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1. 04:31 AM - Re: Trimming the cowling (Mark Ritter)
2. 05:38 AM - Re: Engine Breather Fitting Change? (Jesse Saint)
3. 07:10 AM - Re: Spot vs. ACR Personal Locator Beacon (Perry Casson - Home)
4. 08:02 AM - Re: Insurance (GRANSCOTT@aol.com)
5. 08:09 AM - Re: Heated Pitot (GRANSCOTT@aol.com)
6. 08:17 AM - Re: Heated Pitot (GRANSCOTT@aol.com)
7. 08:37 AM - Re: Heated Pitot (Rene Felker)
8. 08:51 AM - Re: Spot vs. ACR Personal Locator Beacon (Vernon Smith)
9. 08:54 AM - Insurance ... follow up (Gerry Filby)
10. 10:48 AM - Re: Heated Pitot (Jesse Saint)
11. 11:05 AM - Re: Trimming the cowling (jim berry)
12. 12:55 PM - Re: Heated Pitot (Kelly McMullen)
13. 06:06 PM - control stick assembly (Bob-tcw)
14. 06:38 PM - Re: control stick assembly (bob.kaufmann)
15. 07:02 PM - Coax stripping (John Ackerman)
16. 07:03 PM - Re: control stick assembly (Tim Olson)
17. 07:22 PM - Re: Coax stripping -oops (John Ackerman)
18. 07:53 PM - Re: Coax stripping (Tim Olson)
19. 09:27 PM - Re: Coax stripping (Rick Sked)
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| Subject: | Trimming the cowling |
I used 0.063 all around which was hard to bend around the curves. Also har
d to bend the tabs to match the slope of the cowl. If I had it to do over
again I would try 0.050.
Mark
RV-10/N410MR
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> Date: Wed, 23 Jan 2008 22:11:10 -0600> From: drfred@suddenlinkmail.com> T
o: rv10-list@matronics.com> Subject: Re: RV10-List: Trimming the cowling> >
ail.com>> > Michael;> > I did the first cut on the side of the cowl tonight
. I used a laser > level and picked three points, one at the inside of the
inlet, one at > the outside and one at the aft edge, then drew the line on
the cowl. > I'll use that as my reference line. Next, will trim the bottom
1/2 up > to that line. Will see how well that works tomorrow night. > > Que
stion to those who used skybolt fasteners for the sides. How thick > of an
aluminium strip did you use for the side fasteners? 0.050 as per > the top
strip? > > > Dr Fred. > > > > Michael Wellenzohn wrote:> > --> RV10-List me
ssage posted by: "Michael Wellenzohn" <rv-10@wellenzohn.net>> >> > Guys,> >
> > I am hesitating to trim the cowling due to the fact that the straight e
dge method doesn't give me the possibility to make a line along the side. >
> How did you do it?> >> > Michael> >> > --------> > RV-10 builder (engine
, prop, finishing)> > #511> >> >> >> >> > Read this topic online here:> >>
> http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=160067#160067> >> >> >> >>
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| Subject: | Re: Engine Breather Fitting Change? |
I remember what I did now. I wanted any oil that came out to hit the
exhaust stack in hopes that some or most of it would burn instead of
getting on the belly, so I swiveled the breather tube towards the
pilot's left which did that and gave more clearance to the oil filter.
I hope this helps.
Jesse Saint
Saint Aviation, Inc.
jesse@saintaviation.com
Cell: 352-427-0285
Fax: 815-377-3694
On Jan 23, 2008, at 10:58 PM, William Curtis wrote:
> Yeah, well I thought about that but threre is only one way to mount
> it. Picture attached.
>
> William
> http://wcurtis.nerv10.com/
>
> -------- Original Message --------
>>
>> William,
>>
>> I have used the TMXIO-540 twice and have not had a problem with the
>> angle adapter and the breather. Are you sure you have the breather
>> in
>> the right place? I don't want to insult your intelligence, so I
>> could
>> be missing something obvious, but I have never had an issue with
>> that. Do you have a picture?
>>
>> do not archive
>>
>> Jesse Saint
>> Saint Aviation, Inc.
>> jesse@saintaviation.com
>> Cell: 352-427-0285
>> Fax: 815-377-3694
>>
>> On Jan 23, 2008, at 4:08 PM, linn Walters wrote:
>>
>>> Hit up your local electrician or a rental supply place and get a 1"
>>> conduit hickey. Should work just fine. But, be aware ..... I
>>> haven't done it!!!
>>> Linn
>>>
>>>
>>> William Curtis wrote:
>>>> <wcurtis@nerv10.com>
>>>>
>>>> Nope, no change required. My only issue is that with the angled
>>>> oil filter adapter on my TMX-IO-540 engine, the breather tube is
>>>> too close to the oil filter. At best it will just touch the oil
>>>> filter, at worst, it will make the oil filter difficult to remove.
>>>> I'm in the process of re-positioning it. Aircraft spruce has the
>>>> six foot length of 1" X 0.035" 5052 aluminum tube for $20. Now I
>>>> need a 1" tube bender. Pre bent breather tube from Vans is $49.
>>>>
>>>> William
>>>> http://wcurtis.nerv10.com/
>>>> "Be who you are and say what you feel because those who mind don't
>>>> matter and those who matter don't mind."
>>>> -- Dr. Suess
>>>>
>>>> -------- Original Message --------
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> Does Van's in the FFw kit recommend changing the breather hose
>>>>> nipple fitting from the 3/4" fitting that was supplied with the
>>>>> engine to a 1/2" fitting?
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> ERic--
>>>> RV-10 40014
>>>> N104EP
>>>>
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| Subject: | Spot vs. ACR Personal Locator Beacon |
I've been playing with one of these SPOT devices for while now and think a lot
of pilots and pilot's
wives will want one, at least up here in Canada where getting out of cell coverage
is pretty easy to
do.
First on the 911 issue when you activate the device on the SPOT website you do
give them pretty much
the same contact info as a PLB (who to contact, alternate phone #, etc).
What the SPOT device gives you that no PLB does is the check-in feature where for
$100/yr as often
as you want you can push an "OK" button the unit sends a text message and email
to who ever you wish
that looks like this:
SPOT Check OK.
Unit Number: 0-7356077
Latitude: 50.4384
Longitude: -104.538
Nearest Town from unit Location: Regina, Sask. Canada
Distance to the nearest town: 1 Mile
Time in GMT the message was sent: 01/18/2008 17:35:09
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=50.4384,-104.538&ie=UTF8&z=12&om=1
Great for letting those on the ground know you are alive and well on XC's, ETA's
if some is meeting
you at an airport, etc.
For the $150/year you can have the device sends a position report automatically
every 10 min and
from the SPOT website (http://findmespot.com) you have a Google Maps app that shows your position
reports.
Too bad this device only sends position data, the higher end stuff also sends heading,
speed,
altitude and some even transmit flight plan data pulled from your GPS but I'm hearing
rumors of just
slightly higher cost devices much like this one targeted directly a GA are in the
works.
Perry Casson
Regina, Canada
RV-10 C-FMHP http://casson.2y.net/rv-10
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Thanks DJ certainly is not covered in the FAR's!
P
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| Subject: | Re: Heated Pitot |
Guess they missed an item on the check list (pitot heat on before entering
clouds) and been out of practice on cross checking instruments...sad
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| Subject: | Re: Heated Pitot |
In a message dated 1/23/2008 6:12:05 PM Central Standard Time,
dlm46007@cox.net writes:
all airline flights are required to be IFR but most have little if any IMC.
Not an ATP here but I believe they are only required to file an Instrument
plan if they have pax's aboard...as most know they are not required to carry
ELT's because of the idea that they are generally always IFR flights...but
occasionally they fly VFR when repositioning or moving a plane to a maintenance
facility sans pax's and the weather is good enough for VFR...as this may save
them time and fuel...several accidents have occured when in this condition.
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If they go over 18,000...need an IFR flight plan. On that note, anyone done
any service ceiling testing on their RV-10s? I plan on doing it on mine once
I get flying, just looking for what to expect.
Rene' Felker
N423CF
40322
801-721-6080
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[mailto:owner-rv10-list-server@matronics.com] On Behalf Of GRANSCOTT@aol.com
Sent: Thursday, January 24, 2008 9:11 AM
Subject: Re: RV10-List: Heated Pitot
In a message dated 1/23/2008 6:12:05 PM Central Standard Time,
dlm46007@cox.net writes:
all airline flights are required to be IFR but most have little if any IMC.
Not an ATP here but I believe they are only required to file an Instrument
plan if they have pax's aboard...as most know they are not required to carry
ELT's because of the idea that they are generally always IFR flights...but
occasionally they fly VFR when repositioning or moving a plane to a
maintenance facility sans pax's and the weather is good enough for VFR...as
this may save them time and fuel...several accidents have occured when in
this condition.
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| Subject: | Spot vs. ACR Personal Locator Beacon |
Tim,
Thanks for the lead. I also have been thinking of getting PLB with the 121.
5 ELTs not being monitored by satellite in the near future.
Vern Smith (#324 Will this fiberglass work ever end?)do not archive
> Date: Wed, 23 Jan 2008 13:37:55 -0600> From: Tim@MyRV10.com> To: rv10-lis
t@matronics.com> Subject: Re: RV10-List: Spot vs. ACR Personal Locator Beac
course mean unofficial when you are talking about> Spot, right? It's not t
he same or a direct substitute> for the 406mhz stuff that the ACR's and oth
ers can do.> It's a subscription based thing, that would be great for> lett
ing friends and family track you, but won't be the same> as having a real P
LB.> > For regular real PLB's, I got this ACR unit before my last> trip. It
's real nice and small, and it's officially> registered and has the emergen
cy contacts set up on the> NOAA system. The price here is the best I could
find,> after hours and of searching:> http://www.life-raft.com/dept.asp?d_i
d=9858&l1=9858> You won't find it for less.> > PLB's are registered and
there is no fee. The Spot> unit is very cool, but over 5 years you'll spen
d more> for the Spot than you will for a PLB. But, if you're> into having y
our friends and family track you, it> would be a cool thing. I'd probably d
o it, if I could> pay $25/yr, but for the price it is, I can live with> jus
t having flightaware.com track my IFR flights.> > Tim Olson - RV-10 N104CD
- Flying> do not archive
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| Subject: | Insurance ... follow up |
Folks,
I put 300 hrs on my RV-9 last year - I just got my renewal quote from
NationAir - premium went down by ~34% - there is justice !!
g
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| Subject: | Re: Heated Pitot |
You can expect good speed and handling and decent climbing up to
18,000. It will get up to 21,000+ (I have it on good authority) when
fairly heavy, but it doesn't like to climb there and doesn't fly very
well. You could probably expect to have to drop the flaps to neutral
to maintain altitude, and your indicated airspeed would not be too far
above stall speed.
do not archive
Jesse Saint
Saint Aviation, Inc.
jesse@saintaviation.com
Cell: 352-427-0285
Fax: 815-377-3694
On Jan 24, 2008, at 11:33 AM, Rene Felker wrote:
> If they go over 18,000=85..need an IFR flight plan. On that note,
> anyone done any service ceiling testing on their RV-10s? I plan on
> doing it on mine once I get flying, just looking for what to expect.
>
> Rene' Felker
> N423CF
> 40322
> 801-721-6080
> From: owner-rv10-list-server@matronics.com
[mailto:owner-rv10-list-server@matronics.com
> ] On Behalf Of GRANSCOTT@aol.com
> Sent: Thursday, January 24, 2008 9:11 AM
> To: rv10-list@matronics.com
> Subject: Re: RV10-List: Heated Pitot
>
> In a message dated 1/23/2008 6:12:05 PM Central Standard Time,
dlm46007@cox.net
> writes:
> all airline flights are required to be IFR but most have little if
> any IMC.
> Not an ATP here but I believe they are only required to file an
> Instrument plan if they have pax's aboard...as most know they are
> not required to carry ELT's because of the idea that they are
> generally always IFR flights...but occasionally they fly VFR when
> repositioning or moving a plane to a maintenance facility sans pax's
> and the weather is good enough for VFR...as this may save them time
> and fuel...several accidents have occured when in this condition.
>
>
> Start the year off right. Easy ways to stay in shape in the new year.
>
>
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>
>
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| Subject: | Re: Trimming the cowling |
David,
The first layer of tape goes on so that the forward edge of the tape matches the
forward edge of sheet metal. Position the cowl. The excess material on my untrimmed
cowl overlapped the fuselage by less than 2", so the aft edge of the tape
was still visible. The second layer of tape goes on top of the first tape
so that the aft edges match. The second tape also overlaps the cowling, with the
forward edge of the tape corresponding to the forward edge of the sheet metal.
Perfect match. Try it and you will like it.
Jim Berry
40482
Read this topic online here:
http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=160274#160274
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| Subject: | Re: Heated Pitot |
AFAIK the IFR requirement will be in their Ops manual. However, I have flown
jump seat on an Alaska Airlines 727 many years ago, that did entire flight
VFR, as it was a 20 min flight and probably never went over 6000 ft.
On Jan 24, 2008 9:10 AM, <GRANSCOTT@aol.com> wrote:
> In a message dated 1/23/2008 6:12:05 PM Central Standard Time,
> dlm46007@cox.net writes:
>
> all airline flights are required to be IFR but most have little if any
> IMC.
>
> Not an ATP here but I believe they are only required to file an
> Instrument plan if they have pax's aboard...as most know they are not
> required to carry ELT's because of the idea that they are generally always
> IFR flights...but occasionally they fly VFR when repositioning or moving a
> plane to a maintenance facility sans pax's and the weather is good enough
> for VFR...as this may save them time and fuel...several accidents have
> occured when in this condition.
>
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| Subject: | control stick assembly |
I'm about to insert the wd-0012 control sticks into the wd-0011 stick
mounts and the instructions basically say "put it in as far as it will
go" The engineer in me says "what the heck does that mean?" The
stick mount has a weld joining two tubes, Have you all worked to get
the control stick to go in beyond the weld? Have any of you cut the
end of the control stick at an angle to allow the stick to bottom out
inside the wd-0011 stick mount? Also were your stick mounts
suffiecently out of round so that it was a real battle to get the stick
to go into the mount. ( i've already deburred and removed some of the
weld slag and now am about to deal with the out of round condition)
Thoughts and comments needed.
Best regards,
Bob Newman
TCW Technologies
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| Subject: | control stick assembly |
I found that a bigger hammer worked quite well.
Bob K
Really, I milled the stick out to fit because I've got this amazing
neighbor, or he milled it to fit.
From: owner-rv10-list-server@matronics.com
[mailto:owner-rv10-list-server@matronics.com] On Behalf Of Bob-tcw
Sent: Thursday, January 24, 2008 5:58 PM
Subject: RV10-List: control stick assembly
I'm about to insert the wd-0012 control sticks into the wd-0011 stick mounts
and the instructions basically say "put it in as far as it will go" The
engineer in me says "what the heck does that mean?" The stick mount has a
weld joining two tubes, Have you all worked to get the control stick to go
in beyond the weld? Have any of you cut the end of the control stick at an
angle to allow the stick to bottom out inside the wd-0011 stick mount?
Also were your stick mounts suffiecently out of round so that it was a real
battle to get the stick to go into the mount. ( i've already deburred and
removed some of the weld slag and now am about to deal with the out of round
condition)
Thoughts and comments needed.
Best regards,
Bob Newman
TCW Technologies
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Can someone help a newbie with coax stripping?
I'm hoping I'm just too tentative (fussy), but I have a traffic
system that is exceptionally sensitive to coax antenna length. There
are 4 antennae and they all have to have RG400 length of 16 feet and
all four need to be matched in length. Two of them are routed more or
less irreversibly, so one error in final assembly could be a
disaster, or at least quite expensive.
My 3-blade coax stripper (H-tools, Taiwan) is adjustable for depth
of cut but not for length of insulator exposed. It cuts RG-400 like a
charm with very little adjustment or learning required. However...
First issue: The cutter leaves 0.32" of braid exposed. That
corresponds nicely with the connector manufacturer's specs.
Pasternack Enterprises model PE4450 right angle male TNC spec is
0.300" and PE4044 straight male TNC requires 0.325". Good! The
cutter leaves 0.16" of insulation exposed. The Pasternack spec is
0.100". Not so good? There is no way to adjust that length. Could
it be that the exposed length of insulator is not terribly critical,
because Googling coax strippers doesn't show any units that specify
the lengths that they cut, or any that allow adjustment of the
exposed insulator length, although some, including mine, seem to be
adjustable for length of exposed braid?
Second issue: Fit of the center conductor into the pin. There's no
spec on this, but It seems that 6 or so individual strands need to be
clipped to let the conductor slide into the pin. Is this common? Am I
missing something about fitting the conductor into the pin? Also, the
spec for the exposed center conductor length is 0.100" (PE4044) or
0.125 (PE4450), but it appears that the pin will accept at least
0.180". Hmmm...
Any help from the experts in this group is greatly appreciated.
John Ackerman 40458
trying to get as much done as possible before installing cabin lid.
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| Subject: | Re: control stick assembly |
Mine weren't super out of round, but I do think I did some generous
rotational sanding around the tube to make sure it slid in, and
I sure don't want to take them out again.
Tim Olson - RV-10 N104CD - Flying
do not archive
Bob-tcw wrote:
> I'm about to insert the wd-0012 control sticks into the wd-0011 stick
> mounts and the instructions basically say "put it in as far as it will
> go" The engineer in me says "what the heck does that mean?" The
> stick mount has a weld joining two tubes, Have you all worked to get
> the control stick to go in beyond the weld? Have any of you cut the
> end of the control stick at an angle to allow the stick to bottom out
> inside the wd-0011 stick mount? Also were your stick mounts
> suffiecently out of round so that it was a real battle to get the stick
> to go into the mount. ( i've already deburred and removed some of the
> weld slag and now am about to deal with the out of round condition)
>
> Thoughts and comments needed.
>
> Best regards,
> Bob Newman
> TCW Technologies
>
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| Subject: | Re: Coax stripping -oops |
Oops - 2 antennae, four cables (two per antenna)
On Jan 24, 2008, at 7:57 PM, John Ackerman wrote:
>
> Can someone help a newbie with coax stripping?
>
> I'm hoping I'm just too tentative (fussy), but I have a traffic
> system that is exceptionally sensitive to coax antenna length.
> There are 4 antennae and they all have to have RG400 length of 16
> feet and all four need to be matched in length. Two of them are
> routed more or less irreversibly, so one error in final assembly
> could be a disaster, or at least quite expensive.
>
> My 3-blade coax stripper (H-tools, Taiwan) is adjustable for depth
> of cut but not for length of insulator exposed. It cuts RG-400 like
> a charm with very little adjustment or learning required. However...
> First issue: The cutter leaves 0.32" of braid exposed. That
> corresponds nicely with the connector manufacturer's specs.
> Pasternack Enterprises model PE4450 right angle male TNC spec is
> 0.300" and PE4044 straight male TNC requires 0.325". Good! The
> cutter leaves 0.16" of insulation exposed. The Pasternack spec is
> 0.100". Not so good? There is no way to adjust that length. Could
> it be that the exposed length of insulator is not terribly
> critical, because Googling coax strippers doesn't show any units
> that specify the lengths that they cut, or any that allow
> adjustment of the exposed insulator length, although some,
> including mine, seem to be adjustable for length of exposed braid?
> Second issue: Fit of the center conductor into the pin. There's no
> spec on this, but It seems that 6 or so individual strands need to
> be clipped to let the conductor slide into the pin. Is this common?
> Am I missing something about fitting the conductor into the pin?
> Also, the spec for the exposed center conductor length is
> 0.100" (PE4044) or 0.125 (PE4450), but it appears that the pin will
> accept at least 0.180". Hmmm...
> Any help from the experts in this group is greatly appreciated.
> John Ackerman 40458
> trying to get as much done as possible before installing cabin lid.
>
>
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| Subject: | Re: Coax stripping |
The best advice I can think of is to buy a couple of sacrificial
connectors and crimp some scrap and see what you think. I used some
TNC connectors by Cambridge, I think, and for me, the stripper worked
great and everything went together pretty much with just the right
lengths. The connectors and pins were made for RG-400, and every
strand fit in the pin just fine. Perhaps the connectors you're
using aren't perfect, but I'm not sure at all. But, doing some
tests might be a good idea.
Tim Olson - RV-10 N104CD - Flying
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John Ackerman wrote:
>
> Can someone help a newbie with coax stripping?
>
> I'm hoping I'm just too tentative (fussy), but I have a traffic system
> that is exceptionally sensitive to coax antenna length. There are 4
> antennae and they all have to have RG400 length of 16 feet and all four
> need to be matched in length. Two of them are routed more or less
> irreversibly, so one error in final assembly could be a disaster, or at
> least quite expensive.
>
> My 3-blade coax stripper (H-tools, Taiwan) is adjustable for depth of
> cut but not for length of insulator exposed. It cuts RG-400 like a charm
> with very little adjustment or learning required. However...
> First issue: The cutter leaves 0.32" of braid exposed. That corresponds
> nicely with the connector manufacturer's specs. Pasternack Enterprises
> model PE4450 right angle male TNC spec is 0.300" and PE4044 straight
> male TNC requires 0.325". Good! The cutter leaves 0.16" of insulation
> exposed. The Pasternack spec is 0.100". Not so good? There is no way to
> adjust that length. Could it be that the exposed length of insulator is
> not terribly critical, because Googling coax strippers doesn't show any
> units that specify the lengths that they cut, or any that allow
> adjustment of the exposed insulator length, although some, including
> mine, seem to be adjustable for length of exposed braid?
> Second issue: Fit of the center conductor into the pin. There's no spec
> on this, but It seems that 6 or so individual strands need to be clipped
> to let the conductor slide into the pin. Is this common? Am I missing
> something about fitting the conductor into the pin? Also, the spec for
> the exposed center conductor length is 0.100" (PE4044) or 0.125
> (PE4450), but it appears that the pin will accept at least 0.180". Hmmm...
> Any help from the experts in this group is greatly appreciated.
> John Ackerman 40458
> trying to get as much done as possible before installing cabin lid.
>
>
>
>
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John,
Your in the ballpark, there should be just a smidge...(a thousandths or two) showing
between the pin bottom flange and the top of the nylon inner insulator.
If it is too short the pin will not engage the inner portion of the connector,
you will almost hear and feel it click into place as you slide it into the connector.
As Tim says sacrafice a piece of coax and a connector and see. Most BNC/TNC
connectors come with a detailed measurement of inner conductor, inner insulator
and outer insulator measurments. On my stripper, I measured each blade
and adjusted them to the given measurements. Mine has a hex screw for each to
adjust. It has worked like a charm since the inital setup.
Rick S.
----- Original Message -----
From: "John Ackerman" <johnag5b@cableone.net>
Sent: Thursday, January 24, 2008 6:57:10 PM (GMT-0800) America/Los_Angeles
Subject: RV10-List: Coax stripping
Can someone help a newbie with coax stripping?
I'm hoping I'm just too tentative (fussy), but I have a traffic
system that is exceptionally sensitive to coax antenna length. There
are 4 antennae and they all have to have RG400 length of 16 feet and
all four need to be matched in length. Two of them are routed more or
less irreversibly, so one error in final assembly could be a
disaster, or at least quite expensive.
My 3-blade coax stripper (H-tools, Taiwan) is adjustable for depth
of cut but not for length of insulator exposed. It cuts RG-400 like a
charm with very little adjustment or learning required. However...
First issue: The cutter leaves 0.32" of braid exposed. That
corresponds nicely with the connector manufacturer's specs.
Pasternack Enterprises model PE4450 right angle male TNC spec is
0.300" and PE4044 straight male TNC requires 0.325". Good! The
cutter leaves 0.16" of insulation exposed. The Pasternack spec is
0.100". Not so good? There is no way to adjust that length. Could
it be that the exposed length of insulator is not terribly critical,
because Googling coax strippers doesn't show any units that specify
the lengths that they cut, or any that allow adjustment of the
exposed insulator length, although some, including mine, seem to be
adjustable for length of exposed braid?
Second issue: Fit of the center conductor into the pin. There's no
spec on this, but It seems that 6 or so individual strands need to be
clipped to let the conductor slide into the pin. Is this common? Am I
missing something about fitting the conductor into the pin? Also, the
spec for the exposed center conductor length is 0.100" (PE4044) or
0.125 (PE4450), but it appears that the pin will accept at least
0.180". Hmmm...
Any help from the experts in this group is greatly appreciated.
John Ackerman 40458
trying to get as much done as possible before installing cabin lid.
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