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1. 05:42 PM - electric trim conversion docs?? (Charlie England)
2. 06:12 PM - Re: electric trim conversion docs?? (Denis Walsh)
3. 06:46 PM - Re: electric trim conversion docs?? (Matt Dralle)
4. 09:03 PM - Re: electric trim conversion docs?? (Charlie England)
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| Subject: | electric trim conversion docs?? |
Anyone have pictures or documents on converting one of the older (-4,
-6) elevators to electric trim?
I'm contemplating the change on my flying -4 & I'm wondering how much of
a hassle it will be to modify the elevator. The elevator is already off
the plane for another issue, so the 1st step is already done.
I'm aware of the need to re-balance; I'm more interested in whether I'll
need to remove the stiffeners around the current manual trim, & how much
structure needs to be fabbed & added for the trim motor.
Thanks,
Charlie
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| Subject: | Re: electric trim conversion docs?? |
Charlie, Warren GREtz used to sell a conversion kit. I don't see it on
his site and furthermore his site seems defunct.
However as I remember it, it was very simple and didn't require any
rebalance at all. He simply mounted the servo motor on the stabilizer
deck and used a short flexible link to the old trim tab. I can't
remember what the link was perhaps a bowden cable? Hopefully someone
will remember.
I liked it better than the old Van's system which had the servo mounted
in the elevator (mine is such in an RV 6A).
Denis Walsh
denis.walsh@comcast.net
On Nov 24, 2011, at 6:37 , Charlie England wrote:
> Anyone have pictures or documents on converting one of the older (-4,
-6) elevators to electric trim?
>
> I'm contemplating the change on my flying -4 & I'm wondering how much
of a hassle it will be to modify the elevator. The elevator is already
off the plane for another issue, so the 1st step is already done.
>
> I'm aware of the need to re-balance; I'm more interested in whether
I'll need to remove the stiffeners around the current manual trim, & how
much structure needs to be fabbed & added for the trim motor.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Charlie
>
>
>
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| Subject: | Re: electric trim conversion docs?? |
At 06:09 PM 11/24/2011 Thursday, you wrote:
>>Anyone have pictures or documents on converting one of the older (-4, -6) elevators
to electric trim?
>>
>>I'm contemplating the change on my flying -4 & I'm wondering how much of a hassle
it will be to modify the elevator. The elevator is already off the plane
for another issue, so the 1st step is already done.
>>
>>I'm aware of the need to re-balance; I'm more interested in whether I'll need
to remove the stiffeners around the current manual trim, & how much structure
needs to be fabbed & added for the trim motor.
>>
>>Thanks,
>>
>>Charlie
>
Hi Charlie,
I just did this very thing on my circa 1994 RV-6, The Flyer. I installed a servo
under the fin and ran a short, standard green control cable to the original
trim tab and horn. Works GREAT! Attached are some pictures of the retrofit.
Matt
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| Subject: | Re: electric trim conversion docs?? |
On 11/24/2011 08:43 PM, Matt Dralle wrote:
> At 06:09 PM 11/24/2011 Thursday, you wrote:
>>> Anyone have pictures or documents on converting one of the older (-4, -6) elevators
to electric trim?
>>>
>>> I'm contemplating the change on my flying -4& I'm wondering how much of a
hassle it will be to modify the elevator. The elevator is already off the plane
for another issue, so the 1st step is already done.
>>>
>>> I'm aware of the need to re-balance; I'm more interested in whether I'll need
to remove the stiffeners around the current manual trim,& how much structure
needs to be fabbed& added for the trim motor.
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>>
>>> Charlie
> Hi Charlie,
>
> I just did this very thing on my circa 1994 RV-6, The Flyer. I installed a servo
under the fin and ran a short, standard green control cable to the original
trim tab and horn. Works GREAT! Attached are some pictures of the retrofit.
>
> Matt
>
>
> -
> Matt "Red Dawg" Dralle
Thanks Matt; the trim tab end remains as Van designed it? Do you recall
where you got the short control cable?
Thanks,
Charlie
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