From: "Ed Anderson" <eanderson@carolina.rr.com>
Reply-To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>
To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Fw: RV-List: Geez
Date: Thu, 1 Apr 2004 11:16:42 -0500

Jokes on me!  Glad it was!

Ed Anderson
RV-6A N494BW Rotary Powered
Matthews, NC
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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" <eanderson@carolina.rr.com>
> To: "Rotary motors in aircraft"
> <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>
> 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??
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
> >
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