---------------------------------------------------------- RV-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Sun 05/30/10: 4 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 05:59 AM - Re: Trouble with Altimeter (Richard Dudley) 2. 09:41 AM - Re: Trouble with Altimeter (Kyle Boatright) 3. 10:02 AM - flap tape (Frazier, Vincent A) 4. 11:33 PM - Mags: Ignition (R.C. Flyer) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 05:59:43 AM PST US From: "Richard Dudley" Subject: Re: RV-List: Trouble with Altimeter At about five years, I found my Falcon altimeter showing about 3000 feet sitting in the hangar at field elevation of about 50 feet. It could not be re-adjusted and continued to climb sitting in the hangar. My solution was to replace it with a non-Falcon instrument at about 3X the cost. Richard Dudey ----- Original Message ----- From: n801bh@netzero.com To: rv-list@matronics.com Sent: Saturday, May 29, 2010 9:25 PM Subject: Re: RV-List: Trouble with Altimeter If it is a Falcon one that's about 5 years old it is time to buy a new altimeter. Ben Haas N801BH www.haaspowerair.com ---------- Original Message ---------- From: david cook To: RV-List Subject: RV-List: Trouble with Altimeter Date: Sat, 29 May 2010 17:37:40 -0700 (PDT) Hi All My altimeter just went crazy. Jumped in the ole 6 and spotted the altitude had gone up 300 feet. Reset to field elevation and the pressure reading was 28.7. I looked around an there was no hurricane in sight. Any one have an explanation. The unit is only 3 years old from Vans. Do I just reset it or is there a problem? Dave David R. Cook N815DC RV-6 Flying tp://www.matronics.com/Navigator?RV-List tronics.com www.matronics.com/contribution ____________________________________________________________ Penny Stock Jumping 2000% Sign up to the #1 voted penny stock newsletter for free today! AwesomePennyStocks.com ________________________________ Message 2 _____________________________________ Time: 09:41:49 AM PST US From: "Kyle Boatright" Subject: Re: RV-List: Trouble with Altimeter The expensive ones fail too. Mine did about 3-4 years ago. I was returning from a trip and descended to what my eyeballs thought was pattern altitude, checked the altimeter and it was showing 3,000' higher than my eyeballs. I tapped it and it unfroze, moved a bit, and stuck. I had it fixed (and re-calibrated) by a shop in San Antonio. Don't remember the name of the shop, but the cost was ~$100 and I had the altimeter back in a week. If you look throught the RV-list archives (or the RV list Yeller Pages), you should be able to find the company. Kyle Boatright ----- Original Message ----- From: Richard Dudley To: rv-list@matronics.com Sent: Sunday, May 30, 2010 8:56 AM Subject: Re: RV-List: Trouble with Altimeter At about five years, I found my Falcon altimeter showing about 3000 feet sitting in the hangar at field elevation of about 50 feet. It could not be re-adjusted and continued to climb sitting in the hangar. My solution was to replace it with a non-Falcon instrument at about 3X the cost. Richard Dudey ----- Original Message ----- From: n801bh@netzero.com To: rv-list@matronics.com Sent: Saturday, May 29, 2010 9:25 PM Subject: Re: RV-List: Trouble with Altimeter If it is a Falcon one that's about 5 years old it is time to buy a new altimeter. Ben Haas N801BH www.haaspowerair.com ---------- Original Message ---------- From: david cook To: RV-List Subject: RV-List: Trouble with Altimeter Date: Sat, 29 May 2010 17:37:40 -0700 (PDT) Hi All My altimeter just went crazy. Jumped in the ole 6 and spotted the altitude had gone up 300 feet. Reset to field elevation and the pressure reading was 28.7. I looked around an there was no hurricane in sight. Any one have an explanation. The unit is only 3 years old from Vans. Do I just reset it or is there a problem? Dave David R. Cook N815DC RV-6 Flying tp://www.matronics.com/Navigator?RV-List tronics.com www.matronics.com/contribution ____________________________________________________________ Penny Stock Jumping 2000% Sign up to the #1 voted penny stock newsletter for free today! AwesomePennyStocks.com href="http://www.matronics.com/Navigator?RV-List">http://www.matronics. com/Navigator?RV-List href="http://forums.matronics.com">http://forums.matronics.com href="http://www.matronics.com/contribution">http://www.matronics.com/c ________________________________ Message 3 _____________________________________ Time: 10:02:57 AM PST US From: "Frazier, Vincent A" Subject: RV-List: flap tape SNIP >>>>Since my RV-6A is mostly polished, I applied the JC Whitney stainless steel tape on the wing flaps perceiving the choice as more cosmetically pleasing than the UHMW alternative and its translucent look that tends to stand out. The S.S. tape readily accepts polishing and has performed very well except that after several years, the edges are beginning to lift in a few places.<<< Subject: RV-List: Mags: Ignition I recently spoke to the mechanic who is checking out my mags..... says the y're in good shape and only need the oil seals replaced. My FWF system def initely needs the shower of sparks to run. So if anyone has one they're not using=2C or know of one available=2C let me know. One other question..... Tony B's FWF Book shows a diagram of an Ignition set up with S.O.S. using a Key Ignition Switch. Is it possible to use the S.O.S. using Toggles for th e power management? If so=2C does someone have a schematic of how to wire it up? Thanks in advance. R.C. _________________________________________________________________ The New Busy is not the old busy. 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