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Topic: Small battery choice |
rvtach
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Views: 23502
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Forum: AeroElectric-List Posted: Sun Sep 15, 2024 6:44 am Subject: Re: Small battery choice |
I have followed the advice of some of the AeroElectric List old-timers- don't remember who- to just buy the cheapest PC-680 sized battery off of amazon and replace it every year. At $40-ish per batter ... |
Topic: Z13-8 main alternator troubleshooting |
rvtach
Replies: 1
Views: 2401
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Forum: AeroElectric-List Posted: Tue Sep 01, 2020 5:51 pm Subject: Re: Z13-8 main alternator troubleshooting |
So this test confirmed that the old regulator was not functioning. I installed the trial Ford regulator permanently. So nice to know with some confidence that my alternator is working normally.
Tha ... |
Topic: Z13-8 main alternator troubleshooting |
rvtach
Replies: 0
Views: 1701
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Forum: AeroElectric-List Posted: Thu Aug 27, 2020 6:42 pm Subject: Z13-8 main alternator troubleshooting |
Hello expert electron herders-
I'm just finishing the phase one flight test on my O-360 powered RV-7A wired per Z13-8 and I'm trying to troubleshoot a main alternator problem which is that the alte ... |
Topic: EGT, CHT wires and alternator B-lead |
rvtach
Replies: 3
Views: 3427
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Forum: AeroElectric-List Posted: Tue May 07, 2019 8:13 pm Subject: EGT, CHT wires and alternator B-lead |
Hello all-
I am in the final throes of wiring my RV-7A and one of the last tasks is to route the CHT and EGT leads from the engine to the firewall. My questions is- how much clearance, if any, do ... |
Topic: Voltage regulator location |
rvtach
Replies: 5
Views: 3556
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Forum: AeroElectric-List Posted: Sun Apr 14, 2019 6:20 am Subject: Voltage regulator location |
I am close to finishing the firewall forward wiring of my RV-7A project and have been able to find very little guidance on where to locate the external voltage regulators. There will be two VRs- a VR- ... |
Topic: unable to receive auyomatic list e-mails |
rvtach
Replies: 5
Views: 6398
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Forum: AeroElectric-List Posted: Sun Dec 10, 2017 8:18 am Subject: Re: unable to receive auyomatic list e-mails |
Same with my account. When I initially checked my subscription status it showed that I was subscribed to Aeroelectric list Digest emails. So I unsubscribed and re-upped thinking that might "re-se ... |
Topic: AeroElectric-List Digest: 17 Msgs - 07/09/17 |
rvtach
Replies: 3
Views: 3937
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Forum: AeroElectric-List Posted: Tue Jul 11, 2017 8:50 am Subject: Re: AeroElectric-List Digest: 17 Msgs - 07/09/17 |
Hi Charlie- I apologize for not being clear. I was directing my comment to Jurgen - the poster who complained about a gazillion pages of gibberish and in so doing included the gazillion pages of gibb ... |
Topic: AeroElectric-List Digest: 17 Msgs - 07/09/17 |
rvtach
Replies: 3
Views: 3937
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Forum: AeroElectric-List Posted: Tue Jul 11, 2017 4:55 am Subject: Re: AeroElectric-List Digest: 17 Msgs - 07/09/17 |
FYI: Everyone who reads the list via email just got a gazillion pages of gibberish due to your post. This is an extra PIA for those of us who subscribe to the digest as we have to scroll through all o ... |
Topic: no messages since May23 |
rvtach
Replies: 3
Views: 3550
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Forum: AeroElectric-List Posted: Sun Jun 04, 2017 6:43 am Subject: Re: no messages since May23 |
Same here. I've been subscribed to the digest emails and I haven't gotten anything for a week or two. Not certain of the exact date they stopped. I've unsubscribed and re-subscribed and no joy. Sent M ... |
Topic: Switch Panel Layout |
rvtach
Replies: 1
Views: 3098
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Forum: AeroElectric-List Posted: Tue Mar 07, 2017 8:29 am Subject: Re: Switch Panel Layout |
Ok, never mind. After posting this I went back one more time and immediately found what I was looking for. Go figure. I have spent 2+ hours looking for this. Sorry to take the groups time. Here's the ... |
Topic: Switch Panel Layout |
rvtach
Replies: 1
Views: 3098
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Forum: AeroElectric-List Posted: Tue Mar 07, 2017 8:21 am Subject: Switch Panel Layout |
Hi-
Some time ago Bob published a sample switch panel layout that showed switches and labels. I generally copied one of the examples and am now ready to label my panel but I can't find Bob's drawin ... |
Topic: IR alternator in Z-13/8 |
rvtach
Replies: 0
Views: 1678
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Forum: AeroElectric-List Posted: Tue Apr 03, 2012 4:59 pm Subject: IR alternator in Z-13/8 |
Bob-
All this recent talk about internal and external regulated alternators has reminded me that once upon a time (several years ago at an Aeroelectric Seminar in Prescott, AZ) you said that you we ... |
Topic: USB |
rvtach
Replies: 8
Views: 7939
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Forum: AeroElectric-List Posted: Thu Mar 15, 2012 4:59 am Subject: Re: USB |
Sam-
I did something similar. I wanted a USB charging port and had looked at the possibility of canabalizing a car charger- just a few dollars plus the time and energy to tear it apart and (hopeful ... |
Topic: GRT GPS options |
rvtach
Replies: 10
Views: 9299
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Forum: AeroElectric-List Posted: Wed Aug 24, 2011 6:50 am Subject: Re: GRT GPS options |
Tim-
Good advice and I agree wholeheartedly with your recommendation for a better GPS for flying in the clouds. I will be VFR only for a while with plans to upgrade to an IFR panel with the additio ... |
Topic: GRT GPS options |
rvtach
Replies: 10
Views: 9299
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Forum: AeroElectric-List Posted: Wed Aug 24, 2011 5:24 am Subject: Re: GRT GPS options |
Nelson-
The 4.8 volts is for fuel probes but it sounds like a number of other GRT/RV guys have successfully used that output to power the GPS receiver. I will probably go with the converter anyway. ... |
Topic: GRT GPS options |
rvtach
Replies: 10
Views: 9299
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Forum: AeroElectric-List Posted: Tue Aug 23, 2011 11:10 am Subject: Re: GRT GPS options |
Tim and Nelson-
Thanks for the info.
As to the 5 volts I may be able to pull that from the GRT Engine Information System which outputs 4.8 volts for excitation voltage or I can install a 12V to ... |
Topic: GRT GPS options |
rvtach
Replies: 10
Views: 9299
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Forum: AeroElectric-List Posted: Tue Aug 23, 2011 8:02 am Subject: GRT GPS options |
Hi all-
I am installing my GRT Sport EFIS which I purchased without the internal GPS option. The Sport has the capability of accepting GPS data via a serial (single wire) input. I'm a working guy, ... |
Topic: l5t06e 1ipfv |
rvtach
Replies: 12
Views: 9631
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Forum: AeroElectric-List Posted: Sun Jul 24, 2011 6:32 am Subject: Re: l5t06e 1ipfv |
I think my Hotmail address book is on their server because when I log into my email account from another computer I can access it to send emails.
Jim |
Topic: l5t06e 1ipfv |
rvtach
Replies: 12
Views: 9631
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Forum: AeroElectric-List Posted: Sat Jul 23, 2011 5:28 am Subject: Re: l5t06e 1ipfv |
This happened to me on my Hotmail account and it did not go away until I changed my password. Hard as I might try to prevent it some jerk got my Hotmail password and sent Russian porn and Canadian Pha ... |
Topic: Icom A6 Power Supply |
rvtach
Replies: 12
Views: 18808
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Forum: AeroElectric-List Posted: Sat Aug 07, 2010 8:01 am Subject: Re: Icom A6 Power Supply |
I made a cable with a 10 ohm resistor in series with the 12 volt feed from the plane to the A24. This puts a small charge into the A24 battery, but the radio still operates from its internal battery. ... |
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