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From: John Barrett <2thman1@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [LML] Re: N181AM nose gear collapse
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Was it an intermittent or continuous duty contactor?

John

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> On Nov 13, 2013, at 6:04 AM, "Adam Molny" <Adam@ValidationPartners.com> wr=
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> Paul -
> The gear relays are activated by applying a small current to the relay coi=
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> terminals. That pulls the main contacts closed against a strong spring. Wh=
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> you remove power the spring pulls the main contacts apart. There is a know=
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> failure mode where the main contacts weld themselves together. When that
> happens the relay will remain in the "on" state regardless of what the
> pressure switches are doing.=20
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> -Adam
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Paul Miller [mailto:pjdmiller@gmail.com]=20
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> Adam, I don't understand how this happens unless the pressure switches on
> the pump aren't shutting down.
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> Paul
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