Dave Gamble’s RV-12 is For Sale
VIII. A Sonnet on Wiring …Scott Chasten
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RE: Avionics circuit (-12)
…Bob Y
Check if wire 216 is grounded. That would tell you if there’s a short to ground somewhere.
…and from Tony Kirk…
Make sure you have the wires connected to the proper terminals on the micro-switch. The stall wire connects to the COM and the ground wire connects to the NO (Normally Open) terminal. Also be sure the switch is adjusted properly and not depressed.
I like to cut the unused terminal (NC in this case) off of these switches during installation to avoid inadvertently connecting to the wrong terminal, particularly someplace like the stall switch where you are almost working blind. The spar pin switches also come to mind for unused terminal removal.
RE: Parking brake valve position sensor
…bruce reply
I had some additional "hat" section of material from the canopy release system and used that to create a place to mount the brake valve. Nutplates on the back of the hat section hold the bolts that go through the brake valve body. A piece of aluminum sheet with a "V" cut out allows the arm to move from open to closed on the brake valve.
RE: RV-8 Access Panel
…fl-mike
If you mean for maintenance access, yes. This is mine (also on my flying 8 and very handy.
Daily…..BABALU
Update: echozulu Normal CHTs & Ground Ops
Had some time and swung by the hangar. Didn't have my borescope with me so I got some pictures of the baffles with my phone as best as I could through the oil door. Looks like everywhere is nice and tight except the back which has some baffles that are cut too long. I THINK that in flight the pressure will force it up against the cowling but easy enough to trim.
Went through the SDS settings and may have found the smoking gun. From 500 through 1100 the RPM fuel values on both ECUs were set to 113. The printout I have from SDS says these should be 165 all the way to 2500RPM. I also went through and retarded timing from 25 to 23 everywhere except the lower RPMs where I left them per the printout.
Didn't have time to test today but hopefully that is indeed the issue.
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2013 RV-12 ULS • $95,000 (Dave Gamble's RV-12)
[ed. Posting for Dave. v/r,dr] Owner: Dgamble on VAF (Dave Gamble) FOR SALE • 2013 Van's RV-12 - Illness forces the sale of my beloved airplane. The specs: TT 512 hrs, Rotax 912 ULS. Dynon Skyview with Autopilot and Button Panels, Imron paint by DESAPI, Nav and Landing lights, canopy cover...
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VIII. A Sonnet on Wiring …Scott Chasten
Meditations on a Grounded RV
I. Teardown What does it mean to savor the fast, fleeting, and final hours on the tach before the engine goes idle and the last puffs of burnt fuel begin to fizzle into a wide and far-reaching silence? What sense does one have of eternity when, with a single glimpse, there is captured high...
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SOLVED: Need help adding B&C starter
My RV-8 (Lycoming IO-360-M1B) has gone through two Sky-Tec 149-12LS starters and now the 3rd is starting to act up. I've heard only good things about B&C, so I purchased one of their starters (BCS206-149-12) only to find there are some fitting problems: First, it runs into the snorkel (Fig. 1)...
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RE: Avionics circuit (-12)
…Bob Y
Check if wire 216 is grounded. That would tell you if there’s a short to ground somewhere.
Avionics circuit
My problem is when I turn on the Avionics switch the Radio (GTR200B) comes ON and Squeals thru the headphones! So,,, the circuit with the squealing's is coming from the Avionics switch wiring! The Radio (GTR200R) was bench tested for 120.00 and was Ok. The NavCom breaker fuse did blow and...
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…and from Tony Kirk…
Make sure you have the wires connected to the proper terminals on the micro-switch. The stall wire connects to the COM and the ground wire connects to the NO (Normally Open) terminal. Also be sure the switch is adjusted properly and not depressed.
I like to cut the unused terminal (NC in this case) off of these switches during installation to avoid inadvertently connecting to the wrong terminal, particularly someplace like the stall switch where you are almost working blind. The spar pin switches also come to mind for unused terminal removal.
Avionics circuit
My problem is when I turn on the Avionics switch the Radio (GTR200B) comes ON and Squeals thru the headphones! So,,, the circuit with the squealing's is coming from the Avionics switch wiring! The Radio (GTR200R) was bench tested for 120.00 and was Ok. The NavCom breaker fuse did blow and...
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RE: Parking brake valve position sensor
…bruce reply
I had some additional "hat" section of material from the canopy release system and used that to create a place to mount the brake valve. Nutplates on the back of the hat section hold the bolts that go through the brake valve body. A piece of aluminum sheet with a "V" cut out allows the arm to move from open to closed on the brake valve.
Parking brake valve position sensor
Has anyone added a switch on the Matco parking brake valve to indicate valve position?
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RE: RV-8 Access Panel
…fl-mike
If you mean for maintenance access, yes. This is mine (also on my flying 8 and very handy.
Access panel
Has anyone added an access panel on the left side of the forward baggage area?
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Daily…..BABALU
Update: echozulu Normal CHTs & Ground Ops
Had some time and swung by the hangar. Didn't have my borescope with me so I got some pictures of the baffles with my phone as best as I could through the oil door. Looks like everywhere is nice and tight except the back which has some baffles that are cut too long. I THINK that in flight the pressure will force it up against the cowling but easy enough to trim.
Went through the SDS settings and may have found the smoking gun. From 500 through 1100 the RPM fuel values on both ECUs were set to 113. The printout I have from SDS says these should be 165 all the way to 2500RPM. I also went through and retarded timing from 25 to 23 everywhere except the lower RPMs where I left them per the printout.
Didn't have time to test today but hopefully that is indeed the issue.
Normal CHTs & Ground Ops
What does everyone see as normal CHT wise? I have about 10-ish hours on my engine. I've been running it very rich very hard down low, but do not see any drop in CHTs. I'm thinking it's broken in, in which case maybe what I have is normal? I did a flight today at 1500ft, 25MP 2500RPM I was...
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