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Following up on my posting for the archives:

As a distributor, EDMO was able to elicit some information from Icon where I was not. Icon told EDMO the A210-CS ADJ software was bundled with the A210 ...

My Icom A210 comm radio won't close its squelch reliably when cold; it's OK when
it's warm. I have already tightened the squelch as much as possible using the
front panel controls. The service m ...

Peter,

Can't speak for the "low pressure end of its range" but I measured mine drawing
1.4A at 14V in a Long-EZ. Fed with 20 AWG wire and protected by a 5A fuse.

--
Joe
Independen ...

Robert L. Nuckolls, III wrote on 3/17/2020 10:07:

?? ... > ground loop caused by mounting the microphone
?? jack to airframe without and insulating washer.

https://tinyurl.com/t4k ...

Thanks, Jerry. That's what I was thinking too although I have not heard of it being done.

Would it be permissible to bend an EGT probe as in the attached image and still receive good service from it? This is for avoiding interference with the cowl and other obstructions in a Long-EZ insta ...

Thank you, Bob. Mystery solved! You nailed it with this information and in the
article you wrote for S.A. in 1993. But it's the first time I've heard of such
a thing and was somewhat bewildered ...

A friend is working on a Grumman Tiger in which the alternator field circuit
breaker was found tripped. Upon digging in the manual, he found the overvoltage
protection was simply a Zener diode wi ...

At 08:51 PM 3/10/2019, you wrote:
--> AeroElectric-List message posted by: "jdubner" <jdubner>I am the OP but have lost track of where we are with all the thread
drift. However ...

This configuration does not place a hard
short across the motor in the de-energized
condition. This may not be important if
stored kinetic energy on the motor does not
produce an unsat ...

...call Moujen USA and ask them what current the rating is at 12 VDC. ...
I looked at the Moujen spec for the MS2 series switch (available here: http://www.moujenswitch.com/products/mj2/mj2_character ...

My Long-EZ nose gear uses an electric actuator. The actuator does not have internal limit switches but I have added them and use them to control a pair of relays (see schematic: http://forums.matronic ...

On Wednesday, January 30, 2019, 7:48:25 AM PST, Robert L. Nuckolls, III <nuckolls.bob@aeroelectric.com> wrote:

At 0 ...

My ancient KX-155 quit suddenly and it's not just the display -- the unit went totally dead while in use.

Opening it up I found a blown 10A fuse but replacing it did no good. The unit tries to dr ...

Thought I'd post about my surprising experience with alkaline battery holders for my handheld radio. I have two of them and last week when I ran down the Li-ion pack and needed them (after a panel-m ...

Does anyone have experience installing an Archer Comm antenna in an RV4 wingtip?
I'm considering the Archer Model 1A and have concerns that it will fit properly.
Jeff, I have the Archer NAV antenna ...

The most obvious answer is that the original diode was installed backwards.
That was my initial thought too but the aircraft had 29 hours TTSN with that configuration.

The RV-9A owner told me this ...

What would be the root cause of this charred diode and wiring?

https://i.imgur.com/e3FcBgf.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/Sl9foF6.jpg

This is in a friend's RV-9A and the diode was wired (properl ...

plevyakh wrote, On 10/13/2015 08:01:
Can you please share a technique you've used to break into a DSub connector pin and read the data going through that Pin/Wire?

Howard,

A technique I use i ...

Ken,

Short and simple: Don't do it. Here's why:

1. You didn't mention what type of airplane you have but there's a good chance
it has a starter. The starter current will have to go through ...