KR> Narco ELT-10 battery corrosion

2008-10-13 Thread Martek Mississippi
Could it be that you should be grounding the ELT case to the aluminum plate after all? That way there would be no difference of potential and no electrolysis. - Original Message - From: "Oscar Zuniga" To: "Pietenpol List" ; Sent: Monday, October 13, 2008 9:51 PM Subject: KR> Narco EL

KR> Narco ELT-10 battery corrosion

2008-10-13 Thread Oscar Zuniga
Question for you electronics geeks. I have an older Narco ELT (yes, it's the honkin' big orange thing that only xmits on 121.5). When my Piet went over on its nose a few years ago, the ELT didn't go off but the incident was sufficient to make me replace the battery since I'm an FAR-abiding pi

KR> Glassing over filler.

2008-10-13 Thread Mark Jones
>- Original Message - >From: "MICHAEL SYLVESTER" >A question that I have been meaning to ask is, Let's say that your sanding >your turtle deck >and you sand through the glass in some spots. Do you just >put another layer of glass on the >whole thing or can you just cover the >thin spot

KR> Glassing over filler.

2008-10-13 Thread MICHAEL SYLVESTER
Hey Guys,A question that I have been meaning to ask is, Let's say that your sanding your turtle deck and you sand through the glass in some spots. Do you just put another layer of glass on the whole thing or can you just cover the thin spots and try to blend them in ?Mike Sylvester kr2s builder

KR> N886MJ Flies Again!

2008-10-13 Thread Eric Pitts
> Here ya go: http://www.flykr2s.com/photo.html > > Mark Jones (N886MJ) Looks good, sure hope it proves to a viable 5th bearing setup. -- Eric Pitts Terre Haute Ind. http://eric.pitts.mystarband.net

KR> KR1B

2008-10-13 Thread Larry&Sallie Flesner
At 05:12 PM 10/13/2008, you wrote: >I have a KR1 modified. What is a KR1B? > >John Edwards A KR1B is a KR1 with long wings. I believe there are still plans available. Check out the Rand Robinson web page at http://www.fly-kr.com/ and look under the

KR> KR1B

2008-10-13 Thread Mark Langford
James Neely wrote: >I see very little about the KR1B anywhere. Is this an"orphan"? Is it a > "dog"? I would think that the fact that no one seems to have built one > suggests that it's not a good choice. To my knowlege, only one KR1B was ever built and flown, and it was the prototype. For t

KR> KR1B

2008-10-13 Thread John C Edwards
I have a KR1 modified. What is a KR1B? John Edwards at mykitlog.com/kapowsin James Neely wrote: > I see very little about the KR1B anywhere. Is this an"orphan"? Is it a > "dog"? I would think that the fact that no one seems to have built one > suggests that it's not a good choice. > Has any

KR> KR1B

2008-10-13 Thread James Neely
I see very little about the KR1B anywhere. Is this an"orphan"? Is it a "dog"? I would think that the fact that no one seems to have built one suggests that it's not a good choice. Has anyone any more info on it? I keep looking at it thinking it might be a nice project, but bitter experience wi

KR> N886MJ Flies Again!

2008-10-13 Thread Mark Jones
>Mark, where are the pix's of your engine and great job! >Eric Pitts Here ya go: http://www.flykr2s.com/photo.html Mark Jones (N886MJ) Stevens Point, WI Web page: www.flykr2s.com e-mail: flyk...@charter.net

KR> engine dies after takeoff w/ram air

2008-10-13 Thread Meinolf Ruther
Has annyboddy checked the humiddity at the time? Could verry well be CARB-ICE!! You can get Carb-ice on an 80F day,and most experimentals don't have annywhere near suffitiant heat available to cope with it! (at 75% Power You have to get an increase of 80F or 50C when applied to have adaquate) M

KR> engine dies after takeoff w/ram air

2008-10-13 Thread Martek Mississippi
- Original Message - From: "John Gotschall" To: "KRnet" Sent: Monday, October 13, 2008 2:10 AM Subject: KR> engine dies after takeoff w/ram air I read some posts about a few planes that went down after takeoff, immediately after adding ram air to an otherwise working setup. A few m

KR> engine dies after takeoff w/ram air

2008-10-13 Thread John Gotschall
I read some posts about a few planes that went down after takeoff, immediately after adding ram air to an otherwise working setup. A few mentioned that they thought the fuel mixture leaned out sometime after reaching 100+ mph indicated. While working on my kr and thinking about these power loss