---------------------------------------------------------- Europa-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Sat 08/16/08: 6 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 12:43 AM - Re: excess volts (josok) 2. 05:12 AM - Re: Garmin (TELEDYNMCS@aol.com) 3. 08:26 AM - Re: roll control tufnol bearings (Richard Collings) 4. 08:58 AM - Dowloading Rotax Manuals (Paul McAllister) 5. 09:23 AM - Re: Dowloading Rotax Manuals (Robert Borger) 6. 10:16 AM - Re: Dowloading Rotax Manuals (Paul McAllister) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 12:43:07 AM PST US Subject: Re: Europa-List: excess volts From: "josok" Difficult to answer this one with so little to go on. It is a bit depending on how and where that voltage is measured. With the standard Rotax gen., even with a faulty regulator, it would not be possible to charge a healthy battery to over 16 V, measured on the battery. What is the not-occasional voltage you are seeing while charging and immediately after engine stop? I suppose you don't have charge/discharge current measuring? I would check in order of probability: The meter (cross check with another voltmeter), the wiring to the regulator, the regulator AND the battery. Regards, Jos Okhuijsen Visit - www.EuropaOwners.org ________________________________ Message 2 _____________________________________ Time: 05:12:14 AM PST US From: TELEDYNMCS@aol.com Subject: Europa-List: Re: Garmin In a message dated 8/16/2008 3:06:02 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, europa-list@matronics.com writes Hi David, Although I'm not familiar with your particular Garmin, I have a Garmin 250XL installed in my Europa. The 250XL has a provision to allow remote toggling of the active and standby COM channels. I would imagine yours does too. I have this feature wired to a button on my left stick. The input requires a momentary ground from the switch on the stick grip to toggle the channels. Early on, my Garmin started doing what you describe, toggling between active and standby channels. It seemed to have a mind of it's own. Turned out that the switch in my Ray Allen stick grip had gone bad. It was intermittently grounding the toggle wire to the Garmin and was causing the errant toggling of the COM channels. If you have your radio wired this way, that could be the culprit. Good luck with this and your trip! Anyway, hope it helps! Regards, John Lawton Whitwell, TN (TN89) N245E - Flying **************Looking for a car that's sporty, fun and fits in your budget? Read reviews on AOL Autos. (http://autos.aol.com/cars-Volkswagen-Jetta-2009/expert-review?ncid=aolaut00030000000007 ) ________________________________ Message 3 _____________________________________ Time: 08:26:26 AM PST US From: "Richard Collings" Subject: Re: Europa-List: roll control tufnol bearings Hi . I was not sure weather to lubricate the tufnol bearings myself so I backed two horses. I made provision to oil both ends by drilling 1mm dia holes into each bearing and a small access hole into the seat back . I didn't oil or grease them [a] because you may not need to and [b] because you will have produced a lot of dust over the remaining build period which mixed with oil could cause the very problem your trying to stop ! ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rowland Carson" Sent: Friday, August 15, 2008 2:09 PM Subject: Europa-List: roll control tufnol bearings > > In connexion with my earlier query about including or not AN960-10L > washers, I've been looking in the archives for postings about the control > system installation, and noticed some recommendations to fit grease > nipples in the Tofnol bearings before assembly to allow later lubrication > with a grease-gun. > > Two questions arise from that: > > 1 - is adding a grease nipple "standard aviation practice" or does it > require a Mod to be raised for a UK build? (I wonder is LAA Engineering > aware of those UK Europas with such grease nipple fitted?) > > 2 - is there any particular type of grease that should be used, or any > that should definetely be avoided, for the Tufnol-aluminium interface? I > tend to favour a water-resistant and anti-corrosive grease (from a yacht > chandler) for slow-moving things like this on my trailer and other exposed > places and would stick with it unless advised not to. The Europa manual > does advise greasing the non-bonded parts of the CS02-CS03-CS04 assembly, > but makes no stipulation as to type, so I infer from that it's not > critical. However, I'd like to know if anyone has found otherwise from > bitter experience. > > regards > > Rowland > -- > > > 270.5.12/1599 - Release Date: 8/7/2008 8:49 PM > > > ________________________________ Message 4 _____________________________________ Time: 08:58:33 AM PST US From: "Paul McAllister" Subject: Europa-List: Dowloading Rotax Manuals Hi all, I have been trying to download the 912 / 914 Illustrated parts catalogue from Rotax-owner.com and I am having some difficulty. Despite having broad band the download time is very long and when I try and save it to disk I get an I/O time out error. Is anyone else having difficulty in downloading from this site, and if so, does anyone know of another site that may be better. Thanks, Paul ________________________________ Message 5 _____________________________________ Time: 09:23:43 AM PST US From: Robert Borger Subject: Re: Europa-List: Dowloading Rotax Manuals Paul, I just downloaded it and saved it. Would you like me to e-mail it to you? Saw you depart KOSH. Sorry I missed you. Great flying, Bob Borger Europa Kit #A221 N914XL, XS Mono, Intercooled 914, Airmaster C/S http://www.europaowners.org/N914XL (99.9% done) Presently fighting gremlins in the instrument panel. 3705 Lynchburg Dr. Corinth, TX 76208 Home: 940-497-2123 Cel: 817-992-1117 On Aug 16, 2008, at 10:57, Paul McAllister wrote: > > > > Hi all, > > I have been trying to download the 912 / 914 Illustrated parts > catalogue from Rotax-owner.com and I am having some difficulty. > Despite having broad band the download time is very long and when I > try and save it to disk I get an I/O time out error. > > Is anyone else having difficulty in downloading from this site, and if > so, does anyone know of another site that may be better. > > Thanks, Paul > > ________________________________ Message 6 _____________________________________ Time: 10:16:00 AM PST US From: "Paul McAllister" Subject: Re: Europa-List: Dowloading Rotax Manuals Bob, I guess it must be 10th time lucky or something but I got it this time around. All the others worked first shot. I missed a big bunch of Europa people at the show. Some how or other we didn't have our act together this year. I think there were 5 Europa's that flew in and I only got to meet up with one of the for any extended period of time. Last year we all met that the homebuilders cabin around 11.00 in the morning, and that worked well. We will have to do that next year so we can all hook up. 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