X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Wed, 06 Jun 2012 08:25:08 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from vms173013pub.verizon.net ([206.46.173.13] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.4.5) with ESMTP id 5581759 for lml@lancaironline.net; Tue, 05 Jun 2012 17:42:27 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=206.46.173.13; envelope-from=n5zq@verizon.net Received: from BillHP ([unknown] [173.72.178.191]) by vms173013.mailsrvcs.net (Sun Java(tm) System Messaging Server 7u2-7.02 32bit (built Apr 16 2009)) with ESMTPA id <0M550045HYXG4XBE@vms173013.mailsrvcs.net> for lml@lancaironline.net; Tue, 05 Jun 2012 16:41:41 -0500 (CDT) X-Original-Message-id: <20FAD925F7A44D7F838D531B50A7A142@BillHP> From: "Bill Harrelson" X-Original-To: "Lancair Mailing List" References: In-reply-to: Subject: Re: [LML] Re: FW: [LML] Header tank X-Original-Date: Tue, 05 Jun 2012 17:41:28 -0400 MIME-version: 1.0 Content-type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0199_01CD4342.70032810" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-priority: Normal Importance: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Windows Live Mail 15.4.3538.513 X-MIMEOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V15.4.3538.513 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0199_01CD4342.70032810 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Greyhawk, Having to drink the wine to obtain the corks is the major advantage of = those old float switches (white). I also had to glue the corks to the = floats on our 320 (also still working well). Unfortunately, the newer = (black) float switches that Spruce sells now will rise to the occasion = in avgas so there is no longer any reason to drink wine... unless = you=E2=80=99ve had a particularly good airplane building day... maybe a = particularly bad building day, or perhaps...high tide?... a day of the = week ending in =E2=80=9Cday=E2=80=9D? Bill Harrelson N5ZQ 320 2,050 hrs N6ZQ IV under construction http://www.mykitlog.com/harrelson/ From: Sky2high@aol.com=20 Sent: Tuesday, June 05, 2012 1:28 PM To: lml@lancaironline.net=20 Subject: [LML] Re: FW: [LML] Header tank Bill, Rob, et al, Yes Bill, even if one used the float switch supplied by Lancair (circa = 1989) that, since the float was not sympatico with the specific gravity = of fuel, required cutting into the float, adding two wine corks and = coating them with epoxy. I think I did it right because it still works, = but I don't remember much after having to drink two bottles of Santa = Margarita Pinot Grigio in order to get those corks. It could have been = worse - luckily the corks used by Chivas Regal were way too short. Grayhawk In a message dated 6/5/2012 7:28:15 A.M. Central Daylight Time, = n5zq@verizon.net writes: Rob, The optical switches work great with the Pillar Point low fuel warning = system. For the automatic fuel transfer system the float switches work = best. Bill Harrelson N5ZQ 320 2,050 hrs N6ZQ IV under construction http://www.mykitlog.com/harrelson/ From: Stevens Family=20 Sent: Monday, June 04, 2012 12:38 PM To: lml@lancaironline.net=20 Subject: [LML] FW: [LML] Header tank Further to my recent post about float switches to use in the header = tank of a LN2 aircraft, Silvio kindly posted the response, below, on the = List. These sensors appear to be very small, light and easy to install = in the header tank. I was wondering whether anyone else on the List has = used them, and if so, what your experience of them has been =E2=80=93 = good or bad. =20 Thanks again in anticipation. =20 Regards, =20 Rob Stevens Perth, Western Australia. =20 =20 =20 =20 From: Silvio Novelli [mailto:ppxsn@novellisouza.com.br]=20 Sent: Thursday, 31 May 2012 12:02 AM To: lml@lancaironline.net Subject: Re: [LML] Header tank =20 There is an optical switch that works very well in my Lancair. You = will need some electronics. Do not have PN but you can look at Google. = See attached sheet. Silvio Novelli Lancair 320 PP-XSN +55 (14) 9614-3129 -------------------------------------------------------------------------= ----- -- For archives and unsub = http://mail.lancaironline.net:81/lists/lml/List.html ------=_NextPart_000_0199_01CD4342.70032810 Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Greyhawk,
 
Having to drink the wine to obtain the = corks is=20 the major advantage of those old float switches (white). I also had to = glue the=20 corks to the floats on our 320 (also still working well). Unfortunately, = the=20 newer (black) float switches that Spruce sells now will rise to the = occasion in=20 avgas so there is no longer any reason to drink wine... unless = you=E2=80=99ve had a=20 particularly good airplane building day... maybe a particularly bad = building=20 day, or perhaps...high tide?... a day of the week ending in = =E2=80=9Cday=E2=80=9D?
 
Bill Harrelson
N5ZQ 320 2,050 hrs
N6ZQ  IV under construction
 
 
 
Sent: Tuesday, June 05, 2012 1:28 PM
Subject: [LML] Re: FW: [LML] Header tank
 
Bill, Rob, et al,
 
Yes Bill, even if one used the float switch supplied by Lancair = (circa=20 1989) that, since the float was not sympatico with the specific gravity = of fuel,=20 required cutting into the float, adding two wine corks and coating them = with=20 epoxy.  I think I did it right because it still works, but I don't = remember=20 much after having to drink two bottles of Santa Margarita Pinot Grigio = in order=20 to get those corks.  It could have been worse - luckily the corks = used by=20 Chivas Regal were way too short.
 
Grayhawk
 
In a message dated 6/5/2012 7:28:15 A.M. Central Daylight Time,=20 n5zq@verizon.net writes:
Rob,
 
The optical switches work great with = the Pillar=20 Point low fuel warning system. For the automatic fuel transfer system = the=20 float switches work best.
 
Bill Harrelson
N5ZQ 320 2,050 hrs
N6ZQ  IV under construction
 
 
 
From: Stevens Family
Sent: Monday, June 04, 2012 12:38 PM
Subject: [LML] FW: [LML] Header tank
 

Further=20 to my recent post about float switches to use in the header tank of a = LN2=20 aircraft, Silvio kindly posted the response, below, on the List. These = sensors=20 appear to be very small, light and easy to install in the header tank. = I was=20 wondering whether anyone else on the List has used them, and if so, = what your=20 experience of them has been =E2=80=93 good or = bad.

 

Thanks=20 again in anticipation.

 

Regards,

 

Rob=20 Stevens

Perth,=20 Western Australia.

 

 

 

 

From: Silvio=20 Novelli [mailto:ppxsn@novellisouza.com.br]
Sent: Thursday, = 31 May=20 2012 12:02 AM
To: lml@lancaironline.net
Subject: = Re: [LML]=20 Header tank

 

There is an optical switch that works very well = in my=20 Lancair. You will need some electronics. Do not have PN but you can = look at=20 Google. See attached sheet.


  =20  =20 Silvio Novelli

Lancair=20 320 PP-XSN

+55=20 (14) 9614-3129

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