---------------------------------------------------------- Pietenpol-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Sat 10/31/15: 5 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 06:20 AM - Re: Finally on the Gear! (M W Stanley) 2. 09:02 AM - Re: TC Piet progress (oldbird) 3. 07:26 PM - Re: Re: TC Piet progress (Ray Krause) 4. 08:09 PM - Re: TC Piet progress (taildrags) 5. 09:53 PM - Re: Re: TC Piet progress (Ray Krause) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 06:20:42 AM PST US From: "M W Stanley" Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: Finally on the Gear! Hi Jack, Looking good there! I think your workshop also looks good! Keep up the great work. Cheers Mark Stanley Japan Do not archive From: Jack Textor Sent: Saturday, October 31, 2015 9:23 AM Subject: Pietenpol-List: Finally on the Gear! Kind of fun times! Long way to go. Jack Textor West Des Moines, IA 515-490-5177 ________________________________ Message 2 _____________________________________ Time: 09:02:27 AM PST US Subject: Pietenpol-List: Re: TC Piet progress From: "oldbird" Finally, I epoxied the firewall in place. If all goes well, I am planning to epoxy the 6mm (1/4") bottom ply tomorrow. In the factory where I work, I am making the landing gear. More about that later. Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=448421#448421 Attachments: http://forums.matronics.com//files/img_2996_medium_149.jpg ________________________________ Message 3 _____________________________________ Time: 07:26:35 PM PST US From: Ray Krause Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: Re: TC Piet progress Old bird, I hope you don't regret having epoxied it on. I bolted mine on so I can remo ve it. Also have a 10" X 10" hatch in it so I can access the stuff down ther e. I'm too old to crawl down through the cockpit. I figure I can pull the en gine and mount off in just a few minutes. I got stuck in my Waiex one time w hen no one was there to help! Sure made me feel stupid...and old! P Sent from my iPad > On Oct 31, 2015, at 9:00 AM, oldbird wrote: > > > Finally, I epoxied the firewall in place. If all goes well, I am planning t o epoxy the 6mm (1/4") bottom ply tomorrow. In the factory where I work, I a m making the landing gear. More about that later. > > > > > Read this topic online here: > > http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=448421#448421 > > > > > Attachments: > > http://forums.matronics.com//files/img_2996_medium_149.jpg > > > > ========================== ========= ========================== ========= ========================== ========= ========================== ========= > > >
________________________________ Message 4 _____________________________________ Time: 08:09:33 PM PST US Subject: Pietenpol-List: Re: TC Piet progress From: "taildrags" Ray: interesting to see the barrier strip for wiring on your firewall. I have a similar setup, but fewer wires. Picture here: http://www.flysquirrel.net/piets/engine/A75final002.jpg I have a grounding stud on the metal firewall, lock-nutted both sides of the metal, and I landed the braided shields of the ignition switch wires on the barrier strip and then a common ground to the stud. I ran a flexible braided grounding strap from the engine block to the same stud so everything should be at the same ground potential. I don't have ignition noise on the radio, so it must be doing some good. In the picture there is a piece of blue tape (temporary) on the firewall just below the terminal strip where I marked all the wires when I was doing the hookup. Also in that photo on my webpage, note that I attempted to fabricate the metal firewall in two sections joined by a conventional standing seam. The intent was to make the lower section removable to give me easier access to the area under the fuel tank and up by the passenger's rudder pedals, but I didn't think far enough ahead and when everything was mounted, it became evident that I needed to trim the firewall around the lower engine mounts and cowling mount 'horns', but by then it was too late and the lower section of the firewall was as locked in as the rest of it is. I guess I could go back and trim around the engine mounts and anything else that captures that section of the firewall, but a certain amount of laziness has set in. I still have it in me to crawl down into the front cockpit when I have to, although it's no fun and I too have almost gotten myself stuck down in there. Then I remembered the movie "127 Hours" and made a tremendous effort to get myself out of there quickly before I had to cut something off to get back out ;o) -------- Oscar Zuniga Medford, OR Air Camper NX41CC "Scout" A75 power Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=448431#448431 ________________________________ Message 5 _____________________________________ Time: 09:53:57 PM PST US From: Ray Krause Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: Re: TC Piet progress Oscar, Although I have a 12V battery, I have no starter, generator or "electrical system"; so no ELT needed (?). The strip looks more complicated than it is because I have and old style mag switch that I use as a "master switch" to power the strip. All the battery does is power the oil pressure and temp gauges and a cigarette lighter outlet on the panel. The gauges were sent to me by mistake when I ordered mechanical gauges, so I just used them. So the mag switches and the OT and OP gauges are all that are connected from the bar strip to the engine. Of course, there is the ground lug. I think the ground for the Eisemann mags is separate from the ground for the OT, OP and cig lighter which will be used for the radio....I hope. To pull the engine I just have to disconnect four wires from the bar strip, the throttle and carb heat cable and the fuel line. Then remove the four motor mount bolts from the fuselage and hoist the engine off. This will only be necessary if I can't fix the problem through the hole in the firewall (which is covered by the battery box). The "best laid plans of men....." It might all work about as well as your firewall plan! Thanks for the comments. That's what makes this forum so much fun! Ray Krause Almost finished taping the last wing half on the SkyScout. Sent from my iPad > On Oct 31, 2015, at 8:09 PM, taildrags wrote: > > > Ray: interesting to see the barrier strip for wiring on your firewall. I have a similar setup, but fewer wires. Picture here: > > http://www.flysquirrel.net/piets/engine/A75final002.jpg > > I have a grounding stud on the metal firewall, lock-nutted both sides of the metal, and I landed the braided shields of the ignition switch wires on the barrier strip and then a common ground to the stud. I ran a flexible braided grounding strap from the engine block to the same stud so everything should be at the same ground potential. I don't have ignition noise on the radio, so it must be doing some good. In the picture there is a piece of blue tape (temporary) on the firewall just below the terminal strip where I marked all the wires when I was doing the hookup. > > Also in that photo on my webpage, note that I attempted to fabricate the metal firewall in two sections joined by a conventional standing seam. The intent was to make the lower section removable to give me easier access to the area under the fuel tank and up by the passenger's rudder pedals, but I didn't think far enough ahead and when everything was mounted, it became evident that I needed to trim the firewall around the lower engine mounts and cowling mount 'horns', but by then it was too late and the lower section of the firewall was as locked in as the rest of it is. I guess I could go back and trim around the engine mounts and anything else that captures that section of the firewall, but a certain amount of laziness has set in. I still have it in me to crawl down into the front cockpit when I have to, although it's no fun and I too have almost gotten myself stuck down in there. Then I remembered the movie "127 Hours" and made a tremendous effort to get myself out of! > there quickly before I had to cut something off to get back out ;o) > > -------- > Oscar Zuniga > Medford, OR > Air Camper NX41CC "Scout" > A75 power > > > > > Read this topic online here: > > http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=448431#448431 > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Other Matronics Email List Services ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Post A New Message pietenpol-list@matronics.com UN/SUBSCRIBE http://www.matronics.com/subscription List FAQ http://www.matronics.com/FAQ/Pietenpol-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/pietenpol-list Browse Digests http://www.matronics.com/digest/pietenpol-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.