KR> Problem with Trim indicator

2008-10-12 Thread driess...@tiscali.nl
Hi Netters, I am using a Ray Allen trim system with the LED-position indicator. Yesterday during testing I discovered that when pressing the radio transmit button the LED indicator indicates maximum travel and the LED lights very weak. Ray Allen says that the LED indicator is sensitive to RF pow

KR> Problem with Trim indicator

2008-10-12 Thread Mark Jones
[mailto:krnet-boun...@mylist.net]On Behalf Of driess...@tiscali.nl Sent: Wednesday, March 15, 2006 2:29 PM To: kr...@mylist.net Subject: KR> Problem with Trim indicator Hi Netters, I am using a Ray Allen trim system with the LED-position indicator. Yesterday during testing I discovered that w

KR> Problem with Trim indicator

2008-10-12 Thread Mark Jones
...@mylist.net]On Behalf Of Mark Jones Sent: Wednesday, March 15, 2006 2:48 PM To: driess...@tiscali.nl; KRnet Subject: RE: KR> Problem with Trim indicator Marcel, I too have the same set up as you and it sounds as if our antenna and cable are very close to being the same. I too get the fa

KR> Problem with Trim indicator

2008-10-12 Thread Mark Langford
Mark Jones wrote: > I have done nothing and just ignore it. So far > after 70 flight hours there have been no problems. Ditto, but with 160 hours and lots of radio transmissions (500 landings). I've even keyed the mic and talked for a minute at a time back when Bill Clapp was "instructing" and

KR> Problem with Trim indicator

2008-10-12 Thread Larry&Sallie Flesner
At 03:18 PM 3/15/2006, you wrote: >Mark Jones wrote: > > > I have done nothing and just ignore it. So far > > after 70 flight hours there have been no problems. + I had similar problems when I first installed the system and before long the in

KR> Problem with Trim indicator

2008-10-12 Thread Oscar Zuniga
If the problem with the RF coupling to the trim wire is back in the tailcone, can't you just wrap some aluminum foil around the wiring where it runs close to the antenna? It wouldn't be visible back in the tailcone and wouldn't be any worse for the antenna than having a wire there. See Mark La

KR> Problem with Trim indicator

2008-10-12 Thread driess...@tiscali.nl
Hi, I already tried wrapping aluminium foil around the trim wire. I even grounded the foil. This didn't bring any improvement. Since Mark J. and Mark L. are having the same problem and their LED- indicator still works fine even after many ours of flying I will live with this problem and hope th

KR> Problem with Trim indicator

2008-10-12 Thread VIRGIL N SALISBURY
Try some small co-ax cable RG-58 or smaller. Check with a HAM radio operator, Virg On Thu, 16 Mar 2006 20:22:03 +0100 (CET) "driess...@tiscali.nl" writes: > Hi, > > I already tried wrapping aluminium foil around the trim wire. I even > > grounded the foil. This didn't bring any improv