REFLECTOR: Nose gear microswitch

[Michael Watson]

John,

It's where the cylinder attaches to the bracket. A bolt goes through the
bracket, through the cylinder to the
other side bracket, then a locking nut. The base of the cylinder pivots on
the bolt.





On Wed, May 16, 2012 at 2:14 PM, John Dibble <aminetech at bluefrog.com> wrote:

>  Mike,
>
> I checked with a digital borescope and the mounting holes look ok.  Which
> hole was elongated?  Where the cylinder attaches or where the bracket
> attaches to the floor?
>
> John
>
> 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>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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