---------------------------------------------------------- RV-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Fri 11/25/11: 3 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 0. 12:27 AM - Just A Few More Days To Make Your List Contribution... (Matt Dralle) 1. 05:42 AM - Re: electric trim conversion docs?? (George Steube) 2. 06:47 AM - Re: electric trim conversion docs?? (Charlie England) ________________________________ Message 0 _____________________________________ Time: 12:27:12 AM PST US From: Matt Dralle Subject: RV-List: Just A Few More Days To Make Your List Contribution... There is less than a week left in this year's List Fund Raiser and only a few short days to grab one of the great Contribution Gifts available this year. Support is still significantly lagging behind last year at this point but hopefully it will pick up here towards the end. Please remember that it is solely the Contributions of List members that keeps the Lists up and running as there is no commercialism or advertising on the Matronics Lists and Forums. The List Contribution web site is secure, fast, and easy and you can use a credit card, Paypal: http://www.matronics.com/contribution Or, drop a personal check in the mail to: Matt Dralle / Matronics 581 Jeannie Way Livermore CA 94550 I want to thank everyone that has already made a generous contribution to support the Lists! Thank you! Matt Dralle Matronics EMail List and Forum Administrator ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 05:42:45 AM PST US From: George Steube Subject: Re: RV-List: electric trim conversion docs?? Charlie, Come down and look at mine. Unless your elevator is really different it should be a "relatively" simple conversion. The servo is so light that balance of the elevator my not be effected. George On 11/24/2011 7:37 PM, 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 > * > > > * ________________________________ Message 2 _____________________________________ Time: 06:47:08 AM PST US From: Charlie England Subject: Re: RV-List: electric trim conversion docs?? Thanks; I'll give you a call. On 11/25/2011 07:39 AM, George Steube wrote: > Charlie, > Come down and look at mine. Unless your elevator is really different > it should be a "relatively" simple conversion. The servo is so light > that balance of the elevator my not be effected. > George > > On 11/24/2011 7:37 PM, 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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.