X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Tue, 25 Oct 2011 07:50:14 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from qmta01.westchester.pa.mail.comcast.net ([76.96.62.16] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.4.2) with ESMTP id 5171965 for lml@lancaironline.net; Tue, 25 Oct 2011 07:26:23 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=76.96.62.16; envelope-from=jmorgan1023@comcast.net Received: from omta13.westchester.pa.mail.comcast.net ([76.96.62.52]) by qmta01.westchester.pa.mail.comcast.net with comcast id ozKH1h00317dt5G51zRoUd; Tue, 25 Oct 2011 11:25:48 +0000 Received: from [192.168.1.104] ([68.40.213.193]) by omta13.westchester.pa.mail.comcast.net with comcast id ozRn1h00m4AvRc43ZzRoCC; Tue, 25 Oct 2011 11:25:48 +0000 From: Jack Morgan Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v1084) Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=Apple-Mail-2--215153965 Subject: Nose gear Limit switch. X-Original-Date: Tue, 25 Oct 2011 07:25:45 -0400 In-Reply-To: X-Original-To: Lancair Mailing List References: X-Original-Message-Id: <5DB14452-7EE0-4A54-9424-3EE5EABBBEA8@comcast.net> X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.1084) --Apple-Mail-2--215153965 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Hi Dennis, I soldered mine and then used heat shrink over the pins and wire for = strain relief. Heat is not a problem but do use a low wattage iron. Tie = the wires with zip ties near the switch and up the fork to prevent = fatigue. Be ready for lots of other opinions on this. Jack Morgan On Oct 25, 2011, at 6:01 AM, Lancair Mailing List wrote: > From: Dennis Ramsey > Date: October 24, 2011 10:18:44 AM EDT > To: lml@lancaironline.net > Subject: connections for nose gear limit switch >=20 >=20 > I am at the point of wiring up the nose gear limit switch on my IV and = was looking at options for those tiny posts. Definitely too small for a = crimp on. A female molex is too big. The female D-sub pins I have = seem too small. Did a search in the archives and did not find = anything. So what did folks do to connect to that itty bitty limit = switch. Did you simply solder it? If so, did the heat damage the limit = switch? >=20 --Apple-Mail-2--215153965 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=us-ascii Hi = Dennis,

I soldered mine and then used heat shrink = over the pins and wire for strain relief. Heat is not a problem but do = use a low wattage iron. Tie the wires with zip ties near the switch and = up the fork to prevent fatigue.

Be ready for = lots of other opinions on this.

Jack = Morgan

On Oct 25, 2011, at 6:01 AM, Lancair = Mailing List wrote:

From: Dennis Ramsey = <doramsey@gmail.com>
Date: October 24, 2011 = 10:18:44 AM EDT
Subject: connections for = nose gear limit switch


I am at the point of wiring up the nose gear = limit switch on my IV and was looking at options for those tiny = posts.  Definitely too small for a crimp on.  A female molex = is too big.   The female D-sub pins I have seem too = small.     Did a search in the archives and did not = find anything.   So what did folks do to connect to that itty = bitty limit switch.  Did you simply solder it?  If so, did the = heat damage the limit switch?


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