X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Sun, 21 Oct 2007 22:05:30 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from vms042pub.verizon.net ([206.46.252.42] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.1.12) with ESMTP id 2399221 for lml@lancaironline.net; Sun, 21 Oct 2007 20:03:33 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=206.46.252.42; envelope-from=tom.gourley@verizon.net Received: from jacky0da39824a ([71.111.153.83]) by vms042.mailsrvcs.net (Sun Java System Messaging Server 6.2-6.01 (built Apr 3 2006)) with ESMTPA id <0JQA00DLVDGPBZ58@vms042.mailsrvcs.net> for lml@lancaironline.net; Sun, 21 Oct 2007 19:02:52 -0500 (CDT) X-Original-Date: Sun, 21 Oct 2007 17:02:45 -0700 From: "Tom Gourley" Subject: Re: [LML] Mounting a Dynon remote compass X-Original-To: "Lancair Mailing List" Reply-to: "Tom Gourley" X-Original-Message-id: <001e01c8143e$e088d1d0$640610ac@jacky0da39824a> MIME-version: 1.0 X-MIMEOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.3198 X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.3138 Content-type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_001B_01C81404.3380C180" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-priority: Normal References: This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_001B_01C81404.3380C180 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Bill, We've found that a good place for a remote compass/magnetometer on a = Legacy is just a little behind the baggage bulkhead against the top of = the fuselage. All it takes is fabrication of a U-shaped bracket made = from fiberglass. Since the top of the fuselage is sloped you need to = compensate for this with the bracket so that the magnetometer is aligned = with the waterline of the airplane. So far this has worked well with = Crossbow, Pinpoint, GRT, and Dynon magnetometers. Of course in all the = installations where we used this location there was no wiring nearby and = the A/P pitch servo was mounted on the lower surface of the fuselage. I = also used shielded cable for power and signals. Tom Gourley ------=_NextPart_000_001B_01C81404.3380C180 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Bill,
 
We've found that a good place for a = remote=20 compass/magnetometer on a Legacy is just a little behind the = baggage=20 bulkhead against the top of the fuselage.  All it takes is = fabrication of a=20 U-shaped bracket made from fiberglass.  Since the top of the = fuselage is=20 sloped you need to compensate for this with the bracket so that the = magnetometer=20 is aligned with the waterline of the airplane.  So far this has = worked well=20 with Crossbow, Pinpoint, GRT, and Dynon magnetometers.  Of course = in all=20 the installations where we used this location there was no wiring nearby = and the=20 A/P pitch servo was mounted on the lower surface of the fuselage.  = I also=20 used shielded cable for power and signals.
 
Tom Gourley
 
 
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