---------------------------------------------------------- Europa-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Fri 03/11/16: 1 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 12:40 AM - Re: Smart Ass Ordered (Richard Lamprey) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 12:40:52 AM PST US Subject: Europa-List: Re: Smart Ass Ordered From: "Richard Lamprey" Bit late on this one, but on my monowheel in Kenya I have fitted the microswitch in the retract bay, and the contact plate on the LG08(L). The contact plate only contacts the switch when the LG08 is overcentre, and in contact with the pad on the landing gear mounting frame; and therefore when the whole system is properly locked. A green light is activated on the panel to show gear locked. A microswitch on the retraction lever or in the gate only tell you when the retraction lever is in the gate; any slack in the system, and the lever might be in the gate, but the LG08 is not overcentre. It all works fine, except when the microswitch got covered in wildebeest crap, landing on a bush strip in the annual Serengeti/ Mara wildebeest migration... Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=453656#453656 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 Full Archive Search Engine http://www.matronics.com/search 7-Day List Browse http://www.matronics.com/browse/europa-list Browse 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.