---------------------------------------------------------- RV8-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Tue 02/04/03: 5 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 02:39 PM - RV-8 Fuselage Instructions (JamesTSherry@cs.com) 2. 04:50 PM - Re: RV-8 Fuselage Instructions (William Slaughter) 3. 04:58 PM - Re: RV-8 Fuselage Instructions (Tom Schad) 4. 06:35 PM - Wiring harness heads up (Kevin Horton) 5. 08:12 PM - Re: RV-8 Fuselage Instructions (RV_8 Pilot) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 02:39:28 PM PST US From: JamesTSherry@cs.com Subject: RV8-List: RV-8 Fuselage Instructions --> RV8-List message posted by: JamesTSherry@cs.com I am finishing the wings on my RV_8 QB. I thought chapter 7 was a very poor description of the wing assembly for the QB. Chapter 8 for the fuselage is completely off the mark. I would have liked a QB set of instructions. Vans says that I need the background knowledge to build the QB fuselage. I would rather forgo that study and just build the QB. Does anyone know if of a set of instructions exists for the QB? Thanks Jim Sherry 81191 Boulder Co.... ________________________________ Message 2 _____________________________________ Time: 04:50:54 PM PST US From: "William Slaughter" Subject: RE: RV8-List: RV-8 Fuselage Instructions --> RV8-List message posted by: "William Slaughter" I'm not aware of any. I have a QB also, and annotate all my instructions with check boxes beside each operational step. In the case of the fuselage and wings, I just start at step one, read the instructions, study the plans, and if that task is already done, check it off and go to the next step. In addition, I always watch the Orndorf video for that portion of the aircraft before starting, so as to gain an overview. I've found that this increment of study required is a very small price to pay for all of the fine work that our friends in the Philippines or Czechoslovakia have done for us. Remember, the main justification for the amateur home built subsection of the experimental category is education! ;-) William Slaughter RV-8QB N492WS -----Original Message----- From: owner-rv8-list-server@matronics.com [mailto:owner-rv8-list-server@matronics.com]On Behalf Of JamesTSherry@cs.com Subject: RV8-List: RV-8 Fuselage Instructions --> RV8-List message posted by: JamesTSherry@cs.com I am finishing the wings on my RV_8 QB. I thought chapter 7 was a very poor description of the wing assembly for the QB. Chapter 8 for the fuselage is completely off the mark. I would have liked a QB set of instructions. Vans says that I need the background knowledge to build the QB fuselage. I would rather forgo that study and just build the QB. Does anyone know if of a set of instructions exists for the QB? Thanks Jim Sherry 81191 Boulder Co.... ________________________________ Message 3 _____________________________________ Time: 04:58:34 PM PST US From: "Tom Schad" Subject: Re: RV8-List: RV-8 Fuselage Instructions --> RV8-List message posted by: "Tom Schad" Nice to know that someone else out there feels like the Van's directions lack a lot on the QB, like where to start and what to do next..... A great kit, great workmanship, wonderful flying airplane and directions that are poor at best! ----- Original Message ----- From: "William Slaughter" Subject: RE: RV8-List: RV-8 Fuselage Instructions > --> RV8-List message posted by: "William Slaughter" > > I'm not aware of any. I have a QB also, and annotate all my instructions > with check boxes beside each operational step. In the case of the fuselage > and wings, I just start at step one, read the instructions, study the plans, > and if that task is already done, check it off and go to the next step. In > addition, I always watch the Orndorf video for that portion of the aircraft > before starting, so as to gain an overview. I've found that this increment > of study required is a very small price to pay for all of the fine work that > our friends in the Philippines or Czechoslovakia have done for us. Remember, > the main justification for the amateur home built subsection of the > experimental category is education! ;-) > > William Slaughter > RV-8QB N492WS > > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-rv8-list-server@matronics.com > [mailto:owner-rv8-list-server@matronics.com]On Behalf Of > JamesTSherry@cs.com > To: rv8-list@matronics.com > Subject: RV8-List: RV-8 Fuselage Instructions > > > --> RV8-List message posted by: JamesTSherry@cs.com > > I am finishing the wings on my RV_8 QB. I thought chapter 7 was a very poor > description of the wing assembly for the QB. Chapter 8 for the fuselage is > completely off the mark. I would have liked a QB set of instructions. Vans > says that I need the background knowledge to build the QB fuselage. I would > rather forgo that study and just build the QB. Does anyone know if of a set > of instructions exists for the QB? Thanks Jim Sherry 81191 Boulder Co.... > > ________________________________ Message 4 _____________________________________ Time: 06:35:20 PM PST US aeroelectric-list@matronics.com From: Kevin Horton Subject: RV8-List: Wiring harness heads up --> RV8-List message posted by: Kevin Horton I've just had a bad wiring harness experience that I want to share with you, as it highlights a potential safety problem. I bought my avionics from a popular avionics vendor, and I had him make up the wiring harness. Well, this wiring harness has been a nightmare. Two pins were swapped on the transponder, which meant the transponder and altitude encode wouldn't talk to each other. I swapped the pins and everything is OK there now. On the intercom, the PTT and mic wires were swapped between the Com 1 and Com 2 spots. If I had selected Com 1 to transmit, I would have been transmitting on Com 2, but listening on Com 1. OK, I can fix that. I found it on the bench when I decided to check every wire with an ohmmeter. It would have been a royal PITA to find and fix if I hadn't found the problem until I was doing post-installation functional checks. Well tonight I found the problem that has stopped me in my tracks. The Com 1 power line is supposed to get a 10a fuse, but the wire is only 20 AWG. It needs to be 18 AWG if it is going to get a 10a fuse. If I had simply followed the notes the vendor sent me, and I ever had a short, I could have a smoking wire before the fuse blew. If I use a 7a fuse to match the wire I could be looking at nuisance fuse blowing. So, please pay close attention to the details of any vendor supplied wiring harness. Don't simply assume that it must be OK just because it comes from a reputable vendor. -- Kevin Horton RV-8 (finishing kit) Ottawa, Canada http://go.phpwebhosting.com/~khorton/rv8/ ________________________________ Message 5 _____________________________________ Time: 08:12:22 PM PST US From: "RV_8 Pilot" Subject: RE: RV8-List: RV-8 Fuselage Instructions --> RV8-List message posted by: "RV_8 Pilot" QB RV wing/fuse attachment instructions... 1. Lift wing 2. Bolt to fuse 3. Repeat for other wing. ...sorry. Couldn't resist taking a shot at the "comments" about the QB instructions. ;) Bryan Jones -8 (460 hrs, std kit) Pearland, Texas do not archive >--> RV8-List message posted by: JamesTSherry@cs.com > >I am finishing the wings on my RV_8 QB. I thought chapter 7 was a very >poor >description of the wing assembly for the QB. Chapter 8 for the fuselage is >completely off the mark. I would have liked a QB set of instructions.