---------------------------------------------------------- RV-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Tue 10/16/07: 9 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 03:52 AM - Re: PC-680 Follow-up (Scott) 2. 04:07 AM - Re: PC-680 Follow-up (Kyle Boatright) 3. 05:58 AM - Re: PC-680 Follow-up (linn Walters) 4. 07:49 AM - Re: Fuel Flow Sensor (Bob) 5. 09:18 AM - Re: RV7A near Dayton, OH? (Dan Brown) 6. 09:40 AM - Re: Fuel Flow Sensor (Randy Lervold) 7. 11:04 AM - Re: Fuel Flow Sensor (Paul Rice) 8. 11:10 AM - Intersection Fairings (James H Nelson) 9. 05:44 PM - Re: Intersection Fairings (sportypilot) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 03:52:28 AM PST US From: Scott Subject: Re: RV-List: PC-680 Follow-up Oh, absolutely...I forgot to mention that was at no load. 12.6V with some load on it seems reasonable to me (that's what I usually see on my battery I use when I take my ham radio gear portable "in the field")...We have a handheld load tester at work...looks like something that would be bought at an auto parts store. I assume it is a high wattage resistor that puts a load on the battery and you keep it on for a certain period of time and watch the meter on it. If it stays in the green area, the battery is "good"... Scott http://corbenflyer.tripod.com/ Gotta Fly or Gonna Die Building RV-4 (Super Slow Build Version) Rob Prior wrote: > >On 18:02 2007-10-15 Scott wrote: > > >>13.2 Volts is considered a full charge on a standard lead-acid >>battery. >> >> > >This is true, but keep in mind that 13.2 is at zero load. If you are >reading the voltage by turning on your electrical system and reading the >number off your volt meter, I wouldn't be surprised if there is enough in >your system to draw the voltage down somewhat. 12.6 seems pretty much in >the ballpark. > >-Rob > > > > ________________________________ Message 2 _____________________________________ Time: 04:07:57 AM PST US From: "Kyle Boatright" Subject: Re: RV-List: PC-680 Follow-up ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rob Prior" Sent: Tuesday, October 16, 2007 1:36 AM Subject: Re: RV-List: PC-680 Follow-up > > On 18:02 2007-10-15 Scott wrote: >> 13.2 Volts is considered a full charge on a standard lead-acid >> battery. > > This is true, but keep in mind that 13.2 is at zero load. If you are > reading the voltage by turning on your electrical system and reading the > number off your volt meter, I wouldn't be surprised if there is enough in > your system to draw the voltage down somewhat. 12.6 seems pretty much in > the ballpark. > > -Rob I saw between 12.6 and 12.8 at zero load. (Measured at the "always hot" aux power plug). With the system charging at 14.2+ volts, what does this tell me? KB ________________________________ Message 3 _____________________________________ Time: 05:58:24 AM PST US From: linn Walters Subject: Re: RV-List: PC-680 Follow-up Scott wrote: > > Oh, absolutely...I forgot to mention that was at no load. 12.6V with > some load on it seems reasonable to me (that's what I usually see on > my battery I use when I take my ham radio gear portable "in the > field")...We have a handheld load tester at work...looks like > something that would be bought at an auto parts store. I assume it is > a high wattage resistor that puts a load on the battery and you keep > it on for a certain period of time and watch the meter on it. If it > stays in the green area, the battery is "good"... And available reasonably inexpensive at Harbor Freight. I have HFs trickle chargers with a desulfator to float charge batteries when not in use for extended periods. I figure that if I get twice the life out of a battery this way, the first battery I save pays for the charger/desulfator. I've only 'recovered' one battery that failed the load test. It seems that prevention goes a real long way to extending the battery's life. Sealed batteries (the no maintenance kind like gel cells) suffer from lack of water over time rather than plate damage. I've bored holes in the tops of gel cells to be able to add water (after they're 'bad') with really good results. These batteries go into the lawnmower or my mogas caddy ..... where failure doesn't really impact my day. And, why we're here, your batteries that sit on the firewall suffer vibration damage more than the ones mounted behind the pass compartment. Dynamic balancing of prop/engine goes a long way to extending the life of almost everything on your airplane. Linn do not archive > > > Scott > http://corbenflyer.tripod.com/ > Gotta Fly or Gonna Die > Building RV-4 (Super Slow Build Version) ________________________________ Message 4 _____________________________________ Time: 07:49:38 AM PST US From: Bob Subject: Re: RV-List: Fuel Flow Sensor Don Rivera at Air Flow Performance recommends placing the sensor between the fuel servo and the flow divider. In most cases this would mount the sensor vertically. I questioned him about this and he said, he tested it and it really makes no difference. I like the idea, because it seems to be the easiest solution. But, at this time, I do not have a need for a fuel flow data so I have not installed one. Bob RV6 "Wicked Witch of the West" At 07:15 PM 10/15/07, you wrote: > >Hello, > >I am trying to find a suitable location for my fuel flow sensor >between the fuel pump and the Bendix injector (between the injector >and flow divider is out of the question) on my Lycoming AEIO-540, At >the moment the simplest location has the sensor longitudinally >angled downward at about 40 deg angle (the outlet being lower than >the inlet). This location also ensures a straight line prior to the >inlet. I've read on previous post that it is better to have the >sensor level, how critical is this? > >Thanks >Vic > > >Read this topic online here: > >http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=140177#140177 > > ________________________________ Message 5 _____________________________________ Time: 09:18:17 AM PST US From: Dan Brown Subject: Re: RV-List: RV7A near Dayton, OH? Quoting Bobby Hester : > You need to join this group. There are alot of RV's around you. > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/OhioValleyRVators/ Thanks to you and Dana for the pointer; I'll check them out! -- Dan Brown, KE6MKS, dan@familybrown.org "Since all the world is but a story, it were well for thee to buy the more enduring story rather than the story that is less enduring." -- The Judgment of St. Colum Cille ________________________________ Message 6 _____________________________________ Time: 09:40:02 AM PST US From: "Randy Lervold" Subject: Re: RV-List: Fuel Flow Sensor My flow sensor is mounted vertically as described below and is functioning perfectly. YMMV, Randy Lervold www.rv-3.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bob" Sent: Tuesday, October 16, 2007 8:45 AM Subject: Re: RV-List: Fuel Flow Sensor > > Don Rivera at Air Flow Performance recommends placing the sensor between > the fuel servo and the flow divider. In most cases this would mount the > sensor vertically. I questioned him about this and he said, he tested it > and it really makes no difference. > > I like the idea, because it seems to be the easiest solution. But, at > this time, I do not have a need for a fuel flow data so I have not > installed one. > > Bob > RV6 > "Wicked Witch of the West" > > > At 07:15 PM 10/15/07, you wrote: >> >>Hello, >> >>I am trying to find a suitable location for my fuel flow sensor between >>the fuel pump and the Bendix injector (between the injector and flow >>divider is out of the question) on my Lycoming AEIO-540, At the moment the >>simplest location has the sensor longitudinally angled downward at about >>40 deg angle (the outlet being lower than the inlet). This location also >>ensures a straight line prior to the inlet. I've read on previous post >>that it is better to have the sensor level, how critical is this? >> >>Thanks >>Vic >> >> >> >> >>Read this topic online here: >> >>http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=140177#140177 >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > > > ________________________________ Message 7 _____________________________________ Time: 11:04:40 AM PST US From: Paul Rice Subject: RE: RV-List: Fuel Flow Sensor Hey Vic, I put mine inside the firewall downstream of the electric fuel pump. Works fine, I think the directions were written by a lawyer, say that it need to be between the mech fuel pump and the divider. As I have to of the same se nsors on my boat installed prior to the mech fuel pump drawing more gph for the last ten years without a problem, I think this location will be suitab le on our planes as well. Paul Rice N64PR RV8 > Subject: RV-List: Fuel Flow Sensor > From: vicster@netvigator.com > Date: Mon, 15 Oct 2007 17:15:45 -0700 > To: rv-list@matronics.com > > > Hello, > > I am trying to find a suitable location for my fuel flow sensor between t he fuel pump and the Bendix injector (between the injector and flow divider is out of the question) on my Lycoming AEIO-540, At the moment the simples t location has the sensor longitudinally angled downward at about 40 deg an gle (the outlet being lower than the inlet). This location also ensures a s traight line prior to the inlet. I've read on previous post that it is bett er to have the sensor level, how critical is this? > > Thanks > Vic > > > > > Read this topic online here: > > http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=140177#140177 > > > > > > > =========== =========== =========== > > > ________________________________ Message 8 _____________________________________ Time: 11:10:13 AM PST US Subject: RV-List: Intersection Fairings From: James H Nelson I'm doing the intersection fairings and those who have "9-A" airframes, how did you attach the upper intxn fairing to the fuselage? The lower is glassed to the speed pants but the top one? Jim Nelson N15JN 95% done 30% to go-- ________________________________ Message 9 _____________________________________ Time: 05:44:05 PM PST US From: sportypilot Subject: Re: RV-List: Intersection Fairings Three choices, nutplates cabin floor and intersection failing, rivet- nuts or sheetmetal screws Danny Sent from cell On Oct 16, 2007, at 1:08 PM, James H Nelson wrote: > > I'm doing the intersection fairings and those who have "9-A" > airframes, > how did you attach the upper intxn fairing to the fuselage? The > lower is > glassed to the speed pants but the top one? > > Jim Nelson > N15JN 95% done 30% to go-- > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Other Matronics Email List Services ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Post A New Message rv-list@matronics.com UN/SUBSCRIBE http://www.matronics.com/subscription List FAQ http://www.matronics.com/FAQ/RV-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/rv-list Browse Digests http://www.matronics.com/digest/rv-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.