REFLECTOR: paint

[Al Gietzen]

Looking at a chart of the solar absorbtivity of different colors of paint
shows that there is a big increase as soon as you depart from white.  But of
all the colors, bright yellow absorbs the about the least; right there with
an off-white.

 

Al

 

-----Original Message-----
From: reflector-bounces at tvbf.org [mailto:reflector-bounces at tvbf.org] On
Behalf Of Alex Balic
Sent: Friday, June 25, 2004 7:39 PM
To: Velocity Aircraft Owners and Builders list
Subject: RE: REFLECTOR: paint

 

Speaking of the orange plane Wayne- I always wondered if that colored paint

caused any temp problems, as I recall before it was orange, it was pink

panther pink, the pink was kind of light, but the orange was almost a

University of Texas color- what do you think did it ever get warm on there

with the color- I am planning a corvette yellow (and white and blue) paint

scheme, and don't want any problems, although the painted metal samples that

I keep out in the Texas sun really don't get very hot at all...

 

-----Original Message-----

From: reflector-bounces at awpi.com [mailto:reflector-bounces at awpi.com]On

Behalf Of Wayne Lanza

Sent: Friday, June 25, 2004 2:38 PM

To: Velocity Aircraft Owners and Builders list

Subject: REFLECTOR: Re: Securing Wires

 

 

This sounds like a good topic for me to address in the next Velocity

Views.

For those of you who do not subscribe to the 'Views, I will try to

forward my

next segment to the reflector...

  If you have any horror stories (short winded - please) mention them and

we can try to put a bunch of problems and maybe a few myths to bed.

 

Fly Safe,

Wayne Lanza

 

P.S. N81VA (aka "Big Orange") is flying once again. I bought it from

Velocity

in november 2002 and have completed an extensive rebuild.  YEEHAA!

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On Jun 25, 2004, at 3:41 PM, Jim Agnew wrote:

 

> John,

>

> I don't know what type of connectors you are using, however

> I heat shrink over the connector and wire to strain and

> vibration proof the wire to connector junction.

>

> Jim

>

>

> --- John Dibble <aminetech at bluefrog.com> wrote:

>> I have learned how important it is to secure small wires

>> in the engine

>> compartment.  In the past 6 months I have had three wires

>> break at the

>> connector.  Two were not connected to the engine so I

>> think air flow and

>> not engine vibration is the cause.  I thought the wires

>> were secured

>> adequately with plastic ties, but I guess more ties are

>> needed.

>>

>> John

>>

>>

>>

>>

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