X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Sun, 25 Sep 2005 12:10:50 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from rwcrmhc12.comcast.net ([204.127.198.43] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.0c2) with ESMTP id 732546 for lml@lancaironline.net; Sun, 25 Sep 2005 06:58:01 -0400 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=204.127.198.43; envelope-from=rpastusek@htii.com Received: from boblaptop2 (pcp08634725pcs.arlngt01.va.comcast.net[68.50.1.134]) by comcast.net (rwcrmhc12) with SMTP id <20050925105705014000qrive>; Sun, 25 Sep 2005 10:57:16 +0000 From: "Robert R Pastusek" X-Original-To: "Lancair Mailing List" Subject: RE: [LML] ] Re: Pistol grips X-Original-Date: Sun, 25 Sep 2005 06:54:00 -0400 X-Original-Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_022D_01C5C19D.E8A6F810" X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook IMO, Build 9.0.2416 (9.0.2910.0) X-MIMEOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2600.0000 In-Reply-To: Importance: Normal This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_022D_01C5C19D.E8A6F810 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Dom Crain wrote: ... he wires up a junction box with cannon plugs from the actuators going into it, then plugs in the wiring for the various services we want to use on the grip. Is this the way most builders have done it?... Dom, Jim and I wired our Lancair IV-P stick grips through such a junction box. Makes it much easier to configure, wire, and trouble shoot when needed--and if you have as much wire in your cockpit as we do, you will need to troubleshoot some day. This method makes it easy to change the functional configuration if desired, and allowed me to further complicate the system/circuit by adding a resistor to slow the pitch trim speed when the gear was retracted. Brent Regan told me years ago that the best possible electrical circuit was one with no splices nor more than two connections, but in this case, a deviation seemed warranted... Bob Pastusek ------=_NextPart_000_022D_01C5C19D.E8A6F810 Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Dom=20 Crain wrote:
 
... he wires up a = junction box with=20 cannon plugs from the actuators going into it, then plugs in the wiring = for the=20 various services we want to use on the grip. Is this the way most = builders have=20 done it?...
 
Dom,
Jim=20 and I wired our Lancair IV-P stick grips through such a junction = box. Makes=20 it much easier to configure, wire, and trouble shoot when needed--and if = you=20 have as much wire in your cockpit as we do, you will need to = troubleshoot some=20 day. This method makes it easy to change the functional configuration if = desired, and allowed me to further complicate the system/circuit by = adding a=20 resistor to slow the pitch trim speed when the gear was=20 retracted.
 
Brent=20 Regan told me years ago that the best possible electrical circuit was = one with=20 no splices nor more than two connections, but in this case, a deviation = seemed=20 warranted...
 
Bob=20 Pastusek
 
 
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