REFLECTOR: Reflector Digest, Vol 39, Issue 70 - 12 V power outlets

Sat Aug 25 10:10:32 CDT 2007

I used 2 cigarette lighter sockets from an auto store.  Don't know if that's what your
looking for.

John

Mark Riley wrote:

> Does anyone have a good source for 12V power outlets for the panel and aft
> part of cut down keel? I'd like to install the headset jacks and 2 power
> points as they have in the new factory plane.
>
> Thanks for any help.
>
> Mark Riley
>
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>    1. Re:  Sherm. Symposium - Phil Do you not care?
>       (mmerskey at sbcglobal.net)
>    2.  N103MM @ Tahoe (Scott Derrick)
>    3. Re:  ENGINE OUT MYSTERY SOLVED (Scott Derrick)
>    4.  Aero composite Prop (Terry Miles)
>    5. Re:  Gotta have it cursor (Terry Miles)
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> Message: 1
> Date: Fri, 24 Aug 2007 22:42:29 -0500
> From: <mmerskey at sbcglobal.net>
> Subject: Re: REFLECTOR: Sherm. Symposium - Phil Do you not care?
> To: "'Velocity Aircraft Owners and Builders list'"
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> Kevin:
>
> Please call mew as soon as you get really angry and I will try to help
> you.
>
> Milt
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: reflector-bounces at tvbf.org [mailto:reflector-bounces at tvbf.org] On
> Behalf Of Kevin Baker
> Sent: Friday, August 24, 2007 8:37 PM
> To: Velocity Aircraft Owners and Builders list; 'Velocity Aircraft
> Owners and Builders list'
> Subject: REFLECTOR: Sherm. Symposium - Phil Do you not care?
>
> Hey Phil,
> What's the deal the the symposium tapes that were suppose to be done.
>
> It appears that you don't care about the rest of us that have requested
> (multiple times) to do this for you, for what 1-1/2 years now.
>
> What's the deal.?
>
> Did you just want the tapes for yourself? If so, you should not have let
> everyone know that they would be available.
>
> I guess we all should not have taken your word on the tapes and just
> done another set ourselves "second copy" so that other Velocity folks
> could benifit.
>
> Are you going to get these tapes done ? There has been alot of folks
> volunteer to do them and you just ignore all of us.
>
> What a way to treat "friends". .....   If this is the way you treat your
> friends who need enemies.
>
> Kevin Baker
>
> At 01:28 PM 1/10/2006, Phil Hooper wrote:
>
> We're getting together!
>
> A few weeks ago there was discussion of a
>
> Velocity Builders Symposium
>
> -a meeting of all those Frappr! pins somewhere in the U.S. for mutual
> benefit, sharing, fellowship, learning and just fun
>
> Mark your calendar.  It's a done deal.
>
> May 19-21, 2006
>
> Location:   Dallas, Texas, McKinney Airport (TKI)
>
> Many builders, the factory and other vendor/sponsors will be there.  It
> will be a time of great sharing and mutual learning, a true symposium
> promising many benefits.
>
> Activities of interest for non-building wives as well.it's going to be a
> sweet deal indeed.
>
> Get the date on your calendars today.  Greg Poole, book your flight now.
> It's a long flight.  Let's all plan on attending.
>
> Watch the Reflector for further posts with full information, including
> how to register.
>
> Phil Hooper
> Milton Mersky
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> Message: 2
> Date: Sat, 25 Aug 2007 00:00:39 -0400 (EDT)
> From: "Scott Derrick" <scott at tnstaafl.net>
> Subject: REFLECTOR: N103MM @ Tahoe
> To: "Velocity Aircraft Owners and Builders list" <reflector at tvbf.org>
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> Saw N103MM at South Lake Tahoe today.  I was checking out the early
> arrivals to the airshow as I have to leave the morning of the show.
>
> Saw a nice looking XL on the ramp and thought it Looked like Murphree's V.
>  Of course the MM in the N number was a good clue.
>
> Mac, looking good, sorry we missed each other..  I think you should have
> parked next to the F18's though!!!
>
> Scott
>
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>
> Message: 3
> Date: Sat, 25 Aug 2007 00:02:49 -0400 (EDT)
> From: "Scott Derrick" <scott at tnstaafl.net>
> Subject: Re: REFLECTOR: ENGINE OUT MYSTERY SOLVED
> To: "Velocity Aircraft Owners and Builders list" <reflector at tvbf.org>
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> Dave,
>
> this sounds like Bob Knukolls recommendation.
>
> Got a wiring diagram?
>
> Scott
>
> > In all the cases where I had dual electronic ignition I installed an extra
> > battery that could maintain the ignition for a good 1/2 hr.  Just through
> > a
> > single swt.  The blocking diode kept it from getting to the main buss. I
> > had
> > to use it twice when I lost the alternator.  Saw the big draw and turned
> > on
> > the standby and turned off the main till close to home and then used the
> > main battery to talk to the tower to land and had plenty left to run the
> > engine.  Once on the ground shut one system down. I could have done it in
> > flight but didn't think of it either time.  I kept the small 7Ahr battery
> > charged with a blocking diode off the main buss.
> > I now use this method for my standby power to the EFIS. This difference is
> > that I leave the standby power on all the time and the EFIS take care of
> > the
> > management of it.  I wouldn't know that it even come on unless the EFIS
> > told
> > me I lost my No.1 power source.  KISS.
> > Dave
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Tom Martino" <tmartino at troubleshooter.com>
> > To: "Velocity List" <reflector at tvbf.org>
> > Sent: Tuesday, August 21, 2007 4:02 PM
> > Subject: REFLECTOR: ENGINE OUT MYSTERY SOLVED
> >
> >
> >> After close inspection ... I found the problem.
> >>
> >> First the good news ... the engine on my Velocity is perfect!  It cranks
> >> and
> >> fires up with fuel and oil pressures where they should be.
> >>
> >> The prop governor did not fail.
> >>
> >> And the is minimal airframe damage.
> >>
> >> So what went wrong?
> >>
> >> The power source for the electronic ignition went bad.
> >>
> >> I had a primary battery and secondary battery and used Wayne Lanza's
> >> "Power
> >> Guard" ... To quote his website ... "The Fail safe secondary power
> >> control".
> >>
> >> Well, this fail safe module failed and caused power interruptions to my
> >> ignition modules.
> >>
> >> As it turns out ... I would've been better off NOT to use a secondary
> >> power
> >> source and not to use Lanza's controller.  The chances of the alternator
> >> and
> >> battery going out at the same time are remote.  Even if the alternator
> >> failed ... The battery could keep the engine running for quite some
> >> time.
> >> And if you wanted a backup battery for extended power ... Simply put one
> >> in
> >> with a mechanical switch.
> >>
> >> The thing that puzzles me is that the electronic ignition is critical
> >> ...
> >> And the very unit that was supposed to preserve my spark, ended up
> >> interrupting it.
> >>
> >> I am in the process of having it diagnosed to find out where the unit
> >> failed.  But FAILED it did.
> >>
> >> Gee ... I lost almost $200,000 on this ... Think I can get my $100 back
> >> on
> >> it?
> >>
> >> Tom Martino
> >>
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> Message: 4
> Date: Sat, 25 Aug 2007 07:25:28 -0400
> From: "Terry Miles" <terrence_miles at hotmail.com>
> Subject: REFLECTOR: Aero composite Prop
> To: "'Velocity Aircraft Owners and Builders list'"
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> Hi all,
>
> I am getting nearer to first flight all the time.  I spoke with the DAR and
> he asked me how much time has been logged on Velocities with the Lycoming
> 540 and the Aerocomposite prop?
>
> Rene, do you have 50 hours on it yet?  What engine do you have?  Anybody
> else out there who is past the 50 hour mark with this engine and prop
> combination?
>
> Thanks for getting back.
>
> Regards,
> Terry Miles
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 5
> Date: Sat, 25 Aug 2007 07:42:58 -0400
> From: "Terry Miles" <terrence_miles at hotmail.com>
> Subject: Re: REFLECTOR: Gotta have it cursor
> To: "'Velocity Aircraft Owners and Builders list'"
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> Milt,
>
> I don't know.  Ron, do you know?  That cursor thing came from the friend of
> mine who is a non-pilot, non-builder type, who spends a lot a time on the
> internet.
>
> Terry
>
>
>
>   _____
>
> From: reflector-bounces at tvbf.org [mailto:reflector-bounces at tvbf.org] On
> Behalf Of mmerskey at sbcglobal.net
> Sent: Friday, August 24, 2007 11:19 PM
> To: 'Velocity Aircraft Owners and Builders list'
> Subject: Re: REFLECTOR: Gotta have it cursor
>
>
>
> Terry:
>
>
>
> How do you contact the EZ boys to get on their reflector?
>
>
>
> Milt
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: reflector-bounces at tvbf.org [mailto:reflector-bounces at tvbf.org] On
> Behalf Of Terry Miles
> Sent: Tuesday, August 21, 2007 7:42 PM
> To: 'Velocity Aircraft Owners and Builders list'
> Subject: REFLECTOR: Gotta have it cursor
>
> http://www.iflyez.com/Placards.shtml
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> Here is a link to a website that allows you to turn your cursor icon into a
> canard.
>
>
>
> Plus some other nice related stuff  from the Cozy/Long EZ guys
>
>
>
> Regards,
>
> Terry
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