---------------------------------------------------------- RV9-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Mon 01/06/03: 5 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 12:51 PM - Re: PRES-15 SW oil press. switch (Gary) 2. 01:33 PM - Re: PRES-15 SW oil press. switch (Dale Larsen) 3. 05:39 PM - Is there a fly in on next Sat. at SnF? (Harold Kovac) 4. 06:36 PM - painting (steve dwyer) 5. 06:59 PM - Re: painting (fcs@jlc.net) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 12:51:48 PM PST US From: "Gary" Subject: Re: RV9-List: PRES-15 SW oil press. switch --> RV9-List message posted by: "Gary" Where did you get the switch? Mine is from B&C specialties. It came with a diagram. You can check yours with an Ohmmeter to be sure. You should put a few drops of oil in it and blow on the switch to check it. Mine gave funny readings till it was oiled. If you want, I can look up the connection lettering on mine, but it might be different from yours. Gary ----- Original Message ----- From: Roy Taylor To: rv9-list@matronics.com Sent: Saturday, January 04, 2003 4:13 PM Subject: RV9-List: PRES-15 SW oil press. switch --> RV9-List message posted by: "Roy Taylor" You've got 3 terminals on it. Which ones do I use for the Hobbs, and which for an oil pressure warning light.. and is the other to ground? No markings on it and no diagram either. I suppose at 4 psi I'll get a circuit on one terminal, and not on another? Roy Somerset UK --- Version: 6.0.431 / Virus Database: 242 - Release Date: 12/23/02 ________________________________ Message 2 _____________________________________ Time: 01:33:20 PM PST US From: "Dale Larsen" Subject: Re: RV9-List: PRES-15 SW oil press. switch --> RV9-List message posted by: "Dale Larsen" Roy, You most likely have a SPDT switch. One terminal is common, one is normally closed, one normally open. You will wan to connect the Hobbs to the normally open circuit. When engine oil pressure increases, this circuit will close allowing the Hobbs to run. You can tell which is normally closed with the ohm meter. Which is common is a little tricky. Usually the common is marked or is different in some way from the other two. Hope this helps. > You've got 3 terminals on it. Which ones do I use for the Hobbs, and which for an oil pressure warning light.. and is the other to ground? No markings on it and no diagram either. I suppose at 4 psi I'll get a circuit on one terminal, and not on another? > Roy Somerset UK ________________________________ Message 3 _____________________________________ Time: 05:39:36 PM PST US From: "Harold Kovac" Subject: RV9-List: Is there a fly in on next Sat. at SnF? --> RV9-List message posted by: "Harold Kovac" A few weeks back I saw a few messages about an RV gathering at SnF in Lakeland, is it still on? I checked the SnF site and nothing shows. I just started a partially completed kit RV9 I picked up last month.. I'm in Ocala and would like to know its on before a 2 hr. drive. Harold Kovac ________________________________ Message 4 _____________________________________ Time: 06:36:20 PM PST US From: "steve dwyer" Subject: RV9-List: painting --> RV9-List message posted by: "steve dwyer" Can anyone with past experience elaborate on the process of moving your completed plane to a paint shop. I can't imagine dropping off this delicate bird at a body shop and simply picking it up in a week or two. I've heard of some guys making a device that rotates the wings so the paint can be easily applied to both sides. And what about transporting do we simply tie down the wing storage rack in the back of the old pickup? Is this a concern to anyone else? Attempting to buy and fire up an HVLP spray system in the garage on my own is beginning to sound real tempting. Over the past two years I have picked up on many of your inputs on painting yourself (Gary Newstead and others) but for those of us who would rather turn this task over to an experienced painter I'd like some thoughts. Steve Dwyer Installing wheel and leg fairings ________________________________ Message 5 _____________________________________ Time: 06:59:07 PM PST US From: "fcs@jlc.net" Subject: RE: RV9-List: painting --> RV9-List message posted by: "fcs@jlc.net" Hi Steve, A large flat-bed truck is the way to go as far as moving the fuselage. This assumes you've removed the wings, main and tail, and vertical stabilizer. You'll need an oversized load permit if you don't remove the empennage. Anyway you go, there's a risk of scratching the paint job. I've painted my empennage and have already banged into it in the garage. My painting is being done in a boat-shed at my home. I just cover the floors, walls, and ceiling with tarps stapled to the walls. Keep in mind its an airplane, not a show car. Even perfect paint won't look so perfect for long once you start flying and exposing it to the elements. Some may feel differently, but I don't place the high value on airplane painting that I do on a car. In fact, I would paint outdoors if it weren't for the four foot snowdrifts... Some airports allow you to paint in the hangars, but be sure you are well sealed off from other peoples planes. There are also paint methods that don't create the airborne mess of spraying, and some paints which are far less toxic. Shop around. Finally, don't overlook "real" aircraft painting shops. Most reasonbly sized airports will have at least one painter on the field. Flying the bird there and away when done is nice. Particularly since it can be painted while fully assembled, thus avoiding the chances of banging into stuff. Good luck, Gary Newsted