---------------------------------------------------------- RV8-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Sat 08/13/11: 2 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 06:13 PM - Warning - New Bose Line Power Cables Only 3' Long! (Matt Dralle) 2. 07:45 PM - Re: rv8 Canopy (Speedy11@aol.com) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 06:13:50 PM PST US From: Matt Dralle Subject: RV8-List: Warning - New Bose Line Power Cables Only 3' Long! Just a heads up to those installing or planning on installing Bose X or A20 Active NR headsets using the inline power jacks. Specifically these units: http://www.bose.com/controller?url=/shop_online/headphones/aviation_headsets/accessories/headset_installkit_acc.jsp They now come with only 3 feet of cable! Three years ago they came with 6 feet of cable and I thought at the time that 6 feet seemed a little short. Now 3 feet? What idiot penny pincher in Bose marketing decided "three feet should be plenty". Here's quote from the Bose web page above: "Three-foot wiring harness with six pin female connector allows for *placement in locations throughout aircraft*." WTF? On what planet will a 3-foot hardness reach "locations throughout the aircraft". That's just plain stupid. If these were third rate, el-cheapo headsets, I'd write it off to penny pinching, but for a >$1000 product that you then have to spend an additional $32 for an installation cable, cheaping out on the cable length is just simply unacceptable. I have the jacks mounted in the center of the RV-8, and the cables don't even reach to the righthand control console. What does Bose expect people to do; splice the wire? That's ridiculous! What would somebody installing in the back seats of a 4 or 6 place airplane do? Of course I wrote a scathing email to Bose Support just now. I'm sure they will write back with "for most of our customers, three feet is sufficient". Given this direction within Bose, I'd definitely consider the new Sennheiser S1 if I had to do it over again. Additionally, the Sennheiser's Bluetooth supports the A2DP, AVRCP STEREO profiles. The Bose A20's Bluetooth does NOT support stereo. It must have been the same marketing moron that dictated 3' cables that decided not to include stereo Bluetooth profiles. Unbelievable. Matt - Matt "Red Dawg" Dralle RV-8 #82880 N998RV "Ruby Vixen" http://www.mattsrv8.com - Matt's Complete RV-8 Construction Log http://www.mattsrv8.com/Mishap - Landing Mishap Rebuild Log http://www.youtube.com/MattsRV8 - Matt's RV-8 HDTV YouTube Channel Status: 170+ Hours TTSN - Rebuilding Fuselage After Landing Mishap... ________________________________ Message 2 _____________________________________ Time: 07:45:48 PM PST US From: Speedy11@aol.com Subject: RV8-List: Re: rv8 Canopy Buy it, Stan. Assuming it was originally for a RV-8, then it will fit fine if properly trimmed. Canopy installation photos follow: _http://www.rv-8a.net/2008.htm_ (http://www.rv-8a.net/2008.htm) - scroll down to Oct-Dec. Don't crack yours like I did. _http://www.rv-8a.net/2009Jan.htm_ (http://www.rv-8a.net/2009Jan.htm) - got a new one _http://www.rv-8a.net/2009Feb.htm_ (http://www.rv-8a.net/2009Feb.htm) - Glued on with Sikaflex Stan Sutterfield do not archive In a message dated 8/13/2011 3:06:49 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, rv8-list@matronics.com writes: My RV-8 QB fuselage is only a couple of years old. I've been offered a canopy for a really good price (originally purchased for adaptation to a Starduster II) 6-7 years ago but never cut on beyond trimming the bottom flange. I'm concerned about a couple of issues since canopy fit seems to have been a nagging problem for quite awhile. I don't know what tweaks Van's has done to the canopy (or fuselage contours) over the years which might improve the fit of a new canopy over an older one. I'm also concerned about dimensional stability in storage, although it's been in a commercial shop all this time. Hate to pass up an opportunity like this, but it might be more trouble than it's worth. 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