X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Mon, 31 Jan 2011 14:21:53 -0500 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from imr-da06.mx.aol.com ([205.188.169.203] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.4c2a) with ESMTP id 4832523 for lml@lancaironline.net; Mon, 31 Jan 2011 09:40:26 -0500 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=205.188.169.203; envelope-from=Sky2high@aol.com Received: from imo-ma02.mx.aol.com (imo-ma02.mx.aol.com [64.12.78.137]) by imr-da06.mx.aol.com (8.14.1/8.14.1) with ESMTP id p0VEdZIV031654 for ; Mon, 31 Jan 2011 09:39:35 -0500 Received: from Sky2high@aol.com by imo-ma02.mx.aol.com (mail_out_v42.9.) id q.cf0.81eca457 (37121) for ; Mon, 31 Jan 2011 09:39:33 -0500 (EST) Received: from magic-d22.mail.aol.com (magic-d22.mail.aol.com [172.19.155.138]) by cia-ma01.mx.aol.com (v129.8) with ESMTP id MAILCIAMA017-91014d46c9a549; Mon, 31 Jan 2011 09:39:33 -0500 From: Sky2high@aol.com X-Original-Message-ID: <3cebe.4ca8b600.3a7823a5@aol.com> X-Original-Date: Mon, 31 Jan 2011 09:39:33 EST Subject: Re: [LML] LNC4 OAT Location X-Original-To: lml@lancaironline.net MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="part1_3cebe.4ca8b600.3a7823a5_boundary" X-Mailer: AOL 9.5 sub 5400 X-AOL-IP: 24.15.17.119 X-Spam-Flag:NO X-AOL-SENDER: Sky2high@aol.com --part1_3cebe.4ca8b600.3a7823a5_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Carl, Fortunately my important OAT probe only required a button be exposed to the exterior. Mine is mounted in/on the bottom wing skin just forward of the middle gear door opening. Why? It must not be exposed to the sun in normal upright flight, not be influenced by air exhausted from the engine compartment and it must be away from interior temperature influence - including heating of the wires near the probe. I have a secondary probe (5/8" long by 5/16" cylinder exposed) sticking out from the fuselage flap filet into the space behind the rear wing spar and forward of the flap hinge line. It is thoroughly insulated from interior temperature influence and always reads 1C to 3C higher than the other. Good Luck, Grayhawk In a message dated 1/31/2011 7:22:46 A.M. Central Standard Time, cscheid@charter.net writes: I would like to locate the OAT sensor aft of the firewall. Looking for recomendations? Carl Scheid _cscheid@charter.net_ (mailto:cscheid@charter.net) --part1_3cebe.4ca8b600.3a7823a5_boundary Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Carl,

Fortunately my important OAT probe only required a button be exp= osed=20 to the exterior. Mine is mounted in/on the bottom wing skin just for= ward=20 of the middle gear door opening. Why? It must not be exposed= to the=20 sun in normal upright flight, not be influenced by air exhausted from= the=20 engine compartment and it must be away from interior temperature= =20 influence - including heating of the wires near the probe.

I have a secondary probe (5/8" long by 5/16" cylinder exposed) sticki= ng out=20 from the fuselage flap filet into the space behind the rear wing spar= =20 and forward of the flap hinge line. It is thoroughly insulated= from=20 interior temperature influence and always reads 1C to 3C higher than= the=20 other.

Good Luck,

Grayhawk

In a message dated 1/31/2011 7:22:46 A.M. Central Standard Time,=20 cscheid@charter.net writes:

I would like to locate the OAT sensor aft of the firewall. Looking= for=20 recomendations?

Carl Scheid cscheid@charter.net

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