Has anyone with a Rotax 914 (perhaps 912, too?) had problems with the stock Ducati 12 V regulator/rectifier? Anyone found or heard of any good flying alternatives? I've read reports from motorcycle f
Thanks for the info, Ken. Did you replace it with a new Ducati or did you use another brand/model? A fellow on the AeroElectric list mentioned switching to a 'German Schicke GR4' to eliminate problem
Did any of your 914 drivers install capacitors across your fuel pump leads as shown on P.75 of the installation manual (05/10/1996 rev). If so, what size... and why? Thanks for any info you can provi
Hello David - I posted your issue on the Aeroelectric list to see what they'd say about it. The Rotax 914 regulator/rectifier has been discussed over there before, although I have yet to see much in
Here's more than you'll ever want to know, Kinglsey: http://www.gen-aircraft-hardware.com/images/pdf/ms21919.pdf There's no difference between the DG and WDG except for the "W" (... the little 'Wedge
Patrick - Try removing, cleaning, and reseating all of your TCU and sensor connections. The Operator's Manual (Ed. 0 1998 12 01) says that a blinking orange is due to a failure of a sensor, sensor wi
Good point regarding that turbo servo isolation switch, Cliff. Out of curiosity, has anyone ever had to use this manual reset switch to calm a surging turbo? Was the surge brought on by trying to ope
EZ-point studs from Aircraft Spruce work great. Sand them, flox, and add a couple of patches of BID and you're left with an uberstrong stud (or blind nut). Click Bond fasteners also work well... but
Mike - This fellow (Wayne Hicks) compiled a pretty good list of the "new" (and arguably improved because the results are much lighter) methods for making our glass airplanes look as smooth as... well
Playing "Devil's Advocate" here, Mike... On the hot side of the firewall, will there be enough room to get to those solder joints and repair/rewire them after you've installed everything under your c
Hello Troy - Cutting the leads won't affect the accuracy but introducing new junctions of dissimilar metals will. Here's a great snip from the Aeroelectric list that addresses the issue: "I have post
Gary - Look at the Princeton capacitive fuel probes available from Aircraft Spruce instead. They already contain the signal conditioning necessary to output a DC voltage proportional to fuel level...
In the mid-90's, the Long-EZ/pusher drivers started looking at oil flows around all of the aero mod's they were making. New cowls with female/NACA ducts instead of the male/"P-51" inlets, new leg fai
I saw Erich Trombley's name and remembered that I had a question you folks regarding fuel return plumbing/routing for the 914... Erich, is it true that you plumbed your 914 fuel return to a "T" fitti
I saw this question a few times in the archives but never stumbled upon an answer... Anyone have a part number for CHT probes that have been successfully installed underneath the spark plugs of a Rot
Good points, Cliff. Thanks for the idea! D see if I did install spark plug sensors. the "hotspot" in the Rotax 912S. (you don't wnat it boiling over) I installed a probe in the "coolant pot" using a
Thanks Jeff. You able to install a EI P-102 successfully? Got pictures and any installation tips? Now I'm wondering now if the plug ports on the 912S and 914 differ?? Looks like those EI probes would
Hi all, The Rotax wiring diagram shows the Ducati regulator/rectifier with the "L" lead across a lamp. The connector says "LAMP"... but when exactly will this lamp illuminate? Can someone tell me or
Thanks Bill. "Charge indicator"... so the lamp will be illuminated ("L" looks like a ground) under normal conditions? Has anyone wired this lamp as shown to verify that it's on... all the time? (how