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				 Posted: Sat Jan 16, 2016 8:04 am    Post subject: AOA | 
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				actually the voltage indicator bar/leds  could be made to work.. I     seem to recall   the order is red , yellow and green .. Just turn it     up side down.. 
      
       didn't like my first idea??  The stun gun in the seat surely would     be spot on???    
      
        
      
      On 01/16/2016 09:21 AM, Larry Cottrell       wrote:
      
       	  | Quote: | 	 		         Sounds good, you guy's let me know when you get         them finished. It appears that my work is done here.           
          
          For me however, I don't have room on my panel for another           gage, so some form of lights would work the best for me.           Hopefully one of us "Kolbers" can come up with something that           is worth doing.
          Larry
            
            
            
              
                On Sat, Jan 16, 2016 at 7:13 AM,                 Herb <Herbgh(at)nctc.com (Herbgh(at)nctc.com)>                 wrote:
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                        so how about this...a linear potentiometer hooked                   to the air vane(some weather protection) ...two leads                   run to an indicator on the panel... the indicator                   being a Milli volt meter...in series with another                   small pot /AA battery  to adjust the meter reading .                   Meter would be over laid  with green and red                   markers... simply adjust the potentiometer on the dash                   into the red when stalled onset is sensed.. Herb
                    
                    On 01/16/2016 07:37 AM, Richard Pike wrote:
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                      Why could you not make an AOA indicator using a fuel                     gauge assembly? The sender typically uses an arm                     that changes angle and sends a signal; instead of                     the wire and float, make a counterbalanced vane that                     would move in the airflow. Mount the gauge on its                     side, and now you have a needle that goes up and                     down at different vane angles. Ideally you take the                     gauge cover off and instead of empty and full, you                     paint on angles of attack up to stall.
                      You could try something like this first:
                      http://www.ebay.com/itm/Universal-52mm-2-Car-Fuel-Level-Gauge-Meter-With-Fuel-Sensor-E-1-2-F-Pointer-/401028163857?hash=item5d5f242911:g:sHEAAOSweuxWSo-T&vxp=mtr
                      Looking at the sender unit in this set, if you cut                     off everything you didn't need, the sender itself                     would be about 2" across, plus however big your vane                     is.
                      
                      Once you got that to work, but say you wanted a                     lighted gauge instead, one that went up and down,                     you could try something like this:
                      http://www.ebay.com/itm/Universal-Motor-Motorcycle-2-Fuel-Meter-Digital-Display-Fuel-Ratio-Level-Gauge-/201502529749?hash=item2eea7c98d5:g:nr0AAOSwYIhWlint&vxp=mtr
                      Now you have led's that go up and down as your AOA                     changed. And if you repainted the face and mounted                     it upside down, you have yellow and red at the top.
                      
                      Then stick the gauge in a little holder that sits on                     top of your panel so it is in your immediate vision                     while you are on final:
                      http://www.ebay.com/itm/52Mm-2-Adjustable-Swivel-Dash-Mount-Single-Racing-Gauge-Cup-Holder-Pod-Bracket-/172060327859?hash=item280f983fb3:g:F8IAAOSwGotWlXS6&vxp=mtr
                      
                      Seems to me a fairly simple exercise in making your                     vane assembly light and responsive, finding the best                     airflow location, and doing some calibrating.
                      
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				 Posted: Sat Jan 16, 2016 8:15 am    Post subject: aoa | 
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				Moving An arm past a bunch of solder blobs sounds like a bunch of drag and sticking.
    Let the wind vain turn a pot. (Potentiometer)  It seems in the RC world there are progressive led lights that respond to changing voltage.   Run 12 v and ground to the sides of the pot.  And the center will vary from 0 to 12 volts when the pot is turned.    You could limit the travel of the wind vain to limit the possible output voltages,  or put resistors in series with the 12 v and or ground terminals of  the pot.  This would keep the center outlet of the pot voltages within limits of the led light bar voltage  indicator.
   The total resistance  value of the pot would be determined in part by the max or min current requirements of the led voltage indicator.  IE: a 5 k ohm or a 10, 15, 50 k ohm pot.   The greater ohm value of the pot and still be able to drive the led volt indicator will consume the least amount of power. 
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				 Posted: Sat Jan 16, 2016 8:24 am    Post subject: aoa | 
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				I am afraid that I am only " blob " qualified, after all I spent my entire career as a Rail Road welder. Send me pictures of the finished product. :-)Larry
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 Moving An arm past a bunch of solder blobs sounds like a bunch of drag and sticking.
    Let the wind vain turn a pot. (Potentiometer)  It seems in the RC world there are progressive led lights that respond to changing voltage.   Run 12 v and ground to the sides of the pot.  And the center will vary from 0 to 12 volts when the pot is turned.    You could limit the travel of the wind vain to limit the possible output voltages,  or put resistors in series with the 12 v and or ground terminals of  the pot.  This would keep the center outlet of the pot voltages within limits of the led light bar voltage  indicator.
   The total resistance  value of the pot would be determined in part by the max or min current requirements of the led voltage indicator.  IE: a 5 k ohm or a 10, 15, 50 k ohm pot.   The greater ohm value of the pot and still be able to drive the led volt indicator will consume the least amount of power. 
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				 Posted: Sat Jan 16, 2016 9:00 am    Post subject: aoa | 
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				Blobbers are welcome in the Kolb family.
  
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 I am afraid that I am only " blob " qualified, after all I spent my entire career as a Rail Road welder. Send me pictures of the finished product.  
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 On Sat, Jan 16, 2016 at 9:15 AM, B Young <byoungplumbing(at)gmail.com (byoungplumbing(at)gmail.com)> wrote:
 Moving An arm past a bunch of solder blobs sounds like a bunch of drag and sticking.
   Let the wind vain turn a pot. (Potentiometer)  It seems in the RC world there are progressive led lights that respond to changing voltage.   Run 12 v and ground to the sides of the pot.  And the center will vary from 0 to 12 volts when the pot is turned.    You could limit the travel of the wind vain to limit the possible output voltages,  or put resistors in series with the 12 v and or ground terminals of  the pot.  This would keep the center outlet of the pot voltages within limits of the led light bar voltage  indicator.
 The total resistance  value of the pot would be determined in part by the max or min current requirements of the led voltage indicator.  IE: a 5 k ohm or a 10, 15, 50 k ohm pot.   The greater ohm value of the pot and still be able to drive the led volt indicator will consume the least amount of power.
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				 Posted: Sat Jan 16, 2016 9:07 am    Post subject: aoa | 
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				What I said!   Just not as eloquently.... 
 
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  Moving An arm past a bunch of solder blobs sounds like a bunch of drag 
  and sticking.
    Let the wind vain turn a pot. (Potentiometer)  It seems in the RC 
  world there are progressive led lights that respond to changing 
  voltage.   Run 12 v and ground to the sides of the pot.  And the 
  center will vary from 0 to 12 volts when the pot is turned.    You 
  could limit the travel of the wind vain to limit the possible output 
  voltages,  or put resistors in series with the 12 v and or ground 
  terminals of  the pot.  This would keep the center outlet of the pot 
  voltages within limits of the led light bar voltage  indicator.
  The total resistance  value of the pot would be determined in part by 
  the max or min current requirements of the led voltage indicator.  IE: 
  a 5 k ohm or a 10, 15, 50 k ohm pot.   The greater ohm value of the 
  pot and still be able to drive the led volt indicator will consume the 
  least amount of power.
 
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				 Posted: Sat Jan 16, 2016 9:30 am    Post subject: aoa | 
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				From the depth of lurking mode, I am inspired to comment.
 Boyd,  
   The "moving arm" doesn't touch any solder blobs.  The device use a magnet flush mounted on the torpedo, and the circuitry detects the magnetism (without actually touching anything).  It's known as the Hall Effect.  If I'm correct, I rounded all of the electronic parts up about 4 years ago to build a few of these AOA indicators.
 Regarding the small IC circuit with the 10 segment red/yellow/green LEDs, I have two of them, but on my AOA system I decided I wanted the visual impact MUCH more noticeable, so I built my own individual "10 red/yellow/green LEDs" using 5mm LEDs.
 Bigger, longer, etc, etc.  (I get my AOA function from my Dynon D10A, which has an audio alarm that I have wired into my intercom, thus I have bright LEDs and audio notification for an impending stall.)
 Although an AOA indicator is very useful, a lift reserve indicator(LRI) is more useful, and much less, okay some less, to build.  The LRI uses air pressure differential to determine when a wing is no longer flying.  The LRI is always accurate because it measures the point at which the still begins, and factors such as weight, wing incidence, whatever, have no effect on it's accuracy.
 I have already built one (a copy of a store bought unit, which I also have).). I have the gages and supplies to build 3 more.
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    Let the wind vain turn a pot. (Potentiometer)  It seems in the RC world there are progressive led lights that respond to changing voltage.   Run 12 v and ground to the sides of the pot.  And the center will vary from 0 to 12 volts when the pot is turned.    You could limit the travel of the wind vain to limit the possible output voltages,  or put resistors in series with the 12 v and or ground terminals of  the pot.  This would keep the center outlet of the pot voltages within limits of the led light bar voltage  indicator.
   The total resistance  value of the pot would be determined in part by the max or min current requirements of the led voltage indicator.  IE: a 5 k ohm or a 10, 15, 50 k ohm pot.   The greater ohm value of the pot and still be able to drive the led volt indicator will consume the least amount of power. 
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				 Posted: Sat Jan 16, 2016 9:51 am    Post subject: AOA | 
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				Back to my idea of a magnet and sensor. Instead of one sensor have four or five in an arc, hook each to a light of a different color shining on the wind shield to have a heads up display.
 
 From: "Larry Cottrell" <lcottrell1020(at)gmail.com>
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 Sounds good, you guy's let me know when you get them finished. It appears that my work is done here.  
 
 For me however, I don't have room on my panel for another gage, so some form of lights would work the best for me. Hopefully one of us "Kolbers" can come up with something that is worth doing.
 Larry
 
 
 On Sat, Jan 16, 2016 at 7:13 AM, Herb <Herbgh(at)nctc.com (Herbgh(at)nctc.com)> wrote:
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      so how about this...a linear potentiometer hooked to the air vane(some weather protection) ...two leads run to an indicator on the panel... the indicator being a Milli volt meter...in series with another small pot /AA battery  to adjust the meter reading . Meter would be over laid  with green and red markers... simply adjust the potentiometer on the dash into the red when stalled onset is sensed.. Herb
  
  On 01/16/2016 07:37 AM, Richard Pike wrote:
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  Why could you not make an AOA indicator using a fuel gauge assembly? The sender typically uses an arm that changes angle and sends a signal; instead of the wire and float, make a counterbalanced vane that would move in the airflow. Mount the gauge on its side, and now you have a needle that goes up and down at different vane angles. Ideally you take the gauge cover off and instead of empty and full, you paint on angles of attack up to stall.
  You could try something like this first:
  http://www.ebay.com/itm/Universal-52mm-2-Car-Fuel-Level-Gauge-Meter-With-Fuel-Sensor-E-1-2-F-Pointer-/401028163857?hash=item5d5f242911:g:sHEAAOSweuxWSo-T&vxp=mtr
  Looking at the sender unit in this set, if you cut off everything you didn't need, the sender itself would be about 2" across, plus however big your vane is.
  
  Once you got that to work, but say you wanted a lighted gauge instead, one that went up and down, you could try something like this:
  http://www.ebay.com/itm/Universal-Motor-Motorcycle-2-Fuel-Meter-Digital-Display-Fuel-Ratio-Level-Gauge-/201502529749?hash=item2eea7c98d5:g:nr0AAOSwYIhWlint&vxp=mtr
  Now you have led's that go up and down as your AOA changed. And if you repainted the face and mounted it upside down, you have yellow and red at the top.
  
  Then stick the gauge in a little holder that sits on top of your panel so it is in your immediate vision while you are on final:
  http://www.ebay.com/itm/52Mm-2-Adjustable-Swivel-Dash-Mount-Single-Racing-Gauge-Cup-Holder-Pod-Bracket-/172060327859?hash=item280f983fb3:g:F8IAAOSwGotWlXS6&vxp=mtr
  
  Seems to me a fairly simple exercise in making your vane assembly light and responsive, finding the best airflow location, and doing some calibrating.
  
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				I know all this can be done electronically but I thought maybe it could be done in such a way that any mechanic could clobber one up.
 
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 Back to my idea of a magnet and sensor. Instead of one sensor have four or five in an arc, hook each to a light of a different color shining on the wind shield to have a heads up display.
 
 From: "Larry Cottrell" <lcottrell1020(at)gmail.com>
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 Sent: Saturday, January 16, 2016 10:21:00 AM
 Subject: Re: Re: AOA
 Sounds good, you guy's let me know when you get them finished. It appears that my work is done here.  
 
 For me however, I don't have room on my panel for another gage, so some form of lights would work the best for me. Hopefully one of us "Kolbers" can come up with something that is worth doing.
 Larry
 
 
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      so how about this...a linear potentiometer hooked to the air vane(some weather protection) ...two leads run to an indicator on the panel... the indicator being a Milli volt meter...in series with another small pot /AA battery  to adjust the meter reading . Meter would be over laid  with green and red markers... simply adjust the potentiometer on the dash into the red when stalled onset is sensed.. Herb
  
  On 01/16/2016 07:37 AM, Richard Pike wrote:
  	  | Quote: | 	 		  --> Kolb-List message posted by: "Richard Pike" <thegreybaron(at)charter.net (thegreybaron(at)charter.net)>
  
  Why could you not make an AOA indicator using a fuel gauge assembly? The sender typically uses an arm that changes angle and sends a signal; instead of the wire and float, make a counterbalanced vane that would move in the airflow. Mount the gauge on its side, and now you have a needle that goes up and down at different vane angles. Ideally you take the gauge cover off and instead of empty and full, you paint on angles of attack up to stall.
  You could try something like this first:
  http://www.ebay.com/itm/Universal-52mm-2-Car-Fuel-Level-Gauge-Meter-With-Fuel-Sensor-E-1-2-F-Pointer-/401028163857?hash=item5d5f242911:g:sHEAAOSweuxWSo-T&vxp=mtr
  Looking at the sender unit in this set, if you cut off everything you didn't need, the sender itself would be about 2" across, plus however big your vane is.
  
  Once you got that to work, but say you wanted a lighted gauge instead, one that went up and down, you could try something like this:
  http://www.ebay.com/itm/Universal-Motor-Motorcycle-2-Fuel-Meter-Digital-Display-Fuel-Ratio-Level-Gauge-/201502529749?hash=item2eea7c98d5:g:nr0AAOSwYIhWlint&vxp=mtr
  Now you have led's that go up and down as your AOA changed. And if you repainted the face and mounted it upside down, you have yellow and red at the top.
  
  Then stick the gauge in a little holder that sits on top of your panel so it is in your immediate vision while you are on final:
  http://www.ebay.com/itm/52Mm-2-Adjustable-Swivel-Dash-Mount-Single-Racing-Gauge-Cup-Holder-Pod-Bracket-/172060327859?hash=item280f983fb3:g:F8IAAOSwGotWlXS6&vxp=mtr
  
  Seems to me a fairly simple exercise in making your vane assembly light and responsive, finding the best airflow location, and doing some calibrating.
  
  --------
  Richard Pike
  Kolb MKIII N420P (420ldPoops)
  Kingsport, TN 3TN0
  
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				The cheapest, says frugal Herb, is the 3914 led 10 segment     driver...the 10 segment led with green, red and yellow leds...two or     three resistors..9 volt battery..or 12 volts if available and three     wires going to the vane and pot on the wing or strut... The     schematic is here:
      
      http://www.eleccircuit.com/the-led-display-voltmeter-in-probe-model/
      
        and the circuit can simplified by removing  and combining r2 and 3     into a 100k resistor..removing the two voltage leads...120 v and 1.2     volt range.. The pot will have the slider going to the probe...one     end to 12v and the other to gnd..
      
        the vane needs to be set screwed to the pot such that one can     trial and error the stall point..  Then again...the 100k resistor or     the 909k (100k is ok) could be adjustable and the pot could be     accessible in flight... 
      
        2 dollar parts on ebay..circuit board can be some perf board with     .1 spacing...think that is the spacing?? 
      
        Herb  slow day huh??    
      
        
      
      
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                         Back to my idea of a magnet and sensor. Instead of one               sensor have four or five in an arc, hook each to a light               of a different color shining on the wind shield to have a               heads up display.
              
              
              
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                Sounds good, you guy's let me know when you                 get them finished. It appears that my work is done here.                                   
                  
                  For me however, I don't have room on my panel for                   another gage, so some form of lights would work the                   best for me. Hopefully one of us "Kolbers" can come up                   with something that is worth doing.
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                                so how about this...a linear potentiometer                           hooked to the air vane(some weather                           protection) ...two leads run to an indicator                           on the panel... the indicator being a Milli                           volt meter...in series with another small pot                           /AA battery  to adjust the meter reading .                           Meter would be over laid  with green and red                           markers... simply adjust the potentiometer on                           the dash into the red when stalled onset is                           sensed.. Herb
                            
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                              Why could you not make an AOA indicator                             using a fuel gauge assembly? The sender                             typically uses an arm that changes angle and                             sends a signal; instead of the wire and                             float, make a counterbalanced vane that                             would move in the airflow. Mount the gauge                             on its side, and now you have a needle that                             goes up and down at different vane angles.                             Ideally you take the gauge cover off and                             instead of empty and full, you paint on                             angles of attack up to stall.
                              You could try something like this first:
                              http://www.ebay.com/itm/Universal-52mm-2-Car-Fuel-Level-Gauge-Meter-With-Fuel-Sensor-E-1-2-F-Pointer-/401028163857?hash=item5d5f242911:g:sHEAAOSweuxWSo-T&vxp=mtr
                              Looking at the sender unit in this set, if                             you cut off everything you didn't need, the                             sender itself would be about 2" across, plus                             however big your vane is.
                              
                              Once you got that to work, but say you                             wanted a lighted gauge instead, one that                             went up and down, you could try something                             like this:
                              http://www.ebay.com/itm/Universal-Motor-Motorcycle-2-Fuel-Meter-Digital-Display-Fuel-Ratio-Level-Gauge-/201502529749?hash=item2eea7c98d5:g:nr0AAOSwYIhWlint&vxp=mtr
                              Now you have led's that go up and down as                             your AOA changed. And if you repainted the                             face and mounted it upside down, you have                             yellow and red at the top.
                              
                              Then stick the gauge in a little holder that                             sits on top of your panel so it is in your                             immediate vision while you are on final:
                              http://www.ebay.com/itm/52Mm-2-Adjustable-Swivel-Dash-Mount-Single-Racing-Gauge-Cup-Holder-Pod-Bracket-/172060327859?hash=item280f983fb3:g:F8IAAOSwGotWlXS6&vxp=mtr
                              
                              Seems to me a fairly simple exercise in                             making your vane assembly light and                             responsive, finding the best airflow                             location, and doing some calibrating.
                              
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				Frugal Herb again....in the case of the LRI ..I think a throw away     blood pressure gauges could work?  
      
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        Boyd,  
          The "moving arm" doesn't touch any         solder blobs.  The device use a magnet flush mounted on the         torpedo, and the circuitry detects the magnetism (without         actually touching anything).  It's known as the Hall Effect.  If         I'm correct, I rounded all of the electronic parts up about 4         years ago to build a few of these AOA indicators.
        
        
        Regarding the small IC circuit with         the 10 segment red/yellow/green LEDs, I have two of them, but on         my AOA system I decided I wanted the visual impact MUCH more         noticeable, so I built my own individual "10 red/yellow/green         LEDs" using 5mm LEDs.
        Bigger, longer, etc, etc.  (I get my         AOA function from my Dynon D10A, which has an audio alarm that I         have wired into my intercom, thus I have bright LEDs and audio         notification for an impending stall.)
        
        
        Although an AOA indicator is very         useful, a lift reserve indicator(LRI) is more useful, and much         less, okay some less, to build.  The LRI uses air pressure         differential to determine when a wing is no longer flying.  The         LRI is always accurate because it measures the point at which         the still begins, and factors such as weight, wing incidence,         whatever, have no effect on it's accuracy.
        
        
        I have already built one (a copy of a         store bought unit, which I also have).). I have the gages and         supplies to build 3 more.
        
        
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 Moving An arm past a bunch of solder blobs sounds             like a bunch of drag and sticking.
                Let the wind vain turn a pot. (Potentiometer)  It seems in             the RC world there are progressive led lights that respond             to changing voltage.   Run 12 v and ground to the sides of             the pot.  And the center will vary from 0 to 12 volts when             the pot is turned.    You could limit the travel of the wind             vain to limit the possible output voltages,  or put             resistors in series with the 12 v and or ground terminals             of  the pot.  This would keep the center outlet of the pot             voltages within limits of the led light bar voltage              indicator.
              The total resistance  value of the pot would be determined             in part by the max or min current requirements of the led             voltage indicator.  IE: a 5 k ohm or a 10, 15, 50 k ohm             pot.   The greater ohm value of the pot and still be able to             drive the led volt indicator will consume the least amount             of power.           
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				Run one wire to the arm. make a "board" with 
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 I haven't thought this through.. but simply to enlarge on your idea, try a
 TPS. Throttle Position Sensor. They come in all shapes and sizes. Basically
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				If you used a pot, or the TPS you could drive the light-bar and/or a sound generator. It could be fancy or simple. You could use a 555 timer, the pot input could change the tone frequency. It isn't a sound chip but the output pulses can drive an earphone or amp or whatever. You can tailor  the duty-cycle, the frequency of pulses, etc. there are interactive software tools available free that will tell you what values of caps, resistors and pots to use. And how to wire it. Is really simple.
 
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				Mike,
  
 How well do your AOA/LRI indicator work?
  
 I have never flown an aircraft equipped with either instrument.
  
 john h
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 From the depth of lurking mode, I am inspired to comment.
 
  
 
 Boyd,  
 
   The "moving arm" doesn't touch any solder blobs.  The device use a magnet flush mounted on the torpedo, and the circuitry detects the magnetism (without actually touching anything).  It's known as the Hall Effect.  If I'm correct, I rounded all of the electronic parts up about 4 years ago to build a few of these AOA indicators.
 
  
 
 Regarding the small IC circuit with the 10 segment red/yellow/green LEDs, I have two of them, but on my AOA system I decided I wanted the visual impact MUCH more noticeable, so I built my own individual "10 red/yellow/green LEDs" using 5mm LEDs.
 
 Bigger, longer, etc, etc.  (I get my AOA function from my Dynon D10A, which has an audio alarm that I have wired into my intercom, thus I have bright LEDs and audio notification for an impending stall.)
 
  
 
 Although an AOA indicator is very useful, a lift reserve indicator(LRI) is more useful, and much less, okay some less, to build.  The LRI uses air pressure differential to determine when a wing is no longer flying.  The LRI is always accurate because it measures the point at which the still begins, and factors such as weight, wing incidence, whatever, have no effect on it's accuracy.
 
  
 
 I have already built one (a copy of a store bought unit, which I also have).). I have the gages and supplies to build 3 more.
 
  
 
 Mike Welch
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 Moving An arm past a bunch of solder blobs sounds like a bunch of drag and sticking.
   Let the wind vain turn a pot. (Potentiometer)  It seems in the RC world there are progressive led lights that respond to changing voltage.   Run 12 v and ground to the sides of the pot.  And the center will vary from 0 to 12 volts when the pot is turned.    You could limit the travel of the wind vain to limit the possible output voltages,  or put resistors in series with the 12 v and or ground terminals of  the pot.  This would keep the center outlet of the pot voltages within limits of the led light bar voltage  indicator.
 The total resistance  value of the pot would be determined in part by the max or min current requirements of the led voltage indicator.  IE: a 5 k ohm or a 10, 15, 50 k ohm pot.   The greater ohm value of the pot and still be able to drive the led volt indicator will consume the least amount of power.
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				I could imagine a group of Reed switches laid side to side with a 50 percent offset.  One set on either side of the magnet.  Pending on the physical sizes of the switches would determine the accuracy / resolution of the devise.  .. A pots accuracy may depend on the size of the wire , and the tolerance in the led light bar.  A 10 segment led bar set at 1 volt per segment,  or a 10 segment bar at a quarter volt per segment.   Big difference. 
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				Repairing the wiring harness from the mags turned out to be really easy, ought to have the engine back on the airplane fairly soon, so I bit the bullet and ordered the three items linked here on ebay. If/when I come up with something worth looking at, I'll post it on the list. If it turns out to be useless, or a waste of time, I'll post that too.
  	  | Richard Pike wrote: | 	 		  Why could you not make an AOA indicator using a fuel gauge assembly? The sender typically uses an arm that changes angle and sends a signal; instead of the wire and float, make a counterbalanced vane that would move in the airflow. Mount the gauge on its side, and now you have a needle that goes up and down at different vane angles. Ideally you take the gauge cover off and instead of empty and full, you paint on angles of attack up to stall.
 You could try something like this first:
 http://www.ebay.com/itm/Universal-52mm-2-Car-Fuel-Level-Gauge-Meter-With-Fuel-Sensor-E-1-2-F-Pointer-/401028163857?hash=item5d5f242911:g:sHEAAOSweuxWSo-T&vxp=mtr
 Looking at the sender unit in this set, if you cut off everything you didn't need, the sender itself would be about 2" across, plus however big your vane is.
 
 Once you got that to work, but say you wanted a lighted gauge instead, one that went up and down, you could try something like this:
 http://www.ebay.com/itm/Universal-Motor-Motorcycle-2-Fuel-Meter-Digital-Display-Fuel-Ratio-Level-Gauge-/201502529749?hash=item2eea7c98d5:g:nr0AAOSwYIhWlint&vxp=mtr
 Now you have led's that go up and down as your AOA changed. And if you repainted the face and mounted it upside down, you have yellow and red at the top.
 
 Then stick the gauge in a little holder that sits on top of your panel so it is in your immediate vision while you are on final:
 http://www.ebay.com/itm/52Mm-2-Adjustable-Swivel-Dash-Mount-Single-Racing-Gauge-Cup-Holder-Pod-Bracket-/172060327859?hash=item280f983fb3:g:F8IAAOSwGotWlXS6&vxp=mtr
 
 Seems to me a fairly simple exercise in making your vane assembly light and responsive, finding the best airflow location, and doing some calibrating. | 	 
 
 
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				When climbing, in the pattern or on final I always keep an eye on the airspeed.  An AOA gage would just be another item to keep an eye on; unless it has an audio warning.  Then it would be very valuable.  Without an audio warning I don't see the point.
 
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  When climbing, in the pattern or on final I always keep an eye on the airspeed.  An AOA gage would just be another item to keep an eye on; unless it has an audio warning.  Then it would be very valuable.  Without an audio warning I don't see the point.
 
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 narrow speed range, but in the wider aviation world, you'd ignore 
 airspeed & monitor AOA. Reason is that 1G stall speed can change quite a 
 bit with gross weight, but angle of attack does not. Same applies to 
 optimum best angle and best rate in climb.
 
 With the right kind  of audio feedback, you wouldn't need to look in the 
 cockpit at all. You could devote all your attention to traffic, etc.
 
 The toughest approach for landing is likely an aircraft carrier; Navy & 
 Marine a/c use AOA for approaches.
 
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				There are 5/12  volt buzzers out there.. EBAY....and one could tap off 
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 > When climbing, in the pattern or on final I always keep an eye on the 
 > airspeed.  An AOA gage would just be another item to keep an eye on; 
 > unless it has an audio warning.  Then it would be very valuable.  
 > Without an audio warning I don't see the point.
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  This might not be totally applicable to Kolbs due to their 
  (relatively) narrow speed range, but in the wider aviation world, 
  you'd ignore airspeed & monitor AOA. Reason is that 1G stall speed can 
  change quite a bit with gross weight, but angle of attack does not. 
  Same applies to optimum best angle and best rate in climb.
 
  With the right kind  of audio feedback, you wouldn't need to look in 
  the cockpit at all. You could devote all your attention to traffic, etc.
 
  The toughest approach for landing is likely an aircraft carrier; Navy 
  & Marine a/c use AOA for approaches.
 
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				 Posted: Wed Jan 20, 2016 9:33 am    Post subject: AOA | 
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				On 1/20/2016 11:07 AM, Herb wrote:
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  There are 5/12  volt buzzers out there.. EBAY....and one could tap off 
  of the the output to the first red led in the schematic , whose link I 
  posted.. Herb
 
  On 01/20/2016 10:50 AM, Charlie England wrote:
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 >
 > On 1/20/2016 9:48 AM, Rex Rodebush wrote:
 >> 
 >>
 >> When climbing, in the pattern or on final I always keep an eye on 
 >> the airspeed.  An AOA gage would just be another item to keep an eye 
 >> on; unless it has an audio warning.  Then it would be very 
 >> valuable.  Without an audio warning I don't see the point.
 >>
 > This might not be totally applicable to Kolbs due to their 
 > (relatively) narrow speed range, but in the wider aviation world, 
 > you'd ignore airspeed & monitor AOA. Reason is that 1G stall speed 
 > can change quite a bit with gross weight, but angle of attack does 
 > not. Same applies to optimum best angle and best rate in climb.
 >
 > With the right kind  of audio feedback, you wouldn't need to look in 
 > the cockpit at all. You could devote all your attention to traffic, etc.
 >
 > The toughest approach for landing is likely an aircraft carrier; Navy 
 > & Marine a/c use AOA for approaches.
 >
 > Charlie
 >
 >
 
 Herb,
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 That could work (as long as you don't expect the LED current to drive a 
 buzzer), but you'd basically have just a stall warning horn. Might as 
 well just have a tabbed switch, like a Cessna.
 
 With a proper voltage controlled oscillator, you can have a varying 
 pitch tone (even configured to beep at different speeds and intensity) 
 so that with practice, you can actually *hear* best angle, best climb, 
 approach, impending stall, etc, all tied to AOA meaning it would work at 
 any loading of the plane.
 
 Those who are really interested might want to spend some time with 
 Google & read up on what AOA can do, and how it works.
 
 Charlie
 
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				 Posted: Wed Jan 20, 2016 10:16 am    Post subject: AOA | 
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				The current driving the led would not , by itself, operate the 
 buzzer....would require a Transistor..resistor or two..Herb
 
 On 01/20/2016 11:34 AM, Charlie England wrote:
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  On 1/20/2016 11:07 AM, Herb wrote:
 > 
 >
 > There are 5/12  volt buzzers out there.. EBAY....and one could tap 
 > off of the the output to the first red led in the schematic , whose 
 > link I posted.. Herb
 >
 > On 01/20/2016 10:50 AM, Charlie England wrote:
 >> 
 >>
 >> On 1/20/2016 9:48 AM, Rex Rodebush wrote:
 >>> 
 >>>
 >>> When climbing, in the pattern or on final I always keep an eye on 
 >>> the airspeed.  An AOA gage would just be another item to keep an 
 >>> eye on; unless it has an audio warning.  Then it would be very 
 >>> valuable.  Without an audio warning I don't see the point.
 >>>
 >> This might not be totally applicable to Kolbs due to their 
 >> (relatively) narrow speed range, but in the wider aviation world, 
 >> you'd ignore airspeed & monitor AOA. Reason is that 1G stall speed 
 >> can change quite a bit with gross weight, but angle of attack does 
 >> not. Same applies to optimum best angle and best rate in climb.
 >>
 >> With the right kind  of audio feedback, you wouldn't need to look in 
 >> the cockpit at all. You could devote all your attention to traffic, 
 >> etc.
 >>
 >> The toughest approach for landing is likely an aircraft carrier; 
 >> Navy & Marine a/c use AOA for approaches.
 >>
 >> Charlie
 >>
 >>
 >>
 >>
 >
  Herb,
 
  That could work (as long as you don't expect the LED current to drive 
  a buzzer), but you'd basically have just a stall warning horn. Might 
  as well just have a tabbed switch, like a Cessna.
 
  With a proper voltage controlled oscillator, you can have a varying 
  pitch tone (even configured to beep at different speeds and intensity) 
  so that with practice, you can actually *hear* best angle, best climb, 
  approach, impending stall, etc, all tied to AOA meaning it would work 
  at any loading of the plane.
 
  Those who are really interested might want to spend some time with 
  Google & read up on what AOA can do, and how it works.
 
  Charlie
 
 
 
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