REFLECTOR: Nose gear microswitch

[John Dibble]

Thanks.  I'll check.

On 5/15/2012 5:48 PM, Michael Watson wrote:
> John,
>
> Check the mounting bracket at the base of the nose gear actuator.
> It's located in the keel an the floor. The mounting holes on mine got
> elongated almost a 1/2 inch.This prevented the nose gear from going 
> over center.
> I remade the L brackets using steel instead of aluminum.
>
>
> On Tue, May 15, 2012 at 1:50 PM, John Dibble <aminetech at bluefrog.com 
> <mailto:aminetech at bluefrog.com>> wrote:
>
>     A while back I replaced the nose gear strut.  The new one fit
>     differently from the old one.  As a result I had slightly less
>     travel range with the new one.  This means that I can't get full
>     over center position AND have the wheel high enough to get the
>     doors fully closed.  So I reduced the over center travel a little.
>      The problem seems to be that the linkage flexes more and exceeds
>     the switch travel, bending the switch.  Then the light won't come
>     on when the gear is down.  Is there a switch that has more travel
>     in the closed position, or a way to modify mine?
>
>     Thanks,
>     John
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