Bob Collins
Joined: 11 Mar 2006
Posts: 470
Location: St. Paul, Minnesota
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 Posted: Sat Mar 22, 2014 3:40 pm Post subject: RV-List: Re: Vertical Power move to Everett, WA and Oshkosh, |
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I use a VP-50 and love it. Easy to wire and being able to change switches grouping is a nice touch. Added wig wag on the lights by just a software update.
It monitors my electrical system. If there's a problem, a light flashes and the display tells me exactly what the problem and circuit is.
I saved real estate on my panel too.
I was sorry to see VP-50.discontinued in favor of products that don't strike me as that helpful. I also don't like owning orphaned products but I knew when I bought it that Marc starts companies and sells them.
Heck, with the need to install ADS-B.in a few hears, I figure I'm gonna have to rip everything out and start over anyway.
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From: "John Jessen" <n212pj(at)gmail.com>
To: "rv-list(at)matronics.com" <rv-list(at)matronics.com>
Subject: RV-List: Re: Vertical Power move to Everett, WA and Oshkosh, WI
Date: Sat, Mar 22, 2014 4:12 PM
[quote]--> RV-List message posted by: John Jessen <n212pj(at)gmail.com> I do not consider an AP a convenience. I'm more and more convinced that one should be in every plane. Safety. > On Mar 21, 2014, at 10:33 AM, Ralph Finch <ralphmariafinch(at)gmail.com> wrote: > > --> RV-List message posted by: Ralph Finch <ralphmariafinch(at)gmail.com> > > The same could be said for autopilots, GPS navigation, and so on. Not > needed, but a convenience. Furthermore the VP-200 can be set up to > easily provide a separate bus for main alternator or battery failure, > automatically shedding unimportant load and switching on your > alternate battery and/or alternator, so that's a safety feature. > > No VP-*** product actually moves flaps, to my knowledge, but they will > prevent movement I think if you are over the maximum flap speed. > > On Fri, Mar 21, 2014 at 9:41 AM, Fisher Paul A. > <FisherPaulA(at)johndeere.com> wrote: >> --> RV-List message posted by: "Fisher Paul A." <FisherPaulA(at)johndeere.com> >> >> Not to be argumentative, but I still don't get it. I'm all for reducing workload in critical phases of flight, but I've only got three circuit switches that I use in that situation - flaps, fuel pump, and landing light wigwag. Everything else is on at start up and off at shutdown, both of which are low stress, low workload phases. I'm not turning over control of flaps, so that really just leaves two circuits that I would want to control using this type of device. Doesn't seem like much of a workload reduction. > > > > >
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