X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from fed1rmmtao05.cox.net ([68.230.241.34] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.3.2) with ESMTP id 965051 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Fri, 27 May 2005 02:34:44 -0400 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=68.230.241.34; envelope-from=ALVentures@cox.net Received: from BigAl ([68.7.14.39]) by fed1rmmtao05.cox.net (InterMail vM.6.01.04.00 201-2131-118-20041027) with ESMTP id <20050527063352.HYSH8651.fed1rmmtao05.cox.net@BigAl> for ; Fri, 27 May 2005 02:33:52 -0400 From: "Al Gietzen" To: "'Rotary motors in aircraft'" Subject: RE: [FlyRotary] Re: D-sub connectors - Prewired cables Date: Thu, 26 May 2005 23:33:54 -0700 Message-ID: <000101c56286$0ddaa5e0$6400a8c0@BigAl> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0002_01C5624B.617BCDE0" X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook, Build 10.0.6626 Importance: Normal In-Reply-To: X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2180 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0002_01C5624B.617BCDE0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Joe wrote: =20 I would add that there are 2 basic types of pins, one is formed from = sheet metal, the other is milled from stock. The Aeroelectric and Steinair = tools are for the milled type. =20 And I would further add that I'd suggest not using the sheet metal = barrel type for something flight critical like the EC2. They are more likely = to corrode, and may lose contact pressure if plugged and unplugged a number = of times. Just a suggestion based on what I've heard or read - no direct experience with a failure. =20 Al =20 ------=_NextPart_000_0002_01C5624B.617BCDE0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Joe wrote:

 

  I would add that = there are 2 basic types of pins, one is formed from sheet metal, the other is milled = from stock.  The Aeroelectric and Steinair tools are for the milled = type.

 

And I would further add that = I’d suggest not using the = sheet metal barrel type for something flight critical like the EC2.  They are = more likely to corrode, and may lose contact pressure if plugged and = unplugged a number of times.  Just a suggestion based on what I’ve heard = or read – no direct experience with a failure.

 

Al

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