X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from fed1rmmtao06.cox.net ([68.230.241.33] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.0.8) with ESMTP id 1039129 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Sun, 19 Mar 2006 12:46:48 -0500 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=68.230.241.33; envelope-from=ALVentures@cox.net Received: from BigAl ([68.7.14.39]) by fed1rmmtao06.cox.net (InterMail vM.6.01.05.02 201-2131-123-102-20050715) with ESMTP id <20060319174150.LSLY20050.fed1rmmtao06.cox.net@BigAl> for ; Sun, 19 Mar 2006 12:41:50 -0500 From: "Al Gietzen" To: "'Rotary motors in aircraft'" Subject: RE: [FlyRotary] throttle body spring Date: Sun, 19 Mar 2006 09:46:04 -0800 Message-ID: <000201c64b7c$fe7e8450$6400a8c0@BigAl> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0003_01C64B39.F05DB550" 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_0003_01C64B39.F05DB550 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Chris; =20 I modified the spring to bring the throttle plate to roughly half open should the control connection fail. I estimate that for my case that = would result in something like 50-75% power. =20 Al G =20 Subject: [FlyRotary] throttle body spring =20 I've got the throttle body, but I now have a question about the return springs. Since it is an automobile throttle body, it is set to spring closed if the throttle cable fails. Do I leave it that way, remove the srings totally so it fails in the curent position, or reverse the = springs so it fails open? =20 Chris ------=_NextPart_000_0003_01C64B39.F05DB550 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Chris;

 

I modified the spring to bring the throttle plate = to roughly half open should the control connection fail.  I estimate that for = my case that would result in something like 50-75% power.

 

Al G

 

Subject: [FlyRotary] throttle body spring

 

I've got the throttle body, = but I now have a question about the return springs.  Since it is an = automobile throttle body, it is set to spring closed if the throttle cable = fails.  Do I leave it that way, remove the srings totally so it fails in the curent = position, or reverse the springs so it fails open?

 

Chris

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