Tip: Mounting a Piper Blade Pitot

[Martin Sobel]

I broke off one of the leads screwing around with methods to connect the bare leads from one of the heaters. So I'm in the middle of digging out the old heaters. They do not want to come out easy.

Then I realized that I need 28V cartridges (DeltaHawk Diesel), so it may be good that I need to repair the unit. I've ordered a long #13 drill bit and a 3/16" reamer to finish the holes.

The problem is that both suppliers require three of each heater to ship. One of them will allow both the 24V cartridges to count toward the minimum order. Airparts of Lock Haven will sell a 28V system repair kit for $200.00. Seems like the price went way up over the past 7 years.

So, I think I will buy the minimum number of heaters and then try to sell the extra two sets. Is anyone interested in a set of heaters, especially if you need 28V units.

I plan to use the static port as alternate static air. As soon as I receive a #13 Drill Bit and a 3/16" reamer, I will report on the complete repair of the heating elements.

[CMW]

Martin,

You might want to try Mcfarlane Aviation. I bought the 14V elements from them for a pitot I made. The 14V elements are the -356 , -357. I think the 28V elements are the -440, -441 part numbers but you should verify that. Here's a link.

http://www.mcfarlaneaviation.com/Pro...hType=Keyword&

Hope it helps,

Chris