X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Mon, 30 Sep 2013 14:38:08 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from mail-pa0-f44.google.com ([209.85.220.44] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 6.0.7) with ESMTPS id 6496465 for lml@lancaironline.net; Mon, 30 Sep 2013 13:38:52 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=209.85.220.44; envelope-from=pjdmiller@gmail.com Received: by mail-pa0-f44.google.com with SMTP id lf10so6193082pab.31 for ; Mon, 30 Sep 2013 10:38:17 -0700 (PDT) X-Received: by 10.66.216.234 with SMTP id ot10mr29516219pac.122.1380562697049; Mon, 30 Sep 2013 10:38:17 -0700 (PDT) X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from [192.168.1.135] (S010620aa4b008706.cg.shawcable.net. [174.0.112.194]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPSA id qf7sm2611156pac.14.1969.12.31.16.00.00 (version=TLSv1 cipher=ECDHE-RSA-RC4-SHA bits=128/128); Mon, 30 Sep 2013 10:38:16 -0700 (PDT) From: Paul Miller Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="Apple-Mail=_A09001E4-314F-4A1C-8B68-3F8FC948DF2F" X-Original-Message-Id: <0C96E439-9182-41B4-A6AE-E3182B032063@gmail.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 (Mac OS X Mail 6.5 \(1508\)) Subject: Re: [LML] VMI fuel probes X-Original-Date: Mon, 30 Sep 2013 11:38:13 -0600 References: X-Original-To: "Lancair Mailing List" In-Reply-To: X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.1508) --Apple-Mail=_A09001E4-314F-4A1C-8B68-3F8FC948DF2F Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Mark, we just went through this on the Legacy at Spruce a few months = ago. The VMS are no longer made. Some are still in stock though. EI = makes an equivalent unit with the electronics accessible for future = replacement. The VMS needs to be pulled in the future if it fails so = just go with the EI replacement. Todd at Princeton confirms the signals are the same output for VMS, EI. Lancair charges $289 for the Legacy unit (72 inches) and EI was charging = $249 list. At OSH I was told by EI to go see a vendor (JPI) who sold it = for 10% off plus another 10% off for the special. I think you should be = able to get your probe for the same price. I can send you the invoice = details and you should be able to talk to the same folks and order the = same unit cut to your specs. In my failed unit the spacer had slid down the tube causing the centre = probe to short with the casing during bumps. The wiring in the head = was also found to be intermittent so we just pulled the wing and changed = the unit.=20 Paul (Calgary)=20 On 2013-09-30, at 11:00 AM, Mark Quinn wrote: > Help, > One of my Vision Microsystem 48" capacitance fuel probes bit the = dust in my 360. Called JPI who will make one (7 days) at a cost of $795. = That is about five times the original cost. Is there some other source = for this kind of probe? Thanks =20 > =20 >=20 > Mark Quinn > mquinns@aol.com > Spruce Creek Fly-In --Apple-Mail=_A09001E4-314F-4A1C-8B68-3F8FC948DF2F Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=us-ascii Mark, = we just went through this on the Legacy at Spruce a few months ago. = The VMS are no longer made. Some are still in stock though. = EI makes an equivalent unit with the electronics accessible for = future replacement. The VMS needs to be pulled in the = future if it fails so just go with the EI = replacement.

Todd at Princeton confirms the signals = are the same output for VMS, EI.

Lancair = charges $289 for the Legacy unit (72 inches) and EI was charging $249 = list. At OSH I was told by EI to go see a vendor (JPI) who sold it = for 10% off plus another 10% off for the special. I think you = should be able to get your probe for the same price. I can send = you the invoice details and you should be able to talk to the same folks = and order the same unit cut to your specs.

In = my failed unit the spacer had slid down the tube causing the centre = probe to short with the casing during bumps. The wiring in the = head was also found to be intermittent so we just pulled the wing and = changed the = unit.

Paul

(Calgary)

On 2013-09-30, at 11:00 AM, Mark Quinn <mquinns@aol.com> wrote:

Help,

One of my Vision Microsystem 48" capacitance fuel = probes bit the dust in my 360. Called JPI who will make one (7 days) at = a cost of $795. That is about five times the original cost. Is there = some other source for this kind of probe? Thanks

Mark Quinn
mquinns@aol.com
Spruce Creek Fly-In

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