X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from mail-qa0-f45.google.com ([209.85.216.45] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 6.0.7) with ESMTPS id 6495475 for lml@lancaironline.net; Sun, 29 Sep 2013 23:49:23 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=209.85.216.45; envelope-from=billhogarty@gmail.com Received: by mail-qa0-f45.google.com with SMTP id k4so1986090qaq.11 for ; Sun, 29 Sep 2013 20:48:50 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :content-type; bh=M5nxn8qJvrt/dIXl1cis9AZgUKrJ+eWzC10O4om1CLo=; b=zdnVyPaVmkwpqdIJHtZ7Wdt9tntcW/IiJr21UkdEbwXfpnnAzsRSku9YXvKutArzzQ V8muNt/TFQvmYy4VFY7iSGKHkeONr77dP1Qr+w7k3Ac3GPgDsnefBtl4m8CETmrpuiPz qXIr1gb86f471gU3hFvWVb+OZUkWe1hA1Iwvn0JF577F1fTRMHLPxXuiu0gWGDffd2ec W85u9nA1cQHgn7u1x5mDpasQ/rGtOKXUgvkL/myDMEw49TyBbVupi1JCooc9oIR+v2KV f6CWSGnWjVaABF7cmR1EsU7G7xYHjpdmltVkowZeOVZaoqyfbKi1Pl0mrVJZCUP6tDL9 rZxQ== MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Received: by 10.224.32.133 with SMTP id c5mr11378657qad.84.1380512930478; Sun, 29 Sep 2013 20:48:50 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.140.84.9 with HTTP; Sun, 29 Sep 2013 20:48:50 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: References: Date: Sun, 29 Sep 2013 22:48:50 -0500 Message-ID: Subject: Re: [LML] WX 500 Stormscope False Strikes From: "William A. Hogarty" To: Lancair Mailing List Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=047d7b677600d43fc904e791b6f0 --047d7b677600d43fc904e791b6f0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Craig: Wouldnt hurt to try. I found that the metal connector on the stranded wire from the servo to the elevator pushrod gave me a problem. I had a new connector machined from a non-metallic metal that seemed to solve the problem. Good Luck, Bill Hogarty On Sun, Sep 29, 2013 at 9:53 PM, Craig Berland wrote: > I have a WX 500 Stormscope installed in my IV-P. With the autopilot > turned off it works perfectly but with the autopilot on, it lights up with > false strikes. I suspect the AP servo motor near the WX 500 antenna is the > culprit. Do you antenna/electronics experts believe I would be successful > shielding the antenna with lead foil either at the antenna or at the servo > motor? > Craig Berland > N7VG > > Sent from my iPad > > > > -- > For archives and unsub > http://mail.lancaironline.net:81/lists/lml/List.html > --047d7b677600d43fc904e791b6f0 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Craig:

Wouldnt hurt to try.
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I found that the metal connector on the str= anded wire from the servo to the elevator pushrod
gave me a= problem. =A0I had a new connector machined from a non-metallic metal that = seemed to solve the problem.

Good Luck, Bill Hogarty


On Sun, Sep 29, 2013 = at 9:53 PM, Craig Berland <cberland@systems3.net> wrote:=
I have a WX 500 Stormscope installed in my I= V-P. =A0With the autopilot turned off it works perfectly but with the autop= ilot on, it lights up with false strikes. =A0I suspect the AP servo motor n= ear the WX 500 antenna is the culprit. Do you antenna/electronics experts b= elieve I would be successful shielding the antenna with lead foil either at= the antenna or at the servo motor?
Craig Berland
N7VG

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