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PostPosted: Sun Jan 26, 2014 3:47 pm    Post subject: I have a question regarding a Ray Allen Trim System for the Reply with quote
I've often thought that having the autopilot drive the trim servo (the
Ray Allen you have is the trim servo) would be far better than having
the autopilot control the elevator directly. I went the 'traditional'
route ... the Ray Allen is elevator trim and the autopilot controls the
elevator.

So, to answer your question .... (IMHO) you should keep the Ray Allen
and buy AP servos from the same vendor as the AP.
Linn
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I purchased a RV-10 tail kit and part of the pkg was a T3-12A-TS system. I'm just starting the kit and I'm not sure which AP I will eventually use. What AP is this system compatible with? Does it work with Garmin, AFS or Dynon? It's never been installed. Should I sell it and buy something different closer to avionics?

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PostPosted: Sun Jan 26, 2014 4:04 pm    Post subject: I have a question regarding a Ray Allen Trim System for the Reply with quote
The servo you have is part of the standard RV-10 tail kit.  It is useful and necessary regardless of autopilot installation or brand.  Some autopilots support auto-trim and would use this also for that purpose.

Bob

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Tal.

This is the trim servo,  not an autopilot servo.   Now if you go with an autopilot that supports auto-trimming, the autopilot system will connect into this servo.    The trim servo is compatible with all major brands of autopilots

Bob Newman
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PostPosted: Sun Jan 26, 2014 5:40 pm    Post subject: Re: I have a question regarding a Ray Allen Trim System for Reply with quote
Hi Tal!

As the others have already posted, all of the available RV autopilots use a servo which drives the elevator directly, not the trim. I suspect the trim doesn't run fast enough in turbulence.

Different autopilots deal with trim differently. If you change airspeed, some units will simply indicate that you need to re-trim, manually. Others will drive the Ray Allen trim servos automatically (I know the Trio will do that, if ordered with "auto trim". I think the same is true for TruTrak).

This is a ways off, but you will find the trim speed about right at takeoff and landing speeds, but quite fast at cruise speeds. There is a box available ("safe-t-trim"??) which will automatically slow the trim speed as airspeed goes up; and at the same time will cut off trim if it runs more than 3 seconds, as a safety precaution against a runaway trim. An option to consider, when you get to the panel building.

Bob

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