X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml Date: Mon, 20 Nov 2006 10:16:16 -0500 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from web54311.mail.yahoo.com ([206.190.49.121] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.1.2) with SMTP id 1583900 for lml@lancaironline.net; Sun, 19 Nov 2006 23:19:46 -0500 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=206.190.49.121; envelope-from=randylsnarr@yahoo.com Received: (qmail 46735 invoked by uid 60001); 20 Nov 2006 04:19:16 -0000 DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; q=dns; c=nofws; s=s1024; d=yahoo.com; h=Message-ID:Received:Date:From:Subject:To:MIME-Version:Content-Type:Content-Transfer-Encoding; b=qvNxezCsMs8T2hn9kc+C8Lc1lDBoXJgdITOSSuteDkkVok2Gr9K9H8vyzPCZkIo+85509H7qK4L20nS/jUaFYxR1e1T2uV0PQKv7yhtRrqaqzSRRqt/7KkJZYCwDMCzhJWW9r5lLnftZDHL8cuoUF8KeoJlRHpG1W1u2dTgczxk= ; X-Original-Message-ID: <20061120041916.46733.qmail@web54311.mail.yahoo.com> Received: from [67.50.40.154] by web54311.mail.yahoo.com via HTTP; Sun, 19 Nov 2006 20:19:16 PST X-Original-Date: Sun, 19 Nov 2006 20:19:16 -0800 (PST) From: randy snarr Subject: Electrical /Hydraulic system questions lancair 235/320 X-Original-To: lml@lancaironline.net MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit I haven't posted in a while as I have been busy flying and completing my interior. I will post a few pics when I am completed to keep the grinding, sanding crowd motivated. Anyway, I was flying recently near dark and I had the panel switch lights on. Can someone tell me why my lights flicker with the alternator on? When I turn the alternator off the flicker goes away. Is this just a bad voltage regulater or something else? Ironicly my wifes Lexus suv started doing the same thing. Maybe it is her fault! 2nd question. I have experienced the same issue as some have documented regarding the gear not coming down without recycling the dump valve. I flew on Friday and noticed something interesting. Here are the facts: Depart from PVU 50 deg f 4500 ft field elev cruised at 12.5 for 1.2 hrs to a warmer place decend to 4000 ft new atmosphere temp near 65 f I have gauges on the high and low side of the hyd system After take off they idicated low-0 and high-1300 or so. After decending to a warmer atmospheric conditions both the high and low side of the hydraulic system had significantly risen. low 400 psi and high 1700 psi. What happens in my case is the system pressure rises in cruise on the high and low side. The lower side exceeds the high pressure switch and the gear does not come down. I open the dump valve and then close it and the gear acts normally. My question relates the down side witht he gear up. It would seem to me that that side should always stay at 0 relieving pressure back to the resevoir in the pump. At first I thought I may have a leak somewhere allowing the pressure to sneak past the high side to the low side in cruise. I do not believe that is happening to me as both the high and low sides rise. Can someone give me some idea where to start? Thanks in advance!!! Randy L. Snarr 235/320 121 hours and counting since 5-29-06 ____________________________________________________________________________________ Sponsored Link Don't quit your job - take classes online www.Classesusa.com