X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Sat, 29 May 2010 09:30:10 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from n18.bullet.mail.mud.yahoo.com ([68.142.206.145] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.3.7) with SMTP id 4329718 for lml@lancaironline.net; Fri, 28 May 2010 19:32:01 -0400 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=68.142.206.145; envelope-from=mcmess1919@yahoo.com Received: from [68.142.200.226] by n18.bullet.mail.mud.yahoo.com with NNFMP; 28 May 2010 23:31:25 -0000 Received: from [68.142.201.242] by t7.bullet.mud.yahoo.com with NNFMP; 28 May 2010 23:31:25 -0000 Received: from [127.0.0.1] by omp403.mail.mud.yahoo.com with NNFMP; 28 May 2010 23:30:38 -0000 X-Yahoo-Newman-Id: 511845.6032.bm@omp403.mail.mud.yahoo.com Received: (qmail 25349 invoked from network); 28 May 2010 23:30:38 -0000 DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; q=dns; c=nofws; s=s1024; d=yahoo.com; h=DKIM-Signature:Received:X-Yahoo-SMTP:X-YMail-OSG:X-Yahoo-Newman-Property:From:To:References:In-Reply-To:Subject:Date:Message-ID:MIME-Version:Content-Type:X-Mailer:Thread-Index:Content-Language; b=DM7pA+/2GxhN38FfTcJFnRZ2BWj12YAyG254hsjZ90fG5Bqwk0xrpEEyWNz0mmT9d4YW/KyAxKpWqZAWBdzQ+9c6jDO0OvtnjW/2VJkaAEG7/W30CXPoxskHI/MoD2tNXX3YnuaACYOzvckqLyMzZu1dIiG4QBQSol8rTfElisk= ; Received: from ClaudettePC (mcmess1919@72.177.74.211 with login) by smtp114.plus.mail.mud.yahoo.com with SMTP; 28 May 2010 16:30:38 -0700 PDT X-Yahoo-SMTP: rK4i7HqswBC7mDE8.sOiWQeO4CeReXc- X-YMail-OSG: foTzKIwVM1lMsxaFa1mWlcvsrBYPz0Nf1AslXwUbipNWi0W _wg87F6whADp.SG5Kk2Ju37cU9xcli0LLlvHsnACABlVDLkSaWRL3C8.GNJ0 L1OTvsMQjH_O3QMsIMpUMIUccFoy88SaVYTflkMWNFE8ZH7W4RZxWUA2Fk6t DKVGRPg91h63iBcjH91ake0Ui_WW9LUtPesUsJGucGaH3XPay9J7YJF5tDch bwiIwWgK6miku.0BjMwj757lamnDbJl52cvD4mH90cLjc6gY- X-Yahoo-Newman-Property: ymail-3 From: "Steve Colwell" X-Original-To: "'Lancair Mailing List'" References: In-Reply-To: Subject: Legacy Trim Tab Servo Speed Control X-Original-Date: Fri, 28 May 2010 18:30:41 -0500 X-Original-Message-ID: <007001cafebd$c9765550$5c62fff0$@com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0071_01CAFE93.E0A04D50" X-Mailer: Microsoft Office Outlook 12.0 Thread-Index: Acr+iXkm+gz3eYcSQz+iG6GmvePNHgALe96Q Content-Language: en-us This is a multipart message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0071_01CAFE93.E0A04D50 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit How many incidents have been recorded of a shorted trim switch causing run-away servo travel ? Wolfgang On the first flight, our Legacy had runaway down trim. Josh Brungardt, our Test Pilot, had located the Trim Circuit Breaker prior to takeoff so it was a non-event for him. Josh continued circling the airport and completed the Test Card as planned. Would I have survived this with the excitement of a first flight and low Legacy time?? It confirmed my decision to pay for a pro. The Hat Switch, Relays and Trim Servos are Ray Allen components. The only change I made before the next flight was to replace both early style (sorry I don't have the part number) Relays with the later Larger Relays. Gary at Ray Allen says they have no history with Relays sticking and changed the design due to a manufacturing environmental requirement. I ran the Pitch Trim Servo many times prior to change out and it worked fine, all the wiring and connectors checked out too. With over 200 hours, no problems, but you can bet I know where the Trim Breaker is. Steve Colwell Legacy ------=_NextPart_000_0071_01CAFE93.E0A04D50 Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

How many incidents have been recorded of a shorted trim switch causing = run-away servo travel ?

Wolfgang=

On the first flight, our Legacy had runaway down = trim. Josh Brungardt, our Test Pilot, had located the Trim Circuit Breaker prior to takeoff so it was a non-event for him. Josh continued circling the airport and completed the Test Card as planned. Would I have = survived this with the excitement of a first flight and low Legacy time?? = It confirmed my decision to pay for a pro.

The Hat Switch, Relays and Trim Servos are Ray Allen = components. The only change I made before the next flight was to replace both early = style (sorry I don’t have the part number) Relays with the later Larger = Relays. Gary at Ray Allen says they have no history with Relays sticking and changed = the design due to a manufacturing environmental requirement. I ran the = Pitch Trim Servo many times prior to change out and it worked fine, all the = wiring and connectors checked out too. With over 200 hours, no problems, but = you can bet I know where the Trim Breaker is.

Steve Colwell Legacy

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