Received-SPF: pass
 receiver=logan.com; client-ip=205.152.59.73; envelope-from=atlasyts@bellsouth.net
Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v752.2)
In-Reply-To: <list-1961551@logan.com>
References: <list-1961551@logan.com>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; delsp=yes; format=flowed
Message-Id: <7CF8E4C9-5D0E-481C-949D-47B9373C58C5@bellsouth.net>
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
From: Bulent Aliev <atlasyts@bellsouth.net>
Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: Uneventful flight
Date: Mon, 2 Apr 2007 06:26:51 -0400
To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>


On Apr 2, 2007, at 12:12 AM, Dale Rogers wrote:

> Bulent Aliev wrote:
>> crimp connector splice that was done by my electronics engineer  
>> neighbor, totally loose. The metal part inside was blue from heat  
>> (created from the sparking I guess?). So I had it fixed. The noise  
>> is gone and me and my  flight captain are happy.
>
> Hi All,
>
>    Arcing should be black pits, not a blued pin or socket.  When a
> connector is loose, it only makes contact on a very small portion of
> the available contact surface, forcing all the current to go through
> a very small point-of-contact.  This is the same as trying to push 20
> Amps through a #18 wire.  It is called a high resistance connection.
> What happens when current is pushed through an resistive object?
> Heat is generated.  Enough to turn the pin blue.
>
> Dale R
> COZY MkIV #1254
>

Dale, if there is no spark, what generated the radio noise?
Buly