There is a BIG difference between auto resistor plugs and aviation plugs,
aviation plugs send any RF directly to ground, into the eng block, auto
plugs do not ground the shielded part of the ignition wire. Joe or someone
advised wrap alum foil around the end of the plug boot then run a ground
wire to the block. I went through all that and reduced the noise by about
50%, it was still totally unacceptable.
I will say this, if u get the antenna farther away from the eng then u are
less prone to rf in the radio. I have a ribbon antenna that is just behind
my seat, had i placed it farther back during construction things may have
been different.
Good Luck
----- Original Message -----
From: "Serge VIDAL" <serge.vi...@sagem.com>
To: "KRnet" <kr...@mylist.net>
Sent: Thursday, February 02, 2006 7:46 AM
Subject: Réf. : Re: Réf. : KR> revmaster spark plugs
Well, I have no idea what causes RF noise, nor how you efficiently
suppress it. But I suspect it comes through power supply, since at first,
when my radio was operating on battery, I never got any.
Now, a spark plug is a spark plug is a spark plug. If they managed to
shield the aicraft plugs, I see no reason wy the same can't be done with
automotive plugs.
Serge
"Kenneth Wiltrout" <kwiltrout1...@verizon.net>
Envoyé par : krnet-boun...@mylist.net
02/02/2006 12:32
Veuillez répondre à KRnet
Remis le : 02/02/2006 12:31
Pour : "KRnet" <kr...@mylist.net>
cc : (ccc : Serge VIDAL/DNSA/SAGEM)
Objet : Re: Réf. : KR> revmaster spark plugs
Let me jump in here before you make the same mistake I did. I went with
Joe's auto plug conversion for the same reasons your thinking about doing
it
( $$$).
The kit cost 160.00 and the plugs were around 1.50 apiece, not bad you
would
think. After 1 day of converting to auto plugs the engine ran
great-------but the real problem started when I turned on the radio,
NOTHING
BUT RF NOISE. And when I pushed up the throttle all I heard was a loud
buzzing, I had absolutely no radio what so ever-----0. I called Joe and
advised him my radio was useless, he said get an RF suppressor, I said I
have one already, I asked if he got any other complaints, he said he did
hear of some reports but blamed it on the wires. Long story short I had a
brand new custom harness made and installed 8 new aviation plugs, now I
have
the quietest radio possible. Total cost of this venture was around
$500.00.----------BIG MISTAKE.
Your results may be may vary, but not by much if I had to guess.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Serge VIDAL" <serge.vi...@sagem.com>
To: "KRnet" <kr...@mylist.net>
Sent: Thursday, February 02, 2006 4:42 AM
Subject: Réf. : KR> revmaster spark plugs
Absolutely. That is standard automotive plugs.
Who would want aircraft spark plugs anyway? They cost ten or twenty times
more, and are very old, inefficient and unreliable technology. The only
engine I know VW engine that does that is the Limbach, and that's because
it's a certified engine, and the authorities would not give them a
certification unless they went that route.
Serge Vidal
KR2 "Kilimanjaro Cloud"
Paris, France
William Zink <w-z...@sbcglobal.net>
Envoyé par : krnet-bounces+serge.vidal=sagem....@mylist.net
02/02/2006 08:53
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Remis le : 02/02/2006 08:53
Pour : KRnet <kr...@mylist.net>
cc : (ccc : Serge VIDAL/DNSA/SAGEM)
Objet : KR> revmaster spark plugs
Just wondering if the revmaster 2100d uses automotive spark plugs. I
spoke with Joe at revmaster and he said that they were 14mm so I am
assuming this is an automotive plug since aircraft plugs aren't sized
in metrics. Is 14mm a standard size plug?
Bill Zink
Columbus, OH
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