REFLECTOR: Re: sequence valve

[Dave Black]

Al,

> I think you are talking about the “old” standard installation.
> You might want to check the “current” standard installation.

You caught me. Mine is definitely the "old" design. I just ASSUMED it was
still being done that way, since builders are still complaining of the same
problem. 

> It is the idea I came up with some years ago (like 5 or 6 –
> yeah I’ve been building that long) using the gusset at the
> gear pivot to actuate the sequence valve.  My nose gear comes
> up and the doors fully close before the main gear come up.

The gusset should work, as long as the part that actually pushes the button is
no more than 2 or 3 inches from the pivot.
 
> Although I find it curious that it is not always consistent.
> Every once in a while the doors don’t fully close until the
> main gear reach the end of the stroke and then snap shut.  I
> guess it depends on what mood it’s in.

Sounds like it's right on the edge of being too far from the pivot point. Mine
works every time. That little bugger takes a lot of force to push. 

Come to think of it, the best answer might be an easier-to-push sequence
valve. 

Dave Black
Shortwing RG