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My Lancair Legacy has a nominal 12 volt electrically powered hydraulic pump that raises and lowers the landing gear. When the airplane has sat in the hangar overnight, the hydraulic pressure bleeds ...

I've had good luck using "toilet bolts" for making terminal strips. You can get them in either stainless steel or brass. The elongated head of the bolt is thin and fits in a slot, which is ...

Hi Sacha,

You asked for a Wal-Mart.com link to the USB charger that I'm using that doesn't create "noise" on my comm radio. Sorry, but I can't find it on Wal-Mart's web site. I bou ...

Thanks, Bob, for your thoughts on my experience with USB chargers that produced noise on my comm radio. I bought the noisy charger from a major supplier of airplane stuff and they are sending me a ...

I have seven years and 750 mostly trouble free flying hours on my Z 13-8 electrical system. I recently bought a Stratus 2 from Sporty's to give me inflight weather and TFRs on my iPad. To keep bot ...

I don't remember specifically which of your instruments has the ghosting problem. I'll tell you my story, which may or may not be relevant, but it may help others with a similar situation as mine. ...

Hi Valin,

I used mini S-VHS connectors for my Ray Allen trim servos. That is what the company recommends and S-VHS connectors are round and have the benefit of passing through existing round ...

In my opinion, the Precise Flight speed brakes installed on many Lancairs, including on my Legacy, are correctly called "speed brakes" instead of "spoilers."

I think the ...

Hi Valin,

If your Precise Flight speedbrakes are the same as mine, which I think they are, you need the function of an ON-On switch. That's because connecting ship's power to pin #6 extends t ...

Thanks so much for everyone who took the time to respond to my request for a translation and explanation of my French-made table saw motor schematic! I always feel good when I learn something new and ...

Greetings,

This is not an aviation question, so feel free to delete now.

I have a table saw in my workshop with a 3 HP, 240 volt, 60 Hz motor. It was made in France for the US market. A ...

Weather is perfect. See you soon.

Dennis

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Hi Jeff,

Regarding what size fuse to use, I have a Lightspeed electronic ignition with a 5 amp fuse. In about 500 hours of flying, I've blown the fuse once. Don't know why it blew, and the e ...

A few weeks ago I reported that I had bought this 12 volt power supply:

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Thanks for the speedy and helpful answers! I'll hook it up within a few days and report back.

Thanks,
Dennis

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I just bought this power supply for my hangar:

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I had the same problem with a Fast-On connector attached to a B&C fuse block. The Fast-On was an AMP PIDG model. I was having problems with one of my avionics and was feeling around behind the p ...

For cutting nylon cable ties, I've had good luck with these cheap flush cutters from Harbor Freight:

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Hi Bob,

Thanks for your reply about my one occurance of an intermittent alternator. I'll try your suggestions for troubleshooting. (By the way, it's an externally regulated 12 volt alternat ...