X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com X-SpamCatcher-Score: 30 [X] Return-Path: Received: from ms-smtp-05.southeast.rr.com ([24.25.9.104] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.1.8) with ESMTP id 2048507 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Wed, 16 May 2007 18:53:00 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=24.25.9.104; envelope-from=eanderson@carolina.rr.com Received: from edward2 (cpe-024-074-103-061.carolina.res.rr.com [24.74.103.61]) by ms-smtp-05.southeast.rr.com (8.13.6/8.13.6) with SMTP id l4GMq5gW008065 for ; Wed, 16 May 2007 18:52:05 -0400 (EDT) Message-ID: <000501c7980d$48ebacb0$2402a8c0@edward2> From: "Ed Anderson" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" References: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: Gold Plated Pins Date: Wed, 16 May 2007 18:55:22 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; reply-type=original Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.3028 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.3028 X-Virus-Scanned: Symantec AntiVirus Scan Engine Speaking of your BD-4, what is the prognosis - repairable? Worth repairing? Sounds like you have it apart. Ed ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bob White" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" Sent: Wednesday, May 16, 2007 6:13 PM Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Gold Plated Pins > On Wed, 16 May 2007 17:35:19 -0400 > "Ed Anderson" wrote: > >> Thanks, Bob. >> >> I went with tin as my research indicated that was more than suitable - in >> fact I think (if memory serves me) that aircraft wire is tin coated to >> prevent the copper oxidizing. My plug is exposed to moisture when the >> canopy is open, rain/dew, etc. Also, I did not use any corrosion >> preventive >> such as grease or spray so given all that, perhaps the news is that it >> held >> up so well for so long. >> >> So given its been over 10 years, I guess gold is not a requirement >> {:>). >> Wow! $1200 and its not even solid gold {:>) >> > > I found corrosion on the Molex connectors in the wing spar on the BD-4 > when I had it apart. It was completed in '79. I replaced them with > new Molex connectors. I think I would have opted for the sealed ones > if I had them readily available although I didn't even try to find any > at the time. The $1200 is for a LOT of pins. Each pin only cost > about 2X what the tin plated ones cost. Some sort of grease to keep > moisture out of the connection might help. I did a quick search of > Bob Nuckolls site but couldn't find any recommendations for it. > > The other day someone asked about how to clamp the wires on DB > connectors on Bob's list. I told him to wrap them with silicone tape. > I thought I had figured that out myself, but a little later Bob N. > answered with a link to a picture showing the technique. I'm sure I > saw that picture a couple of years ago. It works real good anyway. > > Bob W. > > > -- > N93BD - Rotary Powered BD-4 - http://www.bob-white.com > 3.8 Hours Total Time and holding > Cables for your rotary installation - http://www.roblinphoto.com/shop/ > > -- > Homepage: http://www.flyrotary.com/ > Archive and UnSub: > http://mail.lancaironline.net:81/lists/flyrotary/List.html