Return-Path: Sender: (Marvin Kaye) To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Mon, 29 Sep 2003 20:29:35 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from www.dynacomm.ws ([198.22.63.66] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.1.4) with ESMTP id 2608464 for lml@lancaironline.net; Mon, 29 Sep 2003 19:42:51 -0400 Received: from dynacomm.ws (adsl-68-248-50-107.dsl.sfldmi.ameritech.net [68.248.50.107]) by www.dynacomm.ws (8.10.2/8.10.2) with ESMTP id h8TNgTd23256; Mon, 29 Sep 2003 19:42:29 -0400 X-Original-Date: Mon, 29 Sep 2003 19:42:32 -0400 Subject: Re: Elevator balance Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v552) X-Original-Cc: "Angier M. Ames" X-Original-To: "Lancair Mailing List" From: "Lorn H. Olsen" In-Reply-To: X-Original-Message-Id: <98371B26-F2D6-11D7-9484-000393C2C1A6@dynacomm.ws> Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.552) > Posted for "Angier M. Ames" : > . > . > The manual (the one I stopped reading several years ago) states 100% > mass balance will be achieved when the counterweight arm hangs 1/2" to > 3/4" low with all bits and pieces of hardware attached. Presumably > this overwieght position is to account for the extra weight of paint, > etc. It would be deadly to assume that 1/2" to 3/4" counterweight low would be enough to balance final painting and assembly. The elevators MUST be balanced after the painting and final assembly. You can not assume that any amount of over balance will compensate for the paint and final assembly, whatever that assembly might be. -- Lorn H. 'Feathers' Olsen, MAA, DynaComm, Corp. 248-478-4301, mailto:lorn@dynacomm.ws LNC2, O-320-D1F, N31161, Y47, SE Michigan