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tonyrenshaw268(at)gmail.c
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 Posted: Mon Apr 14, 2014 12:42 am Post subject: Woodcomp after Sales Service |
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Hi Jos,I have been reviewing pictures on the EuropaOwners website for my instrument panel, for ideas, and came upon this photo. Can I please ask what it is??
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It appears to be a pressure sensor, a pneumatic pressure sensor. Is that right??
Regards
Tony Renshaw
On 3 Jul 2011, at 7:53 pm, Jos Okhuijsen <josok-e(at)ukolo.fi (josok-e(at)ukolo.fi)> wrote:
| Quote: | The good news is, that this will be my last contribution to the list. After this message i will unsuscribe, and withdraw from the Europa community. I will not go again through the horror caused by a failing prop.
The one question remaining is which Woodcomp SR3000 was tested by the LAA?
The following are quotes from private messages from Woodcomp owners in no particular order.
"I think I was wrong in my guess that the pitch might have gone past the normal fine limit as the defective switch was the back up one."
"I have heard of a Woodcomp prop stripping off some of its carbon fibre sheathing in heavy rain, but having said that probably the majority of the guys that I have flown with (& my own plane) have Woodcomp props that have shown absolutely no effect. "
"but yes I have tested my mechanical stop It is strong enough to stop a runaway electric motor I guess 100hp more powerful than the fitted one and comes into action a degree or two past the usual position so still capable of producing reasonable thrust"
"Jos, I thought I would bring you up to date with the prop. On taking off
the motor I found that the drive gear that is on the end of the motor drive
shaft was not on the shaft. Instead it was inside the hub, loose."
"Incidentally there are mechanical stops on each of my blades in the form of a bolt which projects into a groove in the blade root. The range is limited from 9 to 29 degrees as measured at the very tip. You can see from the picture of mine (with the loose bolts) and an earlier factory one, that they have not always had this feature"
"On each occasion they replaced almost everything that showed any signs of wear. Brushes, gears, micro switches, wiring etc and the blades when returned could be mistaken for new"
"Found that one spinner screw was missing and gota complete new spinner fastening set free of charge"
"I had two motor failures, and now always carry a spare"
"More recently like last year I mentioned a small amount of play in my blade set, and they sent me a kit f.o.c. for the hub. It was an upgrade consisting of different gears and spring washers, which I installed myself and everything seems fine now."
"someone having some teeth break on the gearing that determines the pitch angle of each blade and this was promptly dealt with by Woodcomp replacing it both on new models and retrospectively with a slightly heavier version of the gears"
"I had my SR3000 motor burn out which took my pitch to fully fine and on to the stops"
"since my propeller return to service I make a point of flying it manually if the conditions are poor"
"I am very pleased with my SR2000 approaching 300 hours. I have one failure though"
"To avoid problems as much as possible I always switch to manual before take-off and landing"
"Back on topic, I only had it checked once by a local dealer because of some play of the blades"
"Forget about automatic pitch control below 1000 feet"
"I am also not convinced that Woodcomp engineering is really robust"
"We made the special propeller for David"
"Do not underestimate the speed of the woodcomp pitch motor: It will go from fully fine to fully coarse within one second"
Regards,
Jos
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richard.holder(at)outlook
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| Posted: Mon Apr 14, 2014 1:10 am Post subject: Woodcomp after Sales Service |
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On 14/04/2014 09:40, Tony Renshaw wrote:
| Quote: | Hi Jos,
I have been reviewing pictures on the EuropaOwners website
for my instrument panel, for ideas, and came upon this
photo. Can I please ask what it is??
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It looks like the stall warning sensor
RFWH
G-OWWW
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budyerly(at)msn.com
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| Posted: Tue Apr 15, 2014 7:53 am Post subject: Woodcomp after Sales Service |
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<?xml:namespace prefix="v" /><?xml:namespace prefix="o" /><![endif]--> Tony,
The pressure transducer is for the stall warner of course. However, there is a problem with this install with the adjustment and maintenance. It appears he has a tube for adjustment of the sensor from below the panel, but Redux permanently mounts the sensor. I sure hope it never fails. Getting a cutter in that area means pull the panel and cut Redux. I also noticed his com jacks under the floor of the shelf. Again, not easy to service and a bit of a hunt to find.
I prefer the stall warner in the wing next to the tube passing through the spar. I mount it on a couple of bolts through the ply and run the wires to the cockpit. Tubing is harder to run through a conduit than wire. However, the easiest to ajust was put into the cockpit module just forward of the rudder pulleys with a hole to adjust. Makes it easy and fast for flight test adjustments in flight.
I normally put my com jacks in the upper aft area of the above head console. If you want them in the panel, we have installed the pilot jacks on the far left panel bottom and have made a simple foam shaped piece for plugging into the pax sides for direct plug in of your headsets. With it on the panel, the inspector may want it labeled but that is only in a few examples.
Regards,
Bud Yerly
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