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 Topic: Too many toys in the cockpit |
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| beltz6 Replies: 8 Views: 3274 |
 Forum: TeamGrumman-List Posted: Tue Sep 25, 2012 10:53 am Subject: Re: Too many toys in the cockpit |
| "There ought to be a limited license for those that can only navigate with GPS."
-guilty Gary and I are having a friendly argument over whether to replace my Narco 122 with a Garmi ... |
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| Topic: Melted wire |
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| beltz6 Replies: 43 Views: 16689 |
Forum: TeamGrumman-List Posted: Tue Sep 25, 2012 8:49 am Subject: Re: Melted wire |
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Which make and model meter did you use? Barry Barry, A Fluke Y8100. It outputs a voltage which has to be converted to a current. I make no claim as to the accuracy of this method. ... |
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| Topic: Melted wire -- emergency bypass of the Master Solenoid? |
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| beltz6 Replies: 2 Views: 1646 |
Forum: TeamGrumman-List Posted: Tue Sep 25, 2012 8:38 am Subject: Re: Melted wire -- emergency bypass of the Master Solenoi |
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My initial reply was sort of tongue in cheek, pointing out the extreme measures needed to provide a backup for loss of electrons due to failed Master Solenoid circuit. A handheld Com and a ... |
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| Topic: Melted wire |
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| beltz6 Replies: 43 Views: 16689 |
Forum: TeamGrumman-List Posted: Mon Sep 24, 2012 6:27 pm Subject: Re: Melted wire |
| Just for reassurance, I went out to the plane today, kicked on the master switch, and measured .67 amps running down the 5PA3 wire that Gary recently replaced. I used one of those wrap-around meters, ... | |
| Topic: Melted wire |
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| beltz6 Replies: 43 Views: 16689 |
Forum: TeamGrumman-List Posted: Sun Sep 23, 2012 11:53 am Subject: Re: Melted wire |
| This STILL makes no sense. The Master Relay resistance is ~15 ohms. So the current should be in the 0.8 amps, and the energy dissipated is ~9.6 watts.
Certainly not enough to heat the wire. So SOM ... |
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| Topic: Melted wire |
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| beltz6 Replies: 43 Views: 16689 |
Forum: TeamGrumman-List Posted: Sun Sep 23, 2012 7:50 am Subject: Re: Melted wire |
| Here are some pics of various segments of the wire in question that was removed:
http://i.imgur.com/kBcmw.jpg http://i.imgur.com/lSQGa.jpg http://i.imgur.com/cNPxn.jpg http://i.imgur.com/SuYSu.j ... |
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| Topic: Melted wire |
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| beltz6 Replies: 43 Views: 16689 |
Forum: TeamGrumman-List Posted: Sun Sep 23, 2012 7:37 am Subject: Re: Melted wire |
| I found 51PA4 wire code for the ground from the battery side of the Master Switch to the airframe ground on the 70's Tigers and Cheetahs. This is a ~6" long segment of plain, unshielded wire with ... | |
| Topic: Fair Asking Price for 1977 Tiger |
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| beltz6 Replies: 22 Views: 12730 |
Forum: TeamGrumman-List Posted: Sun Jan 09, 2011 7:15 pm Subject: Re: Fair Asking Price for 1977 Tiger |
| I too have a '77 Tiger that I've been going back and forth on selling these past few months (mainly due to the fact that a new baby in the house has changed the financial picture). [Sidenote: it was ... | |
| Topic: Instrument panel overlays |
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| beltz6 Replies: 4 Views: 2689 |
Forum: TeamGrumman-List Posted: Wed Aug 25, 2010 2:55 pm Subject: Re: Instrument panel overlays |
| I would think the fun would be in installing yourself.
-- I hear it's a character-building experience to install one, but I think I'd rather sit back and watch Gary build his character. -glen ... |
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| Topic: Instrument panel overlays |
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| beltz6 Replies: 4 Views: 2689 |
Forum: TeamGrumman-List Posted: Wed Aug 25, 2010 7:19 am Subject: Re: Instrument panel overlays |
I'll buy one if I can talk my mechanic into installing it  |
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