Paul,
Forward the pictures to me, as an Airmaster Dealer, I am interested in
the failure and getting you in the air as soon as possible...
Please send your address, photo, prop propeller serial number and hours
on the prop and I will get you a replacement sent from Airmaster. If I
understand your post, the stud in question goes through the slip ring so
it is not normally repairable. The entire slip ring needs to be
replaced if that is the case, and the slip ring has changed from model
to model but it sounds like an AP332 three ring model.
I do not have a spare slip ring in the shop as it normally does not
fail, so we are very interested.
Best Regards,
Bud Yerly
Custom Flight Creations, Inc.
Europa Tech Support
Airmaster Dealer
www.customflightcreations.com<http://www.customflightcreations.com/>
(813) 653-4989
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Subject: Re: Europa-List: Airmaster failure
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Thanks Ian but it's not the brushes. On the 'prop side' of the base
plate
the 3 slip rings each have a brass stud to which a wire is attached
then
running to the pitch motor. It is one of these studs which has
sheared. If I
get chance to take some I'll post a picture.
Regards
Paul
On 17/2/11 19:15, "G-IANI"
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> Paul
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> Do you mean a stud or was it one of the carbon "brushes" that run on
the
> slip ring. These do wear out over time and the wear is not even so
one goes
> before the others (I have had to change one of mine). Three spare
"brushes"
> are usually shipped with the prop. Changing them is not difficult
but does
> involve soldering. I have a spare. If you want to talk it through
you can
> ring me on 01483 714096
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> Ian Rickard G-IANI XS Trigear, 300hours
> Europa Club Mods Specialist
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> Just had an open circuit failure of our Airmaster CS prop. Upon
> investigation one of studs providing wire connection from the slip
rings to
> the pitch motor (the green wire) has sheared off!
>
> No apparent damage to inside of spinner or blades and obviously no
evidence
> of the sheared bit of stud.
>
> Anyone seen anything similar or any other thoughts.
>
> Just recovered aircraft to workshop to investigate potential for
repair.
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> Regards
>
> Paul
> G-GIDY
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