---------------------------------------------------------- Lightning-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Tue 03/26/13: 4 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 09:41 AM - lst Quarter News letter posted on the Lightning web site (Nick Otterback) 2. 10:49 AM - Re: Re: Unorthodox Tire Balancing (n5pb@AOL.COM) 3. 06:28 PM - Rotec carb (Bernard Melendez, Jr.) 4. 07:25 PM - Re: Unorthodox Tire Balancing (Bill Strahan) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 09:41:50 AM PST US From: "Nick Otterback" Subject: Lightning-List: lst Quarter News letter posted on the Lightning web site The 1st quarter newsletter , an encore presentation of Hangar talk from editor at large Buz Rich, is now posted on our website. Please enjoy the reading. We really need someone to take the controls so to speak on this wonderful source of information. It of course is the voice of Builders/owners/operators of the Lightning design, and needs to continue forward. Thanks again to Buz for an outstanding news letter once again, everyone who enjoys the newsletter owes him a big thanks. Nick Otterback Arion Aircraft LLC R&D Technical Support 931-680-1781 nick@flylightning.net ________________________________ Message 2 _____________________________________ Time: 10:49:15 AM PST US Subject: Re: Lightning-List: Re: Unorthodox Tire Balancing From: n5pb@AOL.COM Bill, That IS cool. how well does it work and what is the cost? Where did you g et it? Bear -----Original Message----- From: Bill Strahan Sent: Mon, Mar 25, 2013 9:39 pm Subject: Lightning-List: Re: Unorthodox Tire Balancing Here's what I'm now using to balance. http://youtu.be/urAY_g2gmGM How cool is that? Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=397056#397056 ________________________________ Message 3 _____________________________________ Time: 06:28:32 PM PST US From: "Bernard Melendez, Jr." Subject: Lightning-List: Rotec carb I can't remember who it was, but someone on this list had (or has?) a Rotec carburetor for a 3300 Jabiru engine that he considered selling at one time. If that is the case, I, or a friend, may be interested. If this person still has it and would consider selling it, please contact me off list at this email address. Thanks. Bernardo ________________________________ Message 4 _____________________________________ Time: 07:25:56 PM PST US Subject: Lightning-List: Re: Unorthodox Tire Balancing From: "Bill Strahan" Two points: First, this idea came from an old R/C prop balancer I had. It was like the magnetic balancer, but was just a shaft, two tapered cones, and the shaft had pointed ends. You just held it very lightly between your fingers. When I saw the magnetic balancer, I adapted that $3 balancer to a magnetic version with some old hard drive magnets and a 2X4. Worked perfectly. This version obviously requires much larger magnets. :) Same idea though. As to prop balancing, no need to bother with a static balance. I have a dnya-vibe and hook that up and run the wires through the heater butterfly box into the cabin so I can take readings at cruise speed and then balance for that specific RPM. When I get it just right, you can tell the increase in vibration on either side of 2850. At that specific RPM it's like glass. I posted another video with some more detail if anyone wants to recreate my balancer setup. http://youtu.be/53mUcjocNUQ If you're near DFW, drop by F69 if you want to borrow it. Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=397150#397150 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Other Matronics Email List Services ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Post A New Message lightning-list@matronics.com UN/SUBSCRIBE http://www.matronics.com/subscription List FAQ http://www.matronics.com/FAQ/Lightning-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/lightning-list Browse Digests http://www.matronics.com/digest/lightning-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.