Return-Path: Received: from [24.25.9.102] (HELO ms-smtp-03-eri0.southeast.rr.com) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2b1) with ESMTP id 3140601 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Thu, 01 Apr 2004 11:16:42 -0500 Received: from edward (clt25-78-058.carolina.rr.com [24.25.78.58]) by ms-smtp-03-eri0.southeast.rr.com (8.12.10/8.12.7) with SMTP id i31GGds2000703 for ; Thu, 1 Apr 2004 11:16:40 -0500 (EST) Message-ID: <000c01c41804$b883fcd0$2402a8c0@edward> From: "Ed Anderson" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" References: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: Fw: RV-List: Geez Date: Thu, 1 Apr 2004 11:16:42 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1158 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1165 X-Virus-Scanned: Symantec AntiVirus Scan Engine Jokes on me! Glad it was! Ed Anderson RV-6A N494BW Rotary Powered Matthews, NC ----- Original Message ----- From: To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" Sent: Thursday, April 01, 2004 11:04 AM Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Fw: RV-List: Geez > Ed, > Did you read the last line in his message? > The whole thing sounds to me like an April fools > joke and I think you bought it. :o) > Jim > --- Original Message --- > From: "Ed Anderson" > To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" > > Subject: [FlyRotary] Fw: RV-List: Geez > > >Below is a indiviual's lament for not using aircraft > quality wiring and > >practices. He is > >building an Rv with intentions of putting a rotary > engine in it. Don't know > >exactly what electrical problem he incountered, but > it sounds several > >thousand $$ expensive. > > > > I presume that everyone knows that the principal > difference with aircraft > >wiring is that the copper strands are tin plated to > elminate corrosion and > >the TEFEL wire cover is more abrasion and fire > resistant. Most older cars > >would tend to have electrical difficulties after > about 10 years due to the > >copper strands starting to oxidized. > > > >So I would recommend not using anything but aircraft > quality wiring > >especially on flight critical systems. > >FWIW > >Ed Anderson > > > >Subject: RV-List: Geez > > > > > >> --> RV-List message posted by: > > > >> I know everyone has been on a drill/deburr/dimple > soapbox here lately but > >> I've got to mention something more serious in my > shop this morning. If a > >> effort to get this thing flying, I used non > standard wiring and walmart > >> electrical connections. Upon firing the electrical > system up, I cooked > >the > >> Dynon, the 430 and Garmin 327 in addition to > melting some of my seat > >> material. In addition, my smoked canopy is now > really, really darker than > >> standard. What a day!! > >> > >> Man, I wish I would have stuck to standard building > practices and I > >wouldn't > >> have had to deal with all this > on.....................April 1, 2004. Care > >> to buy a bridge I have?? > >> > >> > > > > > > > >>> Homepage: http://www.flyrotary.com/ > >>> Archive: > http://lancaironline.net/lists/flyrotary/List.html > > > > >> Homepage: http://www.flyrotary.com/ > >> Archive: http://lancaironline.net/lists/flyrotary/List.html >