Pete=85don=92t want to beat a dead horse here, but as you point out if
I=92m flying along and a light goes out, other clues as to what=92s
going on will be obvious. My sole reason for installing the LEDs is to
have an additional confirmation that all is well during preflight
checklist=85F.
On Oct 2, 2014, at 10:23 AM, Pete Lawless <pete@lawless.info> wrote:
> Hi Fred
>
> So you are flying along with 2 green lights and one goes out. How do
you know if it is an electrical problem or the door shoot bolt not
engaged without a test switch?
> (OK you will get a great blast of air through all the holes in the top
of the tunnel which would give a clue.)
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> You can see and feel the passenger shoot bolt with your right hand,
and feel the left seat shoot bolt in place with your left hand.
>
> Regards
>
> Pete
>
> On 02/10/14 17:31, Fred Klein wrote:
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>> On Oct 2, 2014, at 6:44 AM, Max Cointe (Free) <mcointe@free.fr>
wrote:
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>>>> but if you want some cheap insurance too put a switch on each of
the rear
>>> shoot bolts that puts a ground on a bright red LED directly in front
of you
>>> on the panel...
>>> And then install a test button to verify that the leds are still
alive.
>>> Complicate cabling AND checklist.
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>> With thanks to Raimo Toivio for the design and components, I have
mounted two robust pressure switches which will give me two lit green
LEDs on the panel when the rear shoot bolts for the two doors are
engaged=85no need for test button to ensure system is operational=85really
quite simple=85I=92ve also fabbed tabs on both doors which are located
so that pilot can reach to ensure firm closure w/o relying on
passenger=85nonetheless: Checklists Rule !!
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