---------------------------------------------------------- Europa-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Sun 10/23/11: 4 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 01:39 PM - Rotax914+Woodcom high twist+ (ploucandco) 2. 02:07 PM - Re: Rotax914+Woodcom high twist+ (PHILLIPS I) 3. 03:38 PM - Re: Rotax914+Woodcom high twist+ (Carl Pattinson) 4. 05:55 PM - Re: Coax Advice for VHF antenna. (jimpuglise@comcast.net) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 01:39:05 PM PST US Subject: Europa-List: Rotax914+Woodcom high twist+ From: "ploucandco" Hello all, Today afternoon, I tried on My Europa monowheel the new combination of a - ROTAX914 - Woodcomp high twist SR3000/W (like the one of David Joyce) - SmartAvionics constant speed controller Impressive look.... But I only got 5200-5300RPM instead of the expected 5700 in take off mode! I recalibrated the throttle with the ROTAX program, but still had the same result. Any thoughts? Thanks, Jacques Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=355806#355806 ________________________________ Message 2 _____________________________________ Time: 02:07:30 PM PST US Subject: Re: Europa-List: Rotax914+Woodcom high twist+ From: PHILLIPS I hI Jacques I assume you have set up the Smart controller to 5700rpm for climb and also checked the Pitch micro switch rings in manual making sure you can get the fine pitch needed for the higher RPM, A small Allen key grub screw on the rings needs to be slacken and then move the rings just a fraction, re tighten and mark so you can return to the original setting if necessary, Regards Ivor On 23 October 2011 21:35, ploucandco wrote: > > Hello all, > > Today afternoon, I tried on My Europa monowheel the new combination of a > - ROTAX914 > - Woodcomp high twist SR3000/W (like the one of David Joyce) > - SmartAvionics constant speed controller > > Impressive look.... But I only got 5200-5300RPM instead of the expected > 5700 in take off mode! I recalibrated the throttle with the ROTAX program, > but still had the same result. > > Any thoughts? > > Thanks, Jacques > > > Read this topic online here: > > http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=355806#355806 > > ________________________________ Message 3 _____________________________________ Time: 03:38:24 PM PST US From: "Carl Pattinson" Subject: RE: Europa-List: Rotax914+Woodcom high twist+ Hi, Sounds like you need to decrease the fine pitch by about 0.5 degrees to achieve the 5,700 RPM. We had the same problem setting up our Woodcomp propeller. There are two microswitch cams that need adjusting - the main one and the safety backup one (this is normally set up about 1 degree finer than the main one). As Ivor says you need an allen/ hex key to loosen the grub screws that lock the cams in place.(one end of the allen key may need to be ground down to fit into the restricted space between the blades and the backplate). The allen/ hex key needs to be a good fit as the retaining grub screws are loc-tited into place and can take a lot of force to shift. If you tape a digital level to one of the blades its easy to make the necessary adjustment with a fair degree of precision . If you make a ground run once the micro switch stops have been adjusted you should see about 5,400 RPM static on the ground - this should increase to the magic 5,700 on take off. I guess with a 914 you will need to tie the tailplane to a tree (or the towbar on your car) Good luck. Carl C-LABS -----Original Message----- From: owner-europa-list-server@matronics.com [mailto:owner-europa-list-server@matronics.com] On Behalf Of ploucandco Sent: 23 October 2011 21:35 Subject: Europa-List: Rotax914+Woodcom high twist+ Hello all, Today afternoon, I tried on My Europa monowheel the new combination of a - ROTAX914 - Woodcomp high twist SR3000/W (like the one of David Joyce) - SmartAvionics constant speed controller Impressive look.... But I only got 5200-5300RPM instead of the expected 5700 in take off mode! I recalibrated the throttle with the ROTAX program, but still had the same result. Any thoughts? Thanks, Jacques Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=355806#355806 ________________________________ Message 4 _____________________________________ Time: 05:55:06 PM PST US From: jimpuglise@comcast.net Subject: Re: Europa-List: Coax Advice for VHF antenna. Tony- Ditto what others have said. A dipole is the ideal antenna for a glass airp lane. I put mine on the outside edge of my rudder post so that I can get to it if I ever need to. I used an AAE folded dipole, which would be another good answer for you, but the foil dipole as outlined in the book is just fi ne. Be sure to use an SWR bridge to tune it and you will have no problems. In my particular case, the coaxial cable furnished with my kit was garbage. It had an aluminum shield, which is hard to solder to. You need high quali ty 52 ohm coaxial cable. Some versions of RG-58 or certainly, RG-200 will b e just fine. If you go this route, both the center conductor and shield sho uld be multi wire copper, which means it is easy to solder to. Do not use c able that has a single conductor center. It is prone to breaking with vibra tion. Everyone tells me that crimp-on connectors are fine. I am sure they a re, although I don't like them. I wouldn't even put a connector on the foil . Just clean it well and solder the cable directly to it. The rudder post i s an ideal location. Jim Puglise A283, Florda ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tony Renshaw" Sent: Thursday, October 20, 2011 8:23:31 PM Subject: Europa-List: Coax Advice for VHF antenna. Gidday, Ive got a bit of a hybrid, a classic with a few bits of XS thrown in. For e xample I've got a sternpost, premanufactured that I was kindly given, and I am now wondering if this is the structure I should be attaching my vertica l VHF antenna to the front of. Now I've got the Europa kit, with torrodes o r whatever they are called, and a bunch of COAX. I am wondering if anyone h as an opinion on the merits of building up this antenna or whether I should just bin it and use the Z shaped Bob Archer VHF antenna that I also have, and put it on the side of the fuselage? I don't figure it would hurt to giv e it a try, but am unsure if the Europa one is worth building, and if so, k nowing nothing about COAX fittings attachment and being a lousy solderer, d oes anyone have any specific guidance. Thank you in anticipation. 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