---------------------------------------------------------- RV6-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Mon 09/14/09: 3 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 10:51 AM - Van's gauges (PeterHunt1@aol.com) 2. 12:45 PM - Re: Van's gauges (Roger Edwards) 3. 05:22 PM - Re: AeroElectric-List: Van's gauges (Neil Clayton) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 10:51:34 AM PST US From: PeterHunt1@aol.com Subject: RV6-List: Van's gauges In 420 house over three plus years a number of Van's gauges have failed (fuel quantity, volts, amps, oil pressure). Now I must install the third volt meter. I like the look of Van's gauges and the fact that they match, but don't like the failure rate. What have your experiences been? Pete in Clearwater RV-6 - Reserve Grand Champion, S 'n F 2006 and other awards ________________________________ Message 2 _____________________________________ Time: 12:45:07 PM PST US From: Roger Edwards Subject: Re: RV6-List: Van's gauges 130 hours. no failures in my RV6. Maybe voltage problem or vibration? --- On Mon, 9/14/09, PeterHunt1@aol.com wrote: > From: PeterHunt1@aol.com > Subject: RV6-List: Van's gauges > To: RV6-list@matronics.com, aeroelectric-list@matronics.com > Date: Monday, September 14, 2009, 1:46 PM > > > > > In 420 house over three plusyears a number > ofVan's gaugeshave failed (fuel quantity, > volts, amps, oil pressure). Now I must install the > third volt meter. I like the look of Van's gauges > and the fact that they match, but don't like the failure > rate. What have your experiences been? > > Pete in Clearwater > RV-6 - Reserve Grand Champion, S 'n F 2006 and > other awards > > > > > ________________________________ Message 3 _____________________________________ Time: 05:22:34 PM PST US From: Neil Clayton Subject: RV6-List: RE: AeroElectric-List: Van's gauges Of all the teething troubles I've experienced since my plane first flew (about 60 hours on the airframe now), almost ALL were caused by %^$#&* Van's gauges lying to me. I spent 6 months chasing hot oil till I realized it was a lie. The RPM at cruise at 180 kts is regularly reported by Van's as 1000 Revs. The ammeter swings from full -ve to full +ve all the time in flight. Voltage display is about 11v most of the time (I have a digital voltmeter hooked up to the bus showing a true 13.5 volts) Lately, the CHT on #4 has gone to 450 indicated - but nothing has been changed to the cooling flow. I'm gonna take great pleasure in dumping these trash gauges in the pool and installing a Dynon EIS as soon as I can. Recommendation to anyone contemplating these gauges is - DON'T! They're junk! Neil At 06:10 PM 9/14/2009, you wrote: >Similar, my pressure and temperature gauges >failed at around 400 hours. So all of the Van=92s >gauges, save for fuel gauges, were pull out and >replaced with a GRT EIS 4000. Now approaching >700 hours I=92m going to replace the fuel gauges with a dual UMA 2 =BC. > >Peter > >-----Original Message----- >From: >owner-aeroelectric-list-server@matronics.com >[mailto:owner-aeroelectric-list-server@matronics.com] >On Behalf Of PeterHunt1@aol.com >Sent: 14 September 2009 18:46 >To: RV6-list@matronics.com; aeroelectric-list@matronics.com >Subject: AeroElectric-List: Van's gauges > >In 420 house over three plus years a number of >Van's gauges have failed (fuel quantity, volts, >amps, oil pressure). Now I must install the >third volt meter. I like the look of Van's >gauges and the fact that they match, but don't >like the failure rate. What have your experiences been? > >Pete in Clearwater >RV-6 - Reserve Grand Champion, S 'n F 2006 and other awards > > >---------- > > >http://www.matronics.com/Navigator?AeroElectric-List > > >http://forums.matronics.com > > >http://www.matronics.com/contribution > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Other Matronics Email List Services ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Post A New Message rv6-list@matronics.com UN/SUBSCRIBE http://www.matronics.com/subscription List FAQ http://www.matronics.com/FAQ/RV6-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/rv6-list Browse Digests http://www.matronics.com/digest/rv6-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.