote: > >thank you Bob > >I've also found on "Google" that I should have a Notch filter >installed, as per Garmin, which I don't have.... > >I bought the plane 9 years ago as is.... > >I will check the coax cable during winter maintenance. > >JP > Can you point me to the website that recommends/offers this 'notch filter'? Bob . . . ________________________________ Message 2 _____________________________________ Time: 12:38:23 PM PST US From: "Robert L. Nuckolls, III" Subject: AeroElectric-List: Bench power supply Still digging through moving boxes . . . Ran across a power supply I bought a few years ago for a client project. This was a second supply kept on hand as a spare. http://tinyurl.com/abhch37 This critter is still in the original plastic bag. That project has long since been put to bed so I'm offering it first to List members for $100 priority mail postage paid to US address. If nobody wants it, I'll put it up on eBay in a week or so . . . earliest 'postmark' takes it. Bob . . . ________________________________ Message 3 _____________________________________ Time: 12:57:32 PM PST US Subject: Re: AeroElectric-List: Bench power supply From: Daniel Hooper That would be great for my lab. Does it do 10A all the way to 30V? --Daniel On Nov 1, 2012, at 2:37 PM, "Robert L. Nuckolls, III" wrote: > > Still digging through moving boxes . . . > > Ran across a power supply I bought a few years ago > for a client project. This was a second supply kept > on hand as a spare. > > http://tinyurl.com/abhch37 > > This critter is still in the original plastic bag. > > That project has long since been put to bed so I'm > offering it first to List members for $100 priority > mail postage paid to US address. > > If nobody wants it, I'll put it up on eBay in a week > or so . . . earliest 'postmark' takes it. > > > > Bob . . . > > > > ________________________________ Message 4 _____________________________________ Time: 01:05:24 PM PST US Subject: Re: AeroElectric-List: Bench power supply From: Robert Borger Bob, I'll take it off your hands. Should I send a check? Blue skies & tailwinds, Bob Borger Europa XS Tri, Rotax 914, Airmaster C/S Prop. Little Toot Sport Biplane, Lycoming Thunderbolt AEIO-320 EXP 3705 Lynchburg Dr. Corinth, TX 76208-5331 Cel: 817-992-1117 rlborger@mac.com On Nov 1, 2012, at 2:37 PM, "Robert L. Nuckolls, III" wrote: Still digging through moving boxes . . . Ran across a power supply I bought a few years ago for a client project. This was a second supply kept on hand as a spare. http://tinyurl.com/abhch37 This critter is still in the original plastic bag. That project has long since been put to bed so I'm offering it first to List members for $100 priority mail postage paid to US address. If nobody wants it, I'll put it up on eBay in a week or so . . . earliest 'postmark' takes it. Bob . . . ________________________________ Message 5 _____________________________________ Time: 01:18:56 PM PST US Subject: AeroElectric-List: Re: vhf transponder interference From: "jappie" This is a .pdf file: installation manual for Garmin 250 XL page 9 & 10 Notch filter required, but I understand that it if for GPS interference, not my problem, but still say I need it anyway. JP http://trackeraff.com/IAS/manuals/Garmin/GNC%20250/156_InstallationManual.pdf Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=386519#386519 ________________________________ Message 6 _____________________________________ Time: 01:19:27 PM PST US From: "Robert L. Nuckolls, III" Subject: Re: AeroElectric-List: Bench power supply At 03:04 PM 11/1/2012, you wrote: > >Bob, > >I'll take it off your hands. Should I send a check? Thanks! I've sent you a PayPal invoice Bob . . . ________________________________ Message 7 _____________________________________ Time: 02:26:45 PM PST US From: "Robert L. Nuckolls, III" Subject: Re: AeroElectric-List: Re: vhf transponder interference At 03:18 PM 11/1/2012, you wrote: > >This is a .pdf file: installation manual for Garmin 250 XL > >page 9 & 10 Notch filter required, but I understand that it if for >GPS interference, not my problem, but still say I need it anyway. > >JP Okay. The GPS signal radiated by satellites is VERY small. At the same time, your VHF transmitter is designed to transmit most strongly in the 118 to 135 range, a range that brackets 131.285. The 12th harmonic of this frequency falls on the GPS center frequency of 1.57542 Ghz. A check you can make first is to see how transmissions on frequence adjacent to the 'rosewood stake' affects GPS performance. Watch GPS signal strengths while keying the transmitter on say on all the notches between 131.2 and 131.35. See if the signal strengths degrade to causing the GPS to loose track. If so, try the VHF comm frequencies down to day 131 and up to 132 . . . how close CAN you be to the rosewood stake and not affect the GPS. Then count how many times you've used frequencies in that range and further, asses the risk to comfortable conduct of the flight if you DO happen to whack the GPS signal on occasion. I've flown a lot of GPS aided miles and never noticed a loss of nav data event. Even if it had occurred, I might not have noticed it. I think it's a good thing to be aware of . . . and watch for . . . but not sure it's worth the price of this notch filter. That assumes that it costs more than $0.50 and the top off a box of Wheaties. If you find that you don't have noteworthy interference, let us know what you find. I've been aware of the potential for this issue but I can't recall it rising up in conversations at HBC. Wayyyyy back when, we had some problems with signals radiated from the RECEIVER oscillators interfering with GPS. That required fabrication of a shield screen to stack between the two radios. Bob . . . ________________________________ Message 8 _____________________________________ Time: 02:50:16 PM PST US From: "Robert L. Nuckolls, III" Subject: AeroElectric-List: Walmart battery charger. At 04:39 PM 10/31/2012, you wrote: >Hi Bob >Is the small Walmart battery tender a good deal. It is quite a bit >less expensive than the battery tender brand, Your opinion? >Jim Robinson As Neal notes, the one we've discussed her on the List (Schumacher 1562) is a great performer. I've got two of them. For $20 the value is inarguable. Bob . . . ________________________________ Message 9 _____________________________________ Time: 04:06:33 PM PST US Subject: Re: AeroElectric-List: Walmart battery charger. From: James Robinson Thanks Bob Sent from my iPad On Nov 1, 2012, at 4:49 PM, "Robert L. Nuckolls, III" wrote: > > At 04:39 PM 10/31/2012, you wrote: >> Hi Bob >> Is the small Walmart battery tender a good deal. It is quite a bit less expensive than the battery tender brand, Your opinion? >> Jim Robinson > > > > As Neal notes, the one we've discussed her on the > List (Schumacher 1562) is a great performer. I've > got two of them. For $20 the value is inarguable. > > > > Bob . . . > > > > ________________________________ Message 10 ____________________________________ Time: 04:57:01 PM PST US From: Jan de Jong Subject: AeroElectric-List: 912iS paper (copied from RotaxEngines list) Those interested in the design of the 912iS may want to buy SAE paper nr 2012-32-0049. By 3 Rotax engineers and recently presented at an SAE conference. It costs $23 and can only be printed, during 24 hours, not saved. Some of the figures need to be printed separately to make some very small print readable (primitive but working procedure: zoom to maximise on screen, copy screen to clipboard, paste into picture viewer like Irfanview, crop in picture viewer and print/save). I found it interesting. A lot of questions were answered, quite a few remain. 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