Europa-List Digest Archive

Tue 01/23/07


Total Messages Posted: 10



Today's Message Index:
----------------------
 
     1. 06:12 AM - Re: Damping grease for nose gear (Sidsel & Svein Johnsen)
     2. 09:20 AM - What is archive search URL ()
     3. 09:27 AM - Re: What is archive search URL (Gilles Thesee)
     4. 12:25 PM - Fuel Gauge calibration (David Joyce)
     5. 01:13 PM - Re: Fuel Gauge calibration (Graham Singleton)
     6. 01:27 PM - Re: Fuel Gauge calibration (Peter Rees)
     7. 01:27 PM - Re: Fuel Gauge calibration (nigel charles)
     8. 01:51 PM - Re: Damping grease for nose gear (Karl Heindl)
     9. 02:39 PM - Re: Damping grease for nose gear (Dean Seitz)
    10. 04:06 PM - Re: Damping grease for nose gear (R.C.Harrison)
 
 
 


Message 1


  • INDEX
  • Back to Main INDEX
  • NEXT
  • Skip to NEXT Message
  • LIST
  • Reply to LIST Regarding this Message
  • SENDER
  • Reply to SENDER Regarding this Message
    Time: 06:12:49 AM PST US
    From: "Sidsel & Svein Johnsen" <sidsel.svein@oslo.online.no>
    Subject: Re: Damping grease for nose gear
    Dean, Do you have a record of what force at the rear endge of the tire is now required to turn the nose wheel around? Regards, Svein LN-SKJ > > It's from Nye Lubricant. I got the sample kit for $60 but only used the > Ultra Heavy PG-44A. Havent had a shimmy since and steers on the ground > much > better than without. > > Dean Seitz > N284A >


    Message 2


  • INDEX
  • Back to Main INDEX
  • PREVIOUS
  • Skip to PREVIOUS Message
  • NEXT
  • Skip to NEXT Message
  • LIST
  • Reply to LIST Regarding this Message
  • SENDER
  • Reply to SENDER Regarding this Message
    Time: 09:20:45 AM PST US
    Subject: What is archive search URL
    From: <rparigor@suffolk.lib.ny.us>
    What is the archive search URL? This is not working: http://www.sarangan.org/europa_forum/2005-10/index.html Thx. Ron Parigoris


    Message 3


  • INDEX
  • Back to Main INDEX
  • PREVIOUS
  • Skip to PREVIOUS Message
  • NEXT
  • Skip to NEXT Message
  • LIST
  • Reply to LIST Regarding this Message
  • SENDER
  • Reply to SENDER Regarding this Message
    Time: 09:27:20 AM PST US
    From: Gilles Thesee <Gilles.Thesee@ac-grenoble.fr>
    Subject: Re: What is archive search URL
    rparigor@suffolk.lib.ny.us a crit : > > What is the archive search URL? > > This is not working: > http://www.sarangan.org/europa_forum/2005-10/index.html > > Have you tried http://www.matronics.com/search ? Best regards, Gilles http://contrails.free.fr


    Message 4


  • INDEX
  • Back to Main INDEX
  • PREVIOUS
  • Skip to PREVIOUS Message
  • NEXT
  • Skip to NEXT Message
  • LIST
  • Reply to LIST Regarding this Message
  • SENDER
  • Reply to SENDER Regarding this Message
    Time: 12:25:55 PM PST US
    From: "David Joyce" <stranfaer@btinternet.com>
    Subject: Fuel Gauge calibration
    We have been trying for a couple of days to calibrate the fuel guage, without much luck :-( When calibrated at full (i.e reading full) when emptied the needle does not move(reads full when empty) Same thing happens in reveres, when calibrated to empty, after filling to brim stil reads empty. System uses two calibration grub screws in unit! Can anyone help? rgds David & Howard G-BWON www.techflyers.com


    Message 5


  • INDEX
  • Back to Main INDEX
  • PREVIOUS
  • Skip to PREVIOUS Message
  • NEXT
  • Skip to NEXT Message
  • LIST
  • Reply to LIST Regarding this Message
  • SENDER
  • Reply to SENDER Regarding this Message
    Time: 01:13:35 PM PST US
    From: Graham Singleton <grahamsingleton@btinternet.com>
    Subject: Re: Fuel Gauge calibration
    David Is it a capacitive sensor? If so if there's any water around it will read full scale. Graham it's a while since I saw your aircraft David Joyce wrote: > > We have been trying for a couple of days to calibrate the fuel guage, > without much luck :-( > > When calibrated at full (i.e reading full) when emptied the needle does > not move(reads full when empty) > Same thing happens in reveres, when calibrated to empty, after filling > to brim stil reads empty. > System uses two calibration grub screws in unit! > > Can anyone help? > > rgds > David & Howard > G-BWON > > www.techflyers.com > > > > > > -- Graham Singleton Tel: +441629820187 Mob: +447739582005


    Message 6


  • INDEX
  • Back to Main INDEX
  • PREVIOUS
  • Skip to PREVIOUS Message
  • NEXT
  • Skip to NEXT Message
  • LIST
  • Reply to LIST Regarding this Message
  • SENDER
  • Reply to SENDER Regarding this Message
    Time: 01:27:38 PM PST US
    From: "Peter Rees" <peter.rees01@tiscali.co.uk>
    Subject: Re: Fuel Gauge calibration
    David Which gauge (and what type of sender) do you have? If you have a capacitive type sender, I presume that you know that they are only calibrated for one type of fuel (avgas / Mogas) - we found that ours showed 3/4 full most of the time when we knew it wasn't. (left it in the tank but not connected - using the float type from Europa with the Stratomaster fuel computer - very pleased now). If you can tell us more detail of your installation, I'm sure someone will have encountered the problem in the past. Peter ----- Original Message ----- From: "David Joyce" <stranfaer@btinternet.com> Sent: Tuesday, January 23, 2007 8:24 PM Subject: Europa-List: Fuel Gauge calibration > <stranfaer@btinternet.com> > > We have been trying for a couple of days to calibrate the fuel guage, > without much luck :-( > > When calibrated at full (i.e reading full) when emptied the needle does > not move(reads full when empty) > Same thing happens in reveres, when calibrated to empty, after filling to > brim stil reads empty. > System uses two calibration grub screws in unit! > > Can anyone help? > > rgds > David & Howard > G-BWON > > www.techflyers.com > > >


    Message 7


  • INDEX
  • Back to Main INDEX
  • PREVIOUS
  • Skip to PREVIOUS Message
  • NEXT
  • Skip to NEXT Message
  • LIST
  • Reply to LIST Regarding this Message
  • SENDER
  • Reply to SENDER Regarding this Message
    Time: 01:27:56 PM PST US
    From: "nigel charles" <nwcmc@tiscali.co.uk>
    Subject: Fuel Gauge calibration
    You do not say what gauging system you have. From your description it sounds like it might be a capacitance type. If so, assuming it is wired correctly, the fault points towards the probe. Make sure there is no short between the inner and outer tubes and confirm that no water has found its way in. As you can adjust the gauge reading through the calibration screws it is unlikely to be at fault. If this doesn't identify the problem try borrowing another probe from someone who is still building. Nigel Charles -----Original Message----- From: owner-europa-list-server@matronics.com [mailto:owner-europa-list-server@matronics.com] On Behalf Of David Joyce Sent: 23 January 2007 20:24 Subject: Europa-List: Fuel Gauge calibration <stranfaer@btinternet.com> We have been trying for a couple of days to calibrate the fuel guage, without much luck :-( When calibrated at full (i.e reading full) when emptied the needle does not move(reads full when empty) Same thing happens in reveres, when calibrated to empty, after filling to brim stil reads empty. System uses two calibration grub screws in unit! Can anyone help? rgds David & Howard G-BWON www.techflyers.com


    Message 8


  • INDEX
  • Back to Main INDEX
  • PREVIOUS
  • Skip to PREVIOUS Message
  • NEXT
  • Skip to NEXT Message
  • LIST
  • Reply to LIST Regarding this Message
  • SENDER
  • Reply to SENDER Regarding this Message
    Time: 01:51:11 PM PST US
    From: "Karl Heindl" <kheindl@msn.com>
    Subject: Re: Damping grease for nose gear
    Svein, It's in the manual, I believe 20 pounds. I found the best method is by trial and error. For testing, I pulled the aircraft by the prop in a slalom line, and it should follow easily. Then a full power taxi run down the runway. If there is shimmy, tighten it a bit more etc. . I don't use special grease and I don't think the pressure on my wheel is more than 3 pounds. Makes taxiing in tight circles so much easier. Karl >From: "Sidsel & Svein Johnsen" <sidsel.svein@oslo.online.no> >To: <europa-list@matronics.com> >Subject: Re: Europa-List: Damping grease for nose gear >Date: Tue, 23 Jan 2007 15:11:30 +0100 > ><sidsel.svein@oslo.online.no> > >Dean, > >Do you have a record of what force at the rear endge of the tire is now >required to turn the nose wheel around? > >Regards, >Svein >LN-SKJ > >> >>It's from Nye Lubricant. I got the sample kit for $60 but only used the >>Ultra Heavy PG-44A. Havent had a shimmy since and steers on the ground >>much >>better than without. >> >>Dean Seitz >>N284A >> > > _________________________________________________________________ Get Hotmail, News, Sport and Entertainment from MSN on your mobile. http://www.msn.txt4content.com/


    Message 9


  • INDEX
  • Back to Main INDEX
  • PREVIOUS
  • Skip to PREVIOUS Message
  • NEXT
  • Skip to NEXT Message
  • LIST
  • Reply to LIST Regarding this Message
  • SENDER
  • Reply to SENDER Regarding this Message
    Time: 02:39:33 PM PST US
    From: "Dean Seitz" <daseitz@cfl.rr.com>
    Subject: Damping grease for nose gear
    Sorry, no I don't have the force. Did not measure it. Dean Seitz -----Original Message----- From: owner-europa-list-server@matronics.com [mailto:owner-europa-list-server@matronics.com] On Behalf Of Sidsel & Svein Johnsen Sent: Tuesday, January 23, 2007 9:12 AM Subject: Re: Europa-List: Damping grease for nose gear <sidsel.svein@oslo.online.no> Dean, Do you have a record of what force at the rear endge of the tire is now required to turn the nose wheel around? Regards, Svein LN-SKJ > > It's from Nye Lubricant. I got the sample kit for $60 but only used the > Ultra Heavy PG-44A. Havent had a shimmy since and steers on the ground > much > better than without. > > Dean Seitz > N284A >


    Message 10


  • INDEX
  • Back to Main INDEX
  • PREVIOUS
  • Skip to PREVIOUS Message
  • NEXT
  • Skip to NEXT Message
  • LIST
  • Reply to LIST Regarding this Message
  • SENDER
  • Reply to SENDER Regarding this Message
    Time: 04:06:17 PM PST US
    From: "R.C.Harrison" <ptag.dev@tiscali.co.uk>
    Subject: Damping grease for nose gear
    Hi! Svein/Karl/Dean Really do recommend you to stick to the correct poundage <(18lb(8kg) to 20lb(9kg) with the wheel clear of the ground> breakout of the castor yoke and never tempt the shimmy, because when it happens it is dramatic and is most likely to disintegrate your nose wheel spat. The new "grease" seemingly is an excellent friction material. However don't in any way overload the castellated nut either. Also IMHO I would in future completely remove the yoke, certainly annually, degrease it and inspect the spindle to yoke fixing. ( it's only held in by loctite and a 1/4" roll pin.) To check the breakout force tie a piece of rope to one side of the axle extend it round the rear of the wheel make a loop on the loose end and hang a spring balance into the loop to pull the rope until the breakout force is reached. Still awaiting the AAIB report on my spindle /yoke coupling failure and I haven't been the only one to have an incident. Regards Bob Harrison. G-PTAG -----Original Message----- From: owner-europa-list-server@matronics.com [mailto:owner-europa-list-server@matronics.com] On Behalf Of Karl Heindl Sent: 23 January 2007 21:50 Subject: Re: Europa-List: Damping grease for nose gear Svein, It's in the manual, I believe 20 pounds. I found the best method is by trial and error. For testing, I pulled the aircraft by the prop in a slalom line, and it should follow easily. Then a full power taxi run down the runway. If there is shimmy, tighten it a bit more etc. . I don't use special grease and I don't think the pressure on my wheel is more than 3 pounds. Makes taxiing in tight circles so much easier. Karl >From: "Sidsel & Svein Johnsen" <sidsel.svein@oslo.online.no> >To: <europa-list@matronics.com> >Subject: Re: Europa-List: Damping grease for nose gear >Date: Tue, 23 Jan 2007 15:11:30 +0100 > ><sidsel.svein@oslo.online.no> > >Dean, > >Do you have a record of what force at the rear endge of the tire is now >required to turn the nose wheel around? > >Regards, >Svein >LN-SKJ > >> >>It's from Nye Lubricant. I got the sample kit for $60 but only used the >>Ultra Heavy PG-44A. Havent had a shimmy since and steers on the ground >>much >>better than without. >> >>Dean Seitz >>N284A >> > > _________________________________________________________________ Get Hotmail, News, Sport and Entertainment from MSN on your mobile. http://www.msn.txt4content.com/




    Other Matronics Email List Services

  • Post A New Message
  •   europa-list@matronics.com
  • UN/SUBSCRIBE
  •   http://www.matronics.com/subscription
  • List FAQ
  •   http://www.matronics.com/FAQ/Europa-List.htm
  • Web Forum Interface To Lists
  •   http://forums.matronics.com
  • Matronics List Wiki
  •   http://wiki.matronics.com
  • 7-Day List Browse
  •   http://www.matronics.com/browse/europa-list
  • Browse Europa-List Digests
  •   http://www.matronics.com/digest/europa-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.

    -- Please support this service by making your Contribution today! --