X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Thu, 23 Aug 2007 07:40:02 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from [206.246.194.60] (HELO visi.net) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.1.11) with ESMTP id 2279443 for lml@lancaironline.net; Wed, 22 Aug 2007 22:54:39 -0400 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=206.246.194.60; envelope-from=rpastusek@htii.com Received: from [69.143.130.212] (HELO dlhtpax009) by visi.net (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2) with ESMTP id 228044160 for lml@lancaironline.net; Wed, 22 Aug 2007 22:53:32 -0400 From: "Robert Pastusek" X-Original-To: "'Lancair Mailing List'" References: In-Reply-To: Subject: RE: [LML] Re: wing leak X-Original-Date: Wed, 22 Aug 2007 22:53:53 -0400 X-Original-Message-ID: <012201c7e530$d93fdaa0$8bbf8fe0$@com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0123_01C7E50F.522E3AA0" X-Mailer: Microsoft Office Outlook 12.0 Thread-Index: AcfkyVDjuYZzKz2YTumnXEMcVFvCpgAZpNgA Content-Language: en-us This is a multipart message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0123_01C7E50F.522E3AA0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Kyrilian wrote: Does anyone have good ideas for finding the leak location? I'm still building. Before you presume leaks, check the fittings and sealed off openings again. I tried three times before was successful in sealing my IV-P wings, but once I achieved a good seal, they held air for several days, with the balloon inflating and deflating with changes in the atmospheric pressure. One example of a leak that took me a while to identify-and seal-was the filler cap. I had laid two strips of sealing/release tape across the opening, since one strip was not wide enough to cover the opening. Turned out I was loosing air through the tiny gap formed at the edge of the first piece of tape where the second lapped over. Found it with soap bubbles, but the leak was about two-three small bubbles per minute-so slow that I missed it the first couple of tests. Hope this helps. Bob Pastusek ------=_NextPart_000_0123_01C7E50F.522E3AA0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Kyrilian wrote:

Does anyone have good ideas for finding the leak location?  I'm still building.

Before you presume leaks, check the fittings and sealed = off openings again. I tried three times before was successful in sealing my = IV-P wings, but once I achieved a good seal, they held air for several days, = with the balloon inflating and deflating with changes in the atmospheric = pressure.

 

One example of a leak that took me a while to = identify—and seal—was the filler cap. I had laid two strips of sealing/release = tape across the opening, since one strip was not wide enough to cover the = opening. Turned out I was loosing air through the tiny gap formed at the edge of = the first piece of tape where the second lapped over. Found it with soap = bubbles, but the leak was about two-three small bubbles per minute—so slow = that I missed it the first couple of tests… Hope this = helps.

 

Bob Pastusek



 

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