You don't have to cut the headrest for this. In fact, the best place is between the headrests. I have the materials available if you want to do this: fold back the upholstery, use a hole-drill to dri
Thanks for your confirmation. It is very much similar to what I expected. Interesting to see that they came to the same conclusion: the only thing that could have caused it is a voltage applied to th
I don't have to show compliance here, but this requirement is a good indication. I guess that I will be allright with my 300mm clearance, with an inflated tyre. Thanks! -- Frans Veldman
Unless, of course, a relay, powered by the reverse circuitry, automatically switched mode as well. ;-) I can't see what could have happened without a diagram. The 3rd ring reverse power thing is so f
I bought my kit unstarted from someone who has had it around for 5 years or so. I have the kit already a year, this winter practially all of the aluminium was already assembled, and kept together wit
Maybe they use a different brand for the 2.4 Volt motors than for the 12 Volt motors? Anyway, I ordered a Woodcomp prop, so I will take a look inside to see what's in. -- Frans Veldman
The controller uses Pulse Width Modulation. The pulses are 12V, but the average depends on the setting, i.e. a setting of 50% means that the motor, for all practical purposes, will see an average of
Hi, The Europa build manual states that for the Rotax engine, a battery of 16 Ah is recommended. I have been thinking about this, and would like to share my thoughts. 1) For cranking power, the batte
I have no doubt about this, but I'm looking for a way to save some unneccesary weight. 16 amp/hour appears a little bit "overdone" for me if one has two alternators on board. (I need two alternators
Hi Ron, Ok, I think I will go with 2 PC310's. About the aluminium #4 wire: I did some calculations. Aluminium offers little advantage over copper. The sales brochure will try to let you believe somet
Well, show me a better math then. Eric Jones is the guy that sells the stuff, and ommitted the ohms-per-feet figures in the pdf... He compares cables with the same diameter, doesn't talk about voltag
Hi Terry, 2 Volts of loss appears pretty much to me. As I don't have the engine running yet, I'm playing/testing with the avionics on just the (scrap) batteries, and as far as I can tell I have nothi
I apologize if my posting didn't look kind. I did not intent to be unfriendly. Please understand that English is not my native language and that the subtile differences between "not agreeing but kind
Hi Ron, I thought I did, but this pdf contains information that is missing in the pdf on top of the page. Well, this explains a lot. So far I have always learned that the "gauge number" indicates the
Disregard, as in this case the assumption that all #4 cables have the same diameter appears to be wrong. The rest of this posting continues on this wrong assumption. ;-) -- Frans Veldman
Hi Ron, As far as I have been able to find on the internet, gauge indicates diameter, irrespective of the material. But anyway... Most regulators have multiple 12 Volt connection points. So does the
Here are some ideas: 1) Spend more time listening than transmitting. With a duty cycle of 25%, you need only one quarter of the alternator supply. During listening it can charge the battery, and duri
But if there develops a leak for whatever reason, whether in flight or after a crash landing, you are sitting with your feets in a bath tub. Not good imho too. -- Frans Veldman
Just an update: We now have an official Transponder Prohibited Zone, covering about half the country. Lelystad is within this TPZ. Most likely you will only fly inside this TPZ. Now, before you logic