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It seems you are referring to a crimped terminal that includes a crimped in place strain relief that crimps down upon the insulation. I have always found these difficult to find so have a substitute method: Use an otherwise suitable single crimp connnector, crimp in place and fill the crimp with

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It’s called a ring terminal - Stein Air has good ones, and marine stores like West Marine have good ones, don’t use cheap aluminum automotive ones. Also use a proper ratcheting crimp tool to set them. This one off Amazon has served me well for many years and lots of projects. https://www.amazon.c

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To: "Adam Deem via KRnet" Cc: "Dean Choitz" Sent: Wednesday November 13 2024 4:43:20PM Subject: Re: KRnet> (no subject) i am looking for a crimp on wire end with a ring that you can put a 10-32 8-32 6-32 size screw in that has what looks like the letter F on the opposite s

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i am looking for a crimp on wire end with a ring that you can put  a 10-32    8-32   6-32   size screw in  that has  what looks like the letter F on the opposite side if the ring  the small part of the F crimps to the wire and the longer part crimps around the wire casing  i tried stein air the

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Stein Air has everything you need for electrical - wire, connectors, components, tools, etc. Adam On Tue, Nov 12, 2024 at 11:43 AM Dean Choitz via KRnet wrote: > can anyone tell me what kind of crimp on wire ends that have the wrap > around ends that crimp to the wire and to the insulation su

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can anyone tell me what kind of crimp on wire ends that  have the wrap around ends that crimp to the wire  and to the insulation surrounding the wire and where they can be purchased thank you  On Saturday, November 9, 2024 at 05:12:27 PM CST, Larry Flesner via KRnet wrote: On 11/9/20

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On 11/9/2024 4:08 PM, David Henderson via KRnet wrote: there are no numbers published on the negative side, which leads me to question the legitimacy of the 9+ for the KR-1 and 7+ for the KR-2 on the positive side. Does anyone have any information about this? Thank you! Dave H.

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Hi DAVID, this is Keith Wiese. I have a completed KR 2 fixed gear with 18 inch wing tip extensions in flying condition needs an airworthiness certificate has been Taxi checked End number November 2022 delta It is equipped with the Rev master 2300 Pozzi carb and dual mags, full instrumentation pane

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Congratulations Mark! Tim Hoversten Oshkosh, WI  "Whatever you think is impossible, is really impossible for you. And whatever you think is possible, it really is possible for you, just don't be afraid to try it. Make a plan, consult with your friends and with the experts, with everyone who can

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Fantastic. Congratulations Phil matheson Sent from my iPhone > On 14 May 2024, at 03:02, Mark Jones via KRnet wrote: > > My KR2S became a real airplane today. She has her airworthiness > certificate!!! > > Mark Jones > Oldsmar, Fl > > N771MJ “WunderBird” > www.flykr2s.com > flyk...@gmail.

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Congrats on your new airplane! Griff -Original Message- From: KRnet On Behalf Of Mark Jones via KRnet Sent: Monday, May 13, 2024 12:02 PM To: KRnet Cc: Mark Jones Subject: KRnet> (no subject) My KR2S became a real airplane today. She has her airworthiness certificate!!! Mark Jones Old

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Congratulations, Mark Jones. From N455JS, John Shaffer Fremont, Ohio. -From: "Mark Jones via KRnet" My KR2S became a real airplane today. She has her airworthiness certificate!!! Mark Jones Oldsmar, Fl N771MJ “WunderBird” www.flykr2s.com fl

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You can reach him at .--Sent from my Android phone with GMX Mail. Please excuse my brevity.On 10/31/23, 3:43 PM Myron Freeman via KRnet wrote: Hi everybody, a fellow that goes by the name of J.L. Songbird sent me an email wanting to know how much shipping would be

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Hi. Yes I do, I have a completed boat/fuselage assembly on the wheels, completed outer wing spars but not yet attached and wing templates for the new KR airfoil already cut out and a used Continental O-200-A engine and mount that ought to go with it because I've already laid out the firewall for it

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Hey Myron, Do you have any KR stuff left? I'm in the midwest. Thanks Myron! Brian L On Sun, Oct 1, 2023, 3:54 PM Myron Freeman via KRnet wrote: > Hi guys, > Are there any KR builder/hopefuls in Indiana or even the Indianapolis area? > > I'm looking to get rid of a bunch of stuff. > Family wan

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On 10/4/2023 11:37 AM, ROBERT HARTMAIER via KRnet wrote: But just so I know in case anyone asks me, doesn't a KR-2 qualify as Light Sport, and therefore only requires a valid drivers license to legally fly?  I know most are lengthened, and have larger engines installed compared to the original

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I'm not trying to second guess Myron or offer any comments/advice to him. I'm sure he has his valid reasons for needing to sell his project. But just so I know in case anyone asks me, doesn't a KR-2 qualify as Light Sport, and therefore only requires a valid drivers license to legally fly? I

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mfreeman1...@gmail.com On Sun, Oct 1, 2023, 7:23 PM Gary Hamilton via KRnet wrote: > Myron, sorry to hear you getting out. I have interest in O-200. Have a > direct contact number/email? > > Gary > *Soli Deo Gloria* > > On Oct 1, 2023, at 6:15 PM, Bob Edmunds wrote: > >  > Sorry to hear you

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I've not considered pricing on any of it yet. I just need to get started on getting it done. On Sun, Oct 1, 2023, 7:18 PM Bob Edmunds wrote: > Sorry to hear you have to part ways with it all...I'm interested in new > set of plans for the KR-2S how much are you asking for them? > > On Oct 1, 2023

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Myron, sorry to hear you getting out. I have interest in O-200. Have a direct contact number/email? Gary Soli Deo Gloria > On Oct 1, 2023, at 6:15 PM, Bob Edmunds wrote: > >  > Sorry to hear you have to part ways with it all...I'm interested in new set > of plans for the KR-2S how much are

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Sorry to hear you have to part ways with it all...I'm interested in new set of plans for the KR-2S how much are you asking for them?On Oct 1, 2023 1:54 PM, Myron Freeman via KRnet wrote:Hi guys, Are there any KR builder/hopefuls in Indiana or even the Indianapolis area?I'm looking to get rid of a

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Yes I agree with Larry. After sleeping on the comments I made concerning my door lifting up, the pins were still inside the canopy frame. They actually slid up in the frame and that is what kept it from opening any farther. Possibly just enough pressure on the ins and frame to stop it. Yes, I wa

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On 1/25/2023 6:44 PM, mark jones via KRnet wrote: Gull Wing apparently does not generate enough lift to rip it off the plane. While Mark was fortunate with his incident I would not recommend you take his results as proof

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I too have bicycle cable brakes on retractable gear. Workable, but never great. Putting on the expensive drums (research the KR newsletter) helped some, and replacing the bicycle brake cables with motorcycle cables would help a lot. Cable brakes are light, cheap, reliable, never need to be bled,

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your landing gear looks nearly identical like mine. But my breaks on the wheels are cable activated, which is one of major obstacles preventing me to take it to the sky... I am wondering if yours were cable breaks as well initially, but you managed to convert it into hydraulic breaks correct? If so

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Sent from my iPhone > On Jul 20, 2022, at 9:34 PM, Lulubelle Pitts via KRnet > wrote: > >  > I'm having brake line leaks in the 1/8" plastic tubing, I think because the > ferrels won't seal the plastic ... an+clip Lulabelle Pitts; I used stainless steel brake lines all the way in

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Thanks for sharing all the first flight info. Really good to hear and very useful. Spent the last year getting G-BRJX ready for flight, and hopefully with the rebuilt revmaster going back in this week, and a few other things to do to the airframe, hoping for the first flight in the next month or s

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Sam that is an awesome story as I am about to put my KR  to the air...  Thanks for sharing Luis R Claudio  KR2S  N8981S  Dallas, Texas On Sunday, July 17, 2022 at 04:51:12 AM CDT, Samuel Spanovich via KRnet wrote: My first time flying my KR2S was back in 2018, about a week after I purch

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My first time flying my KR2S was back in 2018, about a week after I purchased the plane and towed it on a trailer to its home in Mississippi. This was fairly early on in my flying career (~200 hours or so) and I certainly was a little intimidated at the new bird. After all, the KR2 is known t

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Currently running a Prince P tip propellor 52x48 on my Great Planes 2180 VW.I believe he’s still in business.(Lonny Prince)RegardsChris GardinerC GKRZ KR2S Sent from Rogers Yahoo Mail for iPhone On Saturday, July 9, 2022, 00:34, Lulubelle Pitts via KRnet wrote: It is.   Has anybody used a a

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It is. Has anybody used a aerovee propeller on a KR-2?Like one of those carbon fiber ones. On Thu, Jul 7, 2022, 9:55 AM Parley Byington via KRnet wrote: > My 52 x 48 is an Amyer- Demuth prop for N54PB which is turned by a 1835 VW > turbo charged. > > I bought it back in 2000 for around $75

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My 52 x 48 is an Amyer- Demuth prop for N54PB which is turned by a 1835 VW turbo charged. I bought it back in 2000 for around $750.00. Hope this info is of some use, good luck. Signed Parley Byington N54PB A Vietnam era veteran Henderson Nevada. Sent from my iPhone > On Jul 7, 2022, at 9:22

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On 7/7/2022 10:51 AM, Gary Sack via KRnet wrote: Originally, the fuel shutoff was at the bottom of the header tank, above my knees, out of sight, and I had to unbuckle the seatbelt to reach it. Probably worse than John Denver's. I added an eighteen inch aluminum valve handle which moves from un

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Thank you On Thu, Jul 7, 2022, 9:12 AM Kevin Stolhammer via KRnet < krnet@list.krnet.org> wrote: > Hoverhawk, Arrowprop and Culver. Also sensenich. None too responsive > tho. Good luck. > Kevin > > On Thu, Jul 7, 2022, 8:21 AM Lulubelle Pitts via KRnet < > krnet@list.krnet.org> wrote: > >> I h

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Hoverhawk, Arrowprop and Culver. Also sensenich. None too responsive tho. Good luck. Kevin On Thu, Jul 7, 2022, 8:21 AM Lulubelle Pitts via KRnet wrote: > I have a great American propeller. > > Great American propeller seems to be out of business. > > Is there someone who makes wood props?

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Originally, the fuel shutoff was at the bottom of the header tank, above my knees, out of sight, and I had to unbuckle the seatbelt to reach it. Probably worse than John Denver's. I added an eighteen inch aluminum valve handle which moves from under the left side of the panel to the right, in plain

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On 7/7/2022 2:27 AM, Gary Sack via KRnet wrote: At least on 81JM, it is slightly complicated. There is a handle directly attached to the landing gear spring bar, but atop it is a bar that must first be rotated to pull the locking pins out of the hinge lock holes. Then it is pushed down as far a

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At least on 81JM, it is slightly complicated. There is a handle directly attached to the landing gear spring bar, but atop it is a bar that must first be rotated to pull the locking pins out of the hinge lock holes. Then it is pushed down as far as the arm can reach and caught with the toe of your

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Thanks. For condition inspection I'm going to have to jack the plane up to check the gear and lubricate if necessary. On Tue, Jul 5, 2022, 6:55 PM wrote: > If you are asking how do I swing the gear in my KR, it is a manual lever, > as in Mooney retractable airplanes. John Shaffer. 455JS. The o

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If you are asking how do I swing the gear in my KR, it is a manual lever, as in Mooney retractable airplanes. John Shaffer. 455JS. The original KR's, also used a lever to retract the conventional { Taildragger } gear. -From: "Lulubelle Pitts via KRne

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I ruined my PC680 by using a lead acid charger as a maintainer for the winter. I now have the PC545 and the correct AGM charger. Costly mistake. Craig N51CW > On 07/01/2022 11:06 PM Lulubelle Pitts via KRnet wrote: > > > What kind of battery do you KR ers use with a VW engine - a motorcy

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had a battery leave me stranded. M. From: KRnet on behalf of robert7721--- via KRnet Sent: Saturday, July 2, 2022 8:35 AM To: krnet@list.krnet.org Cc: robert7...@aol.com Subject: Re: KRnet> (no subject) I'm sure William Wynne is recommending a ba

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when traveling. Thanks, Rob Schmitt KR2S N18152A Lee's Summit, MO www.robert7721.com -Original Message- From: KRnet On Behalf Of Daniel Branstrom via KRnet Sent: Saturday, July 2, 2022 5:46 AM To: krnet@list.krnet.org Cc: Daniel Branstrom <4dan.branst...@gmail.com> Subject

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IIRC, please correct me if I'm wrong, but I seem to remember that William Wynne recommends an Odyssey AGM battery, I believe a 680 or larger. It's a battery that can be mounted in any position. It is smaller than a regular lead acid batteries, and safer, more reliable and powerful. It has none

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My main battery is aI a lawn and garden battery...  12V 325AH Purchased at Batteries Plus On Friday, July 1, 2022 at 10:06:31 PM CDT, Lulubelle Pitts via KRnet wrote: What kind of battery do you KR ers use with a VW engine - a motorcycle battery?             Thanks.   a new KR guy.