---------------------------------------------------------- Kitfox-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Tue 03/02/10: 6 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 12:05 AM - Re: Microair M760 radios (Brian Leach) 2. 03:34 AM - Re: Kitfox IV Interior seat covers in blue (rawheels) 3. 05:19 AM - Re: Microair M760 radios (fox5flyer) 4. 08:55 AM - Re: Hobbs Meter (akflyer) 5. 03:52 PM - Re: Re: Microair M760 radios (kirk hull) 6. 09:34 PM - Re: Re: Microair M760 radios (Malcolm Brubaker) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 12:05:28 AM PST US From: "Brian Leach" Subject: Kitfox-List: Re: Microair M760 radios Hi all Further to the continuing saga of my argument with Microair about the radio I bought from them. To cut a long story short I bought a new Microair 760 radio last August, had it installed by a highly qualified radio tech, and the radio failed the first time we turned it on. Microair sent me a "replacement" which turned out to be an old repaired second-hand one so I ended up paying top dollar for an old repaired radio that they had sitting around on the shelf !!! But now for the good news. Previously I had an early model Xcom radio made in 1994 in my Avid but as I had had a few problems with it, when it finally died I thought I would try the Microair as they both fit in the same hole in the dash panel. When the boss of Xcom, Michael Coates, heard about all the problems I was having he sent me a brand new, latest model Xcom radio ABSOLUTELY FREE as a gesture of goodwill !!!!!!!!!!!!! I installed it in my plane before Christmas and have recently flown my Avid the full length of New Zealand, from the top to the bottom, and the Xcom is working perfectly. Xcom radios are now made in the USA by Narco and are a vast improvement on the old Australian made ones and the least I can do is publicly thank Xcom and tell you all what they have done. Brian Leach New Zealand Avid HH Rotax 912 taildragger. ________________________________ Message 2 _____________________________________ Time: 03:34:21 AM PST US Subject: Kitfox-List: Re: Kitfox IV Interior seat covers in blue From: "rawheels" If nobody has older ones to sell, I bet you could get a quote from Kitfox for just the seats. They still sell IV upholstery (page 49 of catalog). -------- Ryan Wheeler Kitfox IV-1200 Indianapolis, IN Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=288891#288891 ________________________________ Message 3 _____________________________________ Time: 05:19:19 AM PST US From: "fox5flyer" Subject: Kitfox-List: Re: Microair M760 radios Good report, Brian. Thanks for sharing it with us. Deke Morisse Mikado Michigan S5/Subaru/CAP 438+ TT (down for annual) Previously Model 2 582 400 Hrs "If you put the federal government in charge of the Sahara Desert, in five years there'd be a shortage of sand." -- Nobel prize-winning economist Milton Friedman (1912-2006) ----- Original Message ----- From: Brian Leach To: avid_flyer@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, March 02, 2010 2:20 AM Subject: Kitfox-List: Re: Microair M760 radios Hi all Further to the continuing saga of my argument with Microair about the radio I bought from them. To cut a long story short I bought a new Microair 760 radio last August, had it installed by a highly qualified radio tech, and the radio failed the first time we turned it on. Microair sent me a "replacement" which turned out to be an old repaired second-hand one so I ended up paying top dollar for an old repaired radio that they had sitting around on the shelf !!! But now for the good news. Previously I had an early model Xcom radio made in 1994 in my Avid but as I had had a few problems with it, when it finally died I thought I would try the Microair as they both fit in the same hole in the dash panel. When the boss of Xcom, Michael Coates, heard about all the problems I was having he sent me a brand new, latest model Xcom radio ABSOLUTELY FREE as a gesture of goodwill !!!!!!!!!!!!! I installed it in my plane before Christmas and have recently flown my Avid the full length of New Zealand, from the top to the bottom, and the Xcom is working perfectly. Xcom radios are now made in the USA by Narco and are a vast improvement on the old Australian made ones and the least I can do is publicly thank Xcom and tell you all what they have done. Brian Leach New Zealand Avid HH Rotax 912 taildragger. ________________________________ Message 4 _____________________________________ Time: 08:55:27 AM PST US Subject: Kitfox-List: Re: Hobbs Meter From: "akflyer" [quote="Pat Reilly"]Len, You said "ac tach", I think you meant hour meter. Is this one different from most? I have an hour meter in my plane hooked up to the ign switch. Isee the one you showed requires 4-40 volts. I imagine most run on 12 volts and somehow this one can handle the high range in voltage and others need a constant 12 volts. Is this correct? Pat Reilly Mod 3 Rebuild Rockford, IL On Thu, Feb 25, 2010 at 11:31 AM, akflyer wrote: > > you can buy an ac tach that hooks into the yellow power wires coming off the stator. It will only run when the engine is running. > > http://www.rotaxparts.net/scripts/prodView.asp?idproduct=447 (http://www.rotaxparts.net/scripts/prodView.asp?idproduct=447) > > I installed one in mine after I left my master on when I was rebuilding it and racked up about 100 hrs before the battery went dead while I was away at work. > > -------- > DO NOT ARCHIVE > Leonard Perry aka SNAKE > Soldotna AK > Avid "C" / Mk IV > 582 (100 hrs and counting on the rebuild) > IVO IFA > Full Lotus 1450 > #1 snake oil salesman since 1-22-2009 > > I would rather die trying to live, than to live trying not to die.... > > > > > Read this topic online here: > > http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=288175#288175 (http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=288175#288175) > > > > > > , > www.matronics.com/Navigator?Kitfox-List" target="_blank">http://www.matronics.com/Navigator?Kitfox-List > ronics.com/" target="_blank">http://forums.matronics.com > Matt Dralle, List Admin. > ==== > > > > -- Pat Reilly Mod 3 582 Rebuild Rockford,IL > [b] My bad I ment AC (as in AC current) hour meter -------- DO NOT ARCHIVE Leonard Perry aka SNAKE Soldotna AK Avid "C" / Mk IV 582 (100 hrs and counting on the rebuild) IVO IFA Full Lotus 1450 #1 snake oil salesman since 1-22-2009 I would rather die trying to live, than to live trying not to die.... Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=288924#288924 ________________________________ Message 5 _____________________________________ Time: 03:52:45 PM PST US From: "kirk hull" Subject: RE: Kitfox-List: Re: Microair M760 radios I have an Xcom in my fox and love it as well. 1 small issue when it was first installed it but xcom sent out another radio before I even had the bad 1 out of the plane. _____ From: owner-kitfox-list-server@matronics.com [mailto:owner-kitfox-list-server@matronics.com] On Behalf Of fox5flyer Sent: Tuesday, March 02, 2010 7:15 AM Subject: Kitfox-List: Re: Microair M760 radios Good report, Brian. Thanks for sharing it with us. Deke Morisse Mikado Michigan S5/Subaru/CAP 438+ TT (down for annual) Previously Model 2 582 400 Hrs "If you put the federal government in charge of the Sahara Desert, in five years there'd be a shortage of sand." -- Nobel prize-winning economist Milton Friedman (1912-2006) ----- Original Message ----- From: Brian Leach Sent: Tuesday, March 02, 2010 2:20 AM Subject: Kitfox-List: Re: Microair M760 radios Hi all Further to the continuing saga of my argument with Microair about the radio I bought from them. To cut a long story short I bought a new Microair 760 radio last August, had it installed by a highly qualified radio tech, and the radio failed the first time we turned it on. Microair sent me a "replacement" which turned out to be an old repaired second-hand one so I ended up paying top dollar for an old repaired radio that they had sitting around on the shelf !!! But now for the good news. Previously I had an early model Xcom radio made in 1994 in my Avid but as I had had a few problems with it, when it finally died I thought I would try the Microair as they both fit in the same hole in the dash panel. When the boss of Xcom, Michael Coates, heard about all the problems I was having he sent me a brand new, latest model Xcom radio ABSOLUTELY FREE as a gesture of goodwill !!!!!!!!!!!!! I installed it in my plane before Christmas and have recently flown my Avid the full length of New Zealand, from the top to the bottom, and the Xcom is working perfectly. Xcom radios are now made in the USA by Narco and are a vast improvement on the old Australian made ones and the least I can do is publicly thank Xcom and tell you all what they have done. Brian Leach New Zealand Avid HH Rotax 912 taildragger. href="http://www.matronics.com/Navigator?Kitfox-List">http://www.matronhref "http://forums.matronics.com">http://forums.matronics.com href="http://www.matronics.com/contribution">http://www.matronics.com/c ________________________________ Message 6 _____________________________________ Time: 09:34:50 PM PST US From: Malcolm Brubaker Subject: Re: Kitfox-List: Re: Microair M760 radios do u stil have the old raid- do u want to sell it to me ? i live in the U S- mal Malcolm Brubaker =0AMichigan Sport =0APilot Repair =0ALSRM-A, PPC, WS =0A(989)513-3022 --- On Tue, 3/2/10, Brian Leach wrote: From: Brian Leach Subject: Kitfox-List: Re: Microair M760 radios =0A=0A =0A =0A=0AHi all=0A-=0AFurther to the continuing saga of my argume nt with =0AMicroair about the radio I bought from them.- To cut a long st ory short I =0Abought a new Microair 760 radio last August, had it installe d by a highly =0Aqualified radio tech, and the radio failed the first time -we turned it =0Aon.=0A-=0AMicroair sent me a "replacement" which-tur ned =0Aout to be an old repaired second-hand one so I-ended up paying top =0Adollar-for an old repaired radio that they had sitting around on the shelf =0A!!! =0A-=0ABut now for the good news.- Previously I had =0Aan early model Xcom radio made in 1994 in my-Avid but as I had had a few =0A problems with it, when it finally died I thought I would try the =0AMicroai r-as they both fit in the same hole in the dash =0Apanel.--=0A-=0AW hen the boss of Xcom, Michael Coates, heard about =0Aall the problems I was having he sent me a brand new, latest model Xcom radio =0AABSOLUTELY FREE as a gesture of goodwill !!!!!!!!!!!!!- I installed it in =0Amy plane bef ore Christmas and have recently flown my Avid the full length of New =0AZea land, from the-top to the bottom, and the Xcom is working =0Aperfectly. - Xcom radios are now made in the USA by Narco and are a vast =0Aimprovem ent on the old Australian made ones and the least I can do is publicly =0At hank Xcom and tell you all what-they have done.=0A-=0ABrian Leach=0ANew Zealand=0AAvid HH Rotax 912 =0Ataildragger.=0A=0A=0A =0A=0A=0A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Other Matronics Email List Services ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Post A New Message kitfox-list@matronics.com UN/SUBSCRIBE http://www.matronics.com/subscription List FAQ http://www.matronics.com/FAQ/Kitfox-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/kitfox-list Browse Digests http://www.matronics.com/digest/kitfox-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.