----- Original Message ----- From: "Parley Byington" <par...@anv.net> To: "KRnet" <kr...@mylist.net> Sent: Saturday, December 25, 2004 11:24 AM Subject: Re: KR> Trim Tube/Cable
> Dec. 25, 2004 > > First and most important, Merry Christmas to everyone on the Krnet. > > I used a spring attachment to the elevator cables and a crank from a camping > trailer window to apply pressure to either the up or down cable. I also > used this same type of setup for the rudder and it works just fine. One > can attach one end of one of the springs to a stationary point with the > other end attached to the down cable. The other spring is attached to the > trim crank (control) and the other end to the up cable. Adjust the tension > on the springs to have neutral pressure when level and the crank in the mid > position. Many aircraft use this type of setup i.e.. the tri-pacer. > > Disclaimer: as with all information on the net, the builder /user uses this > information solely at their own risk and responsibility. Experimental > aircraft is just that, you experiment with what you think and know will work > for your own enjoyment and sense of accomplishment. taking in consideration > safety for yourself and others. > > I also designed and built my own fuel gage that uses no internal moving > parts with the exception of the needle movement on the gauge itself. This > gauge costs under $20.00 to build and is accurate within 1/2 of a gallon in > all attitudes of my KR. I didn't like the sight gauge because my tank is > non-linear and was unnerving to see it moving all over the place whenever I > was maneuvering. My gauge uses a capacitive type sensor that I built into > the baffles inside the tank to sense the fuel level, the same way the > fighters and commercial type aircraft use. > > Hope this information is of use to some of you out there. Keep up the good > work and have a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. > > Thanks > Parley Byington > Henderson, Nv. > par...@anv.net > N54PB KR-2 flying since 1991 > > > _______________________________________ > Search the KRnet Archives at http://www.maddyhome.com/krsrch/index.jsp > to UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to krnet-le...@mylist.net > > please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html
