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Subject: Re: Europa-List: Pitch trim damper
From: Cliff Shaw <flyinggpa@comcast.net>
Date: Fri, 2 Apr 2004 17:42:23

Bob

If I had a problem like that, I would suspect the switching circuit the
powers the motor.  The way it is built, there is NOTHING inside the motor to
make it go one way or the other.  It is the polarity of the voltage on the
two white wires that do the work.

Check out your switch.

Cliff Shaw
1041 Euclid ave.
Edmonds, WA 98020
425 776 5555

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "R.C.Harrison" <ptag.dev@ukonline.co.uk>
Subject: Re: Europa-List: Pitch trim damper


<ptag.dev@ukonline.co.uk>
>
> Hi! John.
> No the problem you envisage isn't a problem in practice.
> However I do have another which is most disconcerting.
> Occassionally the pitch trim motor doesn't reverse immediately and has to
be
> motored further in it's current direction, some times to the full trim
stop
> position before it will reverse.?
> It has been back to the American outfit but they never isolated the fault.
> Does anyone have any suggestions?
>
> Regards
> Bob Harrison. G-PTAG
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "John & Amy Eckel" <eckel1@comcast.net>
> To: "Europa Forum" <europa-list@matronics.com>
> Subject: Europa-List: Pitch trim damper
>
>
<eckel1@comcast.net>
> >
> > Hello,
> > I am setting up my pitch trim damper and noticed quite a bit
> > of hysterisis (sp?) in the movement of the trim damper.  When
> > reversing direction with the trim motor the brackets twist a bit
> > before there is movement.  This means that when flying and
> > changing trim direction nothing will happen for a second or two.
> > This could be a nuisance when trying to accurately set the trim.
> > Has anyone else noticed this problem and what was your solution?
> > For the folks that are flying; is this a problem?
> >
> > Thanks in advance.
> > John, A230
> > Cockpit module installed
> >
> >
>
>




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