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                           Zenith601-List Digest Archive
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                     Total Messages Posted Sun 05/03/09: 2
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Today's Message Index:
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     1. 01:37 PM - elevator cables  (rans6andrew)
     2. 01:52 PM - Re: elevator cables  (Bryan Martin)
 
 
 
________________________________  Message 1  _____________________________________


Time: 01:37:14 PM PST US
Subject: Zenith601-List: elevator cables
From: "rans6andrew" <andrewcattell@hotmail.com>


Hi folks,

I was at the airfield, today, doing the final assembly of my new 601UL.  I had
in my mind the critical cable tension requirements and noticed that the tension
in both elevator cables increases as the elevators are pulled up.  In fact,
when the elevators are full down the cables are actually quite slack.

Is this normal?

The geometry of the stick cable connection points and stick pivot point are fixed
by stuff done at the factory (CZAW!) as are the elevator horn cable connection
points and elevator hinge line.  There doesn't seem to be anything I could
have done wrongly when I installed the cables.

Any ideas?

Andrew.

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A good way through building a 601UL with 912UL.
Still flying Rans S6 with 503.


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http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=242533#242533


________________________________  Message 2  _____________________________________


Time: 01:52:15 PM PST US
From: Bryan Martin <bryanmmartin@comcast.net>
Subject: Re: Zenith601-List: elevator cables


Mine do the same thing, I just rigged them so they don't go completely  
slack at full forward.

On May 3, 2009, at 4:36 PM, rans6andrew wrote:

> >
>
> Hi folks,
>
> I was at the airfield, today, doing the final assembly of my new  
> 601UL.  I had in my mind the critical cable tension requirements and  
> noticed that the tension in both elevator cables increases as the  
> elevators are pulled up.  In fact, when the elevators are full down  
> the cables are actually quite slack.
>
> Is this normal?
>
> The geometry of the stick cable connection points and stick pivot  
> point are fixed by stuff done at the factory (CZAW!) as are the  
> elevator horn cable connection points and elevator hinge line.   
> There doesn't seem to be anything I could have done wrongly when I  
> installed the cables.
>


-- 
Bryan Martin
N61BM, CH 601 XL,
RAM Subaru, Stratus redrive.
do not archive.


 

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