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jeffrey-j-paris(at)excite
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Posted: Tue May 17, 2011 1:44 pm Post subject: Electrical Problem with Ray Allen Indicator?

Hey Zentih Guys,

   

  Quick question- I have got bothRay Allen  aileron and elevator trim on my CH601XLB, which work off a Ray Allen G205 hand grip, before the mods the system worked fine ,however, now that I'm back to test flying and de-bugging I have a problem with my elevator servo.  The elevator indicator won't come on line and  indicate, my trims work well, however, I must have made a bad connection somewhere and I just can't seem to find where it is.  I have sent the indicator back to Ray Allen's and it came back saying that the indicator was fine and I am now completely lost and wonder if anybody else has any experience with his sort of mishap.

   

  I fully admit that I'm not that comfortable with all things electric andother than continuity tests and checking for voltage I really don't have the electrical savvy to determine what is wrong.  Thanks for your time and considerstion.

   

  Jeff Paris N196ZP CH601XLB Rochester, NY

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gfmjr_20(at)HOTMAIL.COM
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Posted: Tue May 17, 2011 2:02 pm Post subject: Electrical Problem with Ray Allen Indicator?

Jeff--

   Even though Ray Allen indicated all is well ,you might try pushing on the faceplate of the indicator.  I've had two units become intermittent, with this symptom, after about a year of use. I found out that they had a bad set of boards years ago. I assume that since you wired it correctly once, you probably did it correctly the second time.

  

 Good luck

 George May

 Zodiac 601XLB  912s  ---392hrs

 

   Date: Tue, 17 May 2011 17:40:11 -0400

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 Hey Zentih Guys,

  

 Quick question- I have got bothRay Allen  aileron and elevator trim on my CH601XLB, which work off a Ray Allen G205 hand grip, before the mods the system worked fine ,however, now that I'm back to test flying and de-bugging I have a problem with my elevator servo.  The elevator indicator won't come on line and  indicate, my trims work well, however, I must have made a bad connection somewhere and I just can't seem to find where it is.  I have sent the indicator back to Ray Allen's and it came back saying that the indicator was fine and I am now completely lost and wonder if anybody else has any experience with his sort of mishap.

  

 I fully admit that I'm not that comfortable with all things electric andother than continuity tests and checking for voltage I really don't have the electrical savvy to determine what is wrong.  Thanks for your time and considerstion.

  

 Jeff Paris N196ZP CH601XLB Rochester, NY

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Posted: Tue May 17, 2011 2:54 pm Post subject: Electrical Problem with Ray Allen Indicator?

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		  Based on my notes on the RAC position sender and display (the LED version, not the "pointer" version) this is what you can measure with a volt meter: with the sender connected the display moving the sender from one extreme to another you should see the voltage on the green wire vary from 0.21 to 1.25 volts. -- Craig 	


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Posted: Tue May 17, 2011 5:07 pm Post subject: Electrical Problem with Ray Allen Indicator?

Hi Jeff,

     

     I'm afraid it is just a case of verifying continuity on the wires     from the servo to the indicator.Â  If you have developed a short you     can find it by buzzing from each of the leads to ground and battery     voltage.Â  

     

     If all else fails you can run fresh wiring from the indicator to the     servo and wherever else it goes.

     

     Good luck,

     

     Paul

     XL getting close - just installed all the placards and working on     seat cushion.

     

     

     On 5/17/2011 2:40 PM, Jeffrey J Paris wrote:     [quote]                Hey Zentih Guys,

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                Quick question- I have got bothRay Allen Â aileron and elevator         trim on my CH601XLB, which work off a Ray Allen G205 hand grip,         before the mods the system worked fine ,however, now that I'm         back to test flying and de-bugging I have a problem with my         elevator servo. Â The elevator indicator won't come on line and         Â indicate, my trims work well, however, I must have made a bad         connection somewhere and I just can't seem to find where it is.         Â I have sent the indicator back to Ray Allen's and it came back         saying that the indicator was fine and I am now completely lost         and wonder if anybody else has any experience with his sort of         mishap.

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                I fully admit that I'm not that comfortable with all things         electric andother than continuity tests and checking for voltage         I really don't have the electrical savvy to determine what is         wrong. Â Thanks for your time and considerstion.

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                Jeff Paris N196ZP CH601XLB Rochester, NY

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Thruster87

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Posted: Tue May 17, 2011 10:14 pm Post subject: Re: Electrical Problem with Ray Allen Indicator?

After 15hrs TT [last week] my Aileron Ray Allen LED  indicator stopped working as well.Elevator LED indicator working just fine so far.Bit of a pain in the neck as mine are located on the center panel and access requires removal.Keep us posted on what the end results are Cheers Alan

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