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1. 12:52 AM - LSE ignition (romeo.victor@t-online.de)
2. 05:47 PM - Re: LSE ignition (Tony Johnson)
3. 06:15 PM - Wheel Pant Options (Jacob & Grace)
4. 07:24 PM - Re: LSE ignition (Brian Denk)
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--> RV8-List message posted by: "romeo.victor@t-online.de" <romeo.victor@t-online.de>
Dear RV guys,
I installed my LSE ignition Plasma III instead of the right magneto. By
assistance of Klaus Savier everything works fine, except starting
process.
The problem will be the wiring of my ACS keyswitch. I connected the wire
from the input plug to "R" of my keyswitch. There is a ignition process
as long as you hold the starter, when you release it ignition and engine
stops. I changed wiring from the input plug to "L/R" of the keyswitch.
Engine starts perfectly but I can't check the electronic ignition solely
during runup.
Ideas?
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RV8
D-EBRV
Stephan J.W. Servatius
Untere Hauptstr. 3
85461 Bockhorn
GERMANY
Tel. +49 8122 483 83
Fax. +49 8122 902 188
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--> RV8-List message posted by: "Tony Johnson" <tonyjohnson@cfl.rr.com>
Stephan,
I have been considering the best way to arrange ignition switches for my
RV8A with one mag and one EI. I had pretty much decided to go with a key
switch, until I learned of some safety issues with using a key switch. One
RV4 accident occurred when the key switch failed and turned off the mags.
Below is another similar story, from the areo electric list:
It was a dark and stormy night... Well, actually
>it was a bright and sunny day but it still scared me.
>While landing my Glasair, about halfway down the runway my engine quit.
>I was unable to get the engine restarted again, and after
>some limited troubleshooting I think I have traced the
>problem down to the ignition key switch. It is a
>Cessna key switch model A-510, part # C292501-0105.
>
> Would anyone happen to have a schematic for this
>key switch? I think the way it works is that it simply
>grounds (connects the p-lead wire to the
>p-lead shield which is grounded at the magneto)
>when switched to the OFF position, and leaves
>the p-lead disconnected (ie, "open") when in the
>BOTH position. Referring to Z-26 seems to follow this logic.
>Using my multimeter, I was able to
>determine that the p-leads for both mags are connected to
>the p-lead shield (ie, "grounded") in all four
>positions of the key switch, OFF, R, L, and BOTH.
>I measured this without removing any wires from
>the keyswitch.
>
> Am I on the right track, or should I be
>chasing some other gremlin? Should I remove
>the wires from the keyswitch and test it separately?
>
> If I do definitely determine that the
>keyswitch is the problem, I'm dumping it and replacing it
>with two switches and a push button. Seems silly to have
>a redundant ignition system tied to a single point of
>failure like this, especially after it scared the
>cr*p out of me.
>
>Thanks,
>
>-Dj
I am now planning on having two toggle switches for my ignition. Just
thought that I would pass this along for your consideration.
Tony Johnson
RV8A Orlando
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Subject: RV8-List: LSE ignition
--> RV8-List message posted by: "romeo.victor@t-online.de"
<romeo.victor@t-online.de>
Dear RV guys,
I installed my LSE ignition Plasma III instead of the right magneto. By
assistance of Klaus Savier everything works fine, except starting
process.
The problem will be the wiring of my ACS keyswitch. I connected the wire
from the input plug to "R" of my keyswitch. There is a ignition process
as long as you hold the starter, when you release it ignition and engine
stops. I changed wiring from the input plug to "L/R" of the keyswitch.
Engine starts perfectly but I can't check the electronic ignition solely
during runup.
Ideas?
--
RV8
D-EBRV
Stephan J.W. Servatius
Untere Hauptstr. 3
85461 Bockhorn
GERMANY
Tel. +49 8122 483 83
Fax. +49 8122 902 188
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| Subject: | Wheel Pant Options |
--> RV8-List message posted by: "Jacob & Grace" <grizzlybear@klondiker.com>
My RV-8 is coming out of paint and I am trying to arrange the final inspection.
Has anyone used or aware of a source for "Wheel Spats". Maule put them on every
Maule for years and everyone took them off and threw them away. Now I want
to try a set because I have 6" wheels on the 8 and can't find any. They may be
a good option for rougher use.
81938
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--> RV8-List message posted by: "Brian Denk" <akroguy@hotmail.com>
>
>I am now planning on having two toggle switches for my ignition. Just
>thought that I would pass this along for your consideration.
>
>Tony Johnson
>RV8A Orlando
Absolutely. I have two toggle switches in my airplane for LSE and one mag.
Works flawlessly, is simple, lightweight, cheap and reliable. Key switches
offer little in the way of true security and add complexity to the critical
ignition circuitry in the airplane.
Oh, to keep the toggles pointing the same direction (Up for ON or HOT), you
just flip the one for the mag over.
Brian Denk
RV8 N94BD
RV10 '51 tailcone trim servo stuff.
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