There are also several small linear actulator motors out there, some that are used for large RC aircraft work just great for a Trim motor..
Joe On Mon, Dec 10, 2012 at 8:48 AM, <da...@windstream.net> wrote: > The mirror motor was still working well. I the screw inside it that moves > the control rod, is metal and the part that turns around the outside of the > screw, is plastic. They are like plastic fingers that are designed to slip > when they reach the end. Hold down the button on your cars' mirror and see > how it jumps when it gets to the end. That is wear and has concerned me > from the beginning, about how well it would hold up under the pressure of > the air flowing over the tab. > > I was beginning to suspect that those fingers were beginning to fail, so > decided that while I was spending money on the autopilot, I might as well > come up with the extra $150 or so for the Ray Allen. It is nice that it > works with the Dynon EMS to show the deflection, although I never pay any > attention to that during flight. > > And, now with the AP telling me when it needs help on the trim, it is a no > brainer. Even the mirror motor would have worked just fine under that > scenario. > > You just need to decide if you are willing to replace it down the road. > You could get as much as 200 hrs on it, or maybe even more. Don't count > it out if you don't have a problem with replacing it later. > > Dan > On Monday, December 10, 2012 6:29 AM, Pat and Robin Russo < > patru...@myfairpoint.net> wrote: > > ============= > > > Dan > Wow, that message was just in time. I scheduled today for a salvage yard > visit for a mirror motor trim servo. You have had yours installed for > several years so I gather that it has not always worked well for you??? I > have used the Ray Allen on other craft but thought, this time, that I > could > save 200 bucks going your old route. Any comments? > Pat Russo > > > > > > So, now to put the "Magic Carpet" into action, I recently gave the Black > Bird a couple of little presents. One was to replace the experiment of the > mirror motor trim servo with a Ray Allen and the other was a Dynon > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________ > Search the KRnet Archives at http://tugantek.com/archmailv2-kr/search. > To UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to krnet-le...@mylist.net > please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html > > > > _______________________________________ > Search the KRnet Archives at http://tugantek.com/archmailv2-kr/search. > To UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to krnet-le...@mylist.net > please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html > -- Jose Fuentes Founding Father (one of and former Vice Prez) of Capital City.NET User's Group Former Microsoft MVP http://blogs.aspadvice.com/jfuentes
