X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Thu, 31 Jul 2008 15:26:57 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from imo-d22.mx.aol.com ([205.188.144.208] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.2.5) with ESMTP id 3050281 for lml@lancaironline.net; Thu, 31 Jul 2008 15:23:55 -0400 Received: from RWolf99@aol.com by imo-d22.mx.aol.com (mail_out_v38_r9.4.) id q.d04.3a5dc605 (37555) for ; Thu, 31 Jul 2008 15:23:49 -0400 (EDT) Received: from smtprly-da01.mx.aol.com (smtprly-da01.mx.aol.com [205.188.249.144]) by cia-mb03.mx.aol.com (v121_r2.11) with ESMTP id MAILCIAMB034-92b34892114588; Thu, 31 Jul 2008 15:23:49 -0400 Received: from webmail-ne18 (webmail-ne18.sim.aol.com [207.200.67.18]) by smtprly-da01.mx.aol.com (v121_r2.11) with ESMTP id MAILSMTPRLYDA013-5bac4892113810d; Thu, 31 Jul 2008 15:23:36 -0400 X-Original-To: lml@lancaironline.net Subject: Control Cables X-Original-Date: Thu, 31 Jul 2008 15:23:36 -0400 X-MB-Message-Source: WebUI X-AOL-IP: 72.19.171.41 X-MB-Message-Type: User MIME-Version: 1.0 From: rwolf99@aol.com Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="--------MB_8CAC15A104C4F17_1678_2412_webmail-ne18.sysops.aol.com" X-Mailer: AOL Webmail 38159-STANDARD Received: from 72.19.171.41 by webmail-ne18.sysops.aol.com (207.200.67.18) with HTTP (WebMailUI); Thu, 31 Jul 2008 15:23:36 -0400 X-Original-Message-Id: <8CAC15A102AEDF3-1678-1204@webmail-ne18.sysops.aol.com> X-Spam-Flag:NO ----------MB_8CAC15A104C4F17_1678_2412_webmail-ne18.sysops.aol.com Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" It turns out that prop / mixture / throttle cables from Aircraft Spruce and brackets from Vans don't match.? There is even greater possibility of mixup if you order a custom length cable from Spruce, tell them that you're building a Lancair, and intend to use a bracket from Vans. And this is weird, because the cables?all come from the same place -- ACS Products in Lake Havasu City. As you may know, the standard cable from Spruce has a slot on the business end (the end in the engine compartment) that slides into a clamp bracket.? The ones from Vans all are captured by a pair of nuts on either side of a hole, like a bulkhead fitting.? Well, that part as easy to figure out. However, the stroke on the Vans cables is different from the "standard stroke", or so I was told today.? I think it's 2.25 or 2.5 inches, instead of a standard 3 inches.? If you have a Vans bracket, but not the Vans stroke, then the threaded portion won't be in the right place to engage the Vans bracket. "Education and recreation", eh?? Well, I'm getting *plenty* of education.? I'm about to order my third prop cable.? I'm still waiting for the "recreation". - Rob Wolf still building... ----------MB_8CAC15A104C4F17_1678_2412_webmail-ne18.sysops.aol.com Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii"
It turns out that prop / mixture / throttle cables from Aircraft Spruce and brackets from Vans don't match.  There is even greater possibility of mixup if you order a custom length cable from Spruce, tell them that you're building a Lancair, and intend to use a bracket from Vans.

And this is weird, because the cables all come from the same place -- ACS Products in Lake Havasu City.

As you may know, the standard cable from Spruce has a slot on the business end (the end in the engine compartment) that slides into a clamp bracket.  The ones from Vans all are captured by a pair of nuts on either side of a hole, like a bulkhead fitting.  Well, that part as easy to figure out.

However, the stroke on the Vans cables is different from the "standard stroke", or so I was told today.  I think it's 2.25 or 2.5 inches, instead of a standard 3 inches.  If you have a Vans bracket, but not the Vans stroke, then the threaded portion won't be in the right place to engage the Vans bracket.

"Education and recreation", eh?  Well, I'm getting *plenty* of education.  I'm about to order my third prop cable.  I'm still waiting for the "recreation".

- Rob Wolf
still building...
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