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by retasker
Sat Jan 15, 2011 3:43 pm
Forum: Electrical Systems
Topic: Flap Positioning with Dynon FD 180
Replies: 2
Views: 9473

Flap Positioning with Dynon FD 180

None comes with the Van's flap kit. What you have is what comes with it. You will have to purchase and figure out how to install some sort of position sensor. The Ray Allen flap sensor will work as would any number of other solutions. I used the Ray Allen sensor, although I can't remember which actu...
by retasker
Wed Jan 12, 2011 9:32 pm
Forum: RV 9/9A
Topic: trailing edge wedge
Replies: 6
Views: 13428

trailing edge wedge

The only way to prevent this is to use something like a drill press with a fixture to hold the wedge so neither it or the microstop can move relative to each other or use a backing plate. You will run into this same issue on other locations where there is nothing to prevent the microstop from moving...
by retasker
Wed Jan 12, 2011 2:17 pm
Forum: Electrical Systems
Topic: Copper bus ampacity
Replies: 5
Views: 17790

Copper bus ampacity

Don't know about anyone else, but I just used #6 AWG for all the connections between alternator, battery, starter, contacter, etc.  Do I need #6 everywhere?  Probably not, but it was easier to just purchase some #6 and the terminals for it rather than getting a bunch of different gauges and terminal...
by retasker
Wed Jan 12, 2011 12:14 pm
Forum: Electrical Systems
Topic: Copper bus ampacity
Replies: 5
Views: 17790

Copper bus ampacity

NEC or not, 1000 amps per square inch is wildly conservative. It really depends on how much voltage drop you can stand and what temperature rise of the conductor you are willing to accept. I have a spreadsheet I use to determine PCB circuit trace widths for high current traces on PCBs I design. That...
by retasker
Sat Jan 08, 2011 4:09 pm
Forum: RV 9/9A
Topic: rudder tip
Replies: 3
Views: 10279

rudder tip

The blind rivet (CS4-4) is a flush rivet like most of the driven/squeezed rivets. The rudder tip will need to be countersunk for the rivet when you install it. Dick Tasker RB Lists - RV9 wrote: > > The plans are telling me to drill and dimple the aft three 3/32 holes > in the top of each rudder skin...