Return-Path: Sender: (Marvin Kaye) To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Mon, 19 Jul 2004 10:10:05 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from tomts20-srv.bellnexxia.net ([209.226.175.74] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2b8) with ESMTP id 324741 for lml@lancaironline.net; Sat, 17 Jul 2004 11:53:49 -0400 Received-SPF: error receiver=logan.com; client-ip=209.226.175.74; envelope-from=ian.crowe@sympatico.ca Received: from crowe ([69.159.68.89]) by tomts20-srv.bellnexxia.net (InterMail vM.5.01.06.10 201-253-122-130-110-20040306) with SMTP id <20040717155318.XLCK26030.tomts20-srv.bellnexxia.net@crowe> for ; Sat, 17 Jul 2004 11:53:18 -0400 X-Original-Message-ID: <002801c46c16$4d6d8540$6721fea9@crowe> From: "Ian Crowe" X-Original-To: "Lancair Mailing List" Subject: Flaps-Outback 360 X-Original-Date: Sat, 17 Jul 2004 11:54:11 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0025_01C46BF4.C60030B0" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1409 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1409 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0025_01C46BF4.C60030B0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I too had problems in getting the flap cross shaft to have free = movement. Luckily I spotted the problem before I committed myself = fully. I did finally get it to move with little or no residual = friction. It was everything to do with the alignment of the bearing = blocks at each end and in the middle and required a lot of "fit and try" = It took me quite a time and was not the easy fit up as per the manual. I have absolutely no idea whatsoever what the maximum effort to move the = lever should be. As close to zero as possible is my feel. There is = bound to be some residual friction but the flap jack is a hefty piece of = equipment and if you can try the system with an ammeter in series it = might give you an idea of how much power is needed to overcome the built = in friction. If you are well up on the number of amps required to move = the flaps without air load then you must think about what extra amperage = the airload will require and do you have it available No doubt some of our more erudite brethren could reduce the problem to a = formula but the problem is essentially a practical one. Regards Ian Crowe ------=_NextPart_000_0025_01C46BF4.C60030B0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

I too had problems in getting the flap = cross shaft=20 to have free movement. Luckily I spotted the problem before I = committed=20 myself fully. I did finally get it to move with little or no = residual=20 friction. It was everything to do with the alignment of the bearing = blocks at=20 each end and in the middle and required a lot of "fit and try" It = took me=20 quite a time and was not the easy fit up as per the manual.

I have absolutely no idea whatsoever = what the=20 maximum effort to move the lever should be. As close to zero as = possible=20 is my feel. There is bound to be some residual friction but the = flap jack=20 is a hefty piece of equipment and if you can try the system with an = ammeter in=20 series it might give you an idea of how much power is needed to overcome = the=20 built in friction. If you are well up on the number of amps = required to=20 move the flaps without air load then you must think about what extra = amperage=20 the airload will require and do you have it available

No doubt some of our more erudite = brethren could=20 reduce the problem to a formula but the problem is essentially a = practical=20 one.

Regards

Ian Crowe

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