If memory serves me right, the cheapie altimiter is made in china. My philosophy on aircraft instruments is much as my philosophy on motorcycle helmets: if you have a $10 head, buy a $10 helmet. For ANY instruments going into your plane, stick a crowbar in your wallet and spend a few extra dollars and get a good, working instrument. My 2 cents worth.
Gene Leone in Wyoming -------Original Message------- From: KR builders and pilots List-Post: krnet@list.krnet.org Date: Friday, September 19, 2003 18:40:10 To: KR builders and pilots Subject: Re: KR>altimeter stopped working Geday Darren Same thing happened to me using the same AS cheapie. I was continually resetting the Kollsman winow using the small screw on the bottom left side front. Finally I sent it to Brisbane (Stan Mears) for repair. He said it was a known problem, there is a service bulletin out about it, and that the bellows needed replacement. Cost nearly as much again to fix. I've learn't to stay away from the AS cheapies since my airspeed indicator failed also on first flight (went to zero just after takeoff). Cheers John and Janet Martindale 29 Jane Circuit TOORMINA NSW 2452 AUSTRALIA ph: 61 2 6658 4767 email: johnj...@chc.net.au ----- Original Message ----- From: "Darren Pond" <pon...@rogers.com> To: "KR builders and pilots" <kr...@mylist.net> Sent: Tuesday, September 16, 2003 10:25 AM Subject: KR>altimeter stopped working > > Hi All > My Altimeter has stopped working after 2 years of seating in the instrument > panel waiting for the first flight. Well the first attempted flight got > canned due to lack of altimeter setting ability. This is one of the aircraft > spruce $110 model. Good to 10k. It has worked ok and seem to be settable buy > pressure mercury inches but now reads out by 200ft and inches of mercury. I > lightly applied both vacuum and pressure to the static port and the needle > flickers. > > Any suggestions? I some how doubt there is a warranty after this amount of > time. > > Darren Pond > CF-VML Taylor mono plane > C-GGGW KR2 > > > > _______________________________________________ > see KRnet list details at http://www.krnet.org/instructions.html > _______________________________________________ see KRnet list details at http://www.krnet.org/instructions.html .
