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Microphone element swan neck
(Forums / General Discussions)
...t. Fixed by rebending the 'female' springy prong. Finally, once had a weak spring on a handheld slide in battery, and once had a cessna 300 unit not pushed far enough back to make tight power connec...
Tuesday, 05 August 2008
Panel mounted WindowsCE device
(Forums / General Discussions)
...en the massive functionality that is delivered. If power is really a problem then simply put in a second battery or upgrade to an 11 A/h pack. I'm surprised the manufacturers still impose 7.5 a/h mo...
Monday, 04 August 2008
1000 hours in PW5 by Oz Pilot
(Forums / General Discussions)
...p from whamming around that stupid little popsicle stick rudder. On my next flight, I wore a ski bib and battery powered socks. I went into the Avenal 7-eleven to get 2 D size batteries for the sock...
Monday, 21 July 2008
Radio advice - newbie
(Forums / General Discussions)
...it is a great Handheld. I can't speak for the other models. The only caveat is that it does Not give you a battery level. It flashes a battery sign about a few minutes before it dies....
Saturday, 12 July 2008
Overstocked on PDA's
(Forums / General Discussions)
...eadable, OK in shade. Hence we leave the backlight on (requires an efficient 5v supply from the glider's battery) and need to solve the reflective issue. I think the clearest indication that there...
Monday, 07 July 2008
Peschges VP3 Problems
(Forums / General Discussions)
...ad this problem earlier this year - it turned out to be caused by a faulty connection in the wiring to the battery. The problem took ages to diagnose (because I thought the VP3 had just died of old ...
Saturday, 21 June 2008
ELTs are a joke
(Forums / Off Topic Discussions)
...Y on all frequencies that might have listeners. Don't forget about 121.5 (emergency freq) To conserve your battery, the best time to brodcast is 15 to 18 and 45 to 48 minutes after the hour. Any SAR f...
Saturday, 07 June 2008
...y Hardware ('OSH') with my 3 year old son when what do I see right in with the plastic Christmas trees and battery powered Santas? A model glider! A 1:38 scale Franklin Utility Glider model in DIE C...
Wednesday, 04 June 2008
I needed a new battery for my Audi A4 the other day. Guess what I saw... a variety of Lucas branded parts under the hood!
Monday, 02 June 2008
Thin flexible solar panels
(Forums / Questions and Answers)
...point out that even with only 200 ma of charge, you will need a charge controller or you risk cooking your battery. Last time I checked, they were a $29.00 item. I ruined several batteries before I le...
Friday, 30 May 2008
Soaring magazine
(Forums / Questions and Answers)
...lot located. You will need someway of starting the fire, such as matches. In a pinch you could short the battery with a small gage wire (if the wire is stranded use a single strand). A small gage wi...
Friday, 23 May 2008
Delcom running down batteries
(Forums / General Discussions)
...om was running down quickly when running off the wall charged Nicads. I tried using double AA's in another battery pack and same result. I know I am using fresh batteries, but after about 15 minutes, ...
Monday, 28 April 2008
Battery Switch for sailplane
(Forums / Tips & Tricks)
Does anyone know of a 2 position rotary (or toggle) switch that is a 'make before break' type. I know how to use 2 switches to do the same thing but I would like a simple switch that does the same thi
Friday, 28 March 2008
Tows east of Minden
(Forums / General Discussions)
...te Walt.. One of the best flying experiences I ever had was packing up a tooth brush, ballast connector, battery charger and a change of clothes in my ASW22 Then flying east to Ely in around 4.0 hou...
Wednesday, 26 March 2008
FS-Water Meter
(Forums / General Discussions)
For sale a brand new water meter for filling water ballast tanks. Electronic digital display, battery operated. Reads in gallons and can be reset. Cost last year was $150. Will sell for $ 75 including
Wednesday, 12 March 2008
Microair Transponders.
(Forums / Tips & Tricks)
...nsistent reply. Power usage (including an ACK encoder measures) about 700Ma on the ground with no replies. Battery voltage before a 2 1/2 hr flight was 12.5 V, and 12.3 after. This is using a 12V 7.5A...
Monday, 03 March 2008
... than the one on the 3850. I imagine that it draws more current than the 3850, but I never experienced any battery capacity issues at all with the 3850 and my CAI 302. I wanted to get it tested righ...
Saturday, 01 March 2008
Micorair transponder: Anyone using theirs yet?
(Forums / Questions and Answers)
...uit active that 'watches' for the power button. Therefore if you are planning on leaving it connected to a battery when not flying, make sure that it is connected through a 'master switch' to prevent ...
Wednesday, 20 February 2008
Filser ATR 57 radio: need comments
(Forums / Questions and Answers)
...n your FIBERGLASS glider: I'd like to know: 1. what type and brand of mike are you using? 2. what's your battery voltage at the beginning of the day? 3. what's your broadcast like...
Tuesday, 19 February 2008
14 volt battery source
(Forums / Off Topic Discussions)
I would like to upgrade to a 14 volt battery since my current 7 amp hour 12 volt battery is not quite enough since I added an ipaq running winpilot to my glider. Do I have to add a 2 volt battery to m
Monday, 28 January 2008
Garmin as a flight recorder
(Forums / General Discussions)
...antages over the cheaper models (e.g. eTrex Summit) include 1) Buttons on the front 2) can run from glider battery without voltage converter. My current configuration is a Garmin 12XL in the cockpit...
Wednesday, 23 January 2008
CAI 302 auto-shutdown
(Forums / General Discussions)
...ely). The countdown and shut off sounds like what the unit is supposed to do when running of the reserve battery and there is no airspeed. I'd guess that at 10V it thinks it's running on the 9.2 vol...
Friday, 18 January 2008
Tost wheel brake vibration
(Forums / General Discussions)
Hi John, Thanks for the input, though I think we can rule that out from this case: The location is high and dry,
Sunday, 13 January 2008
Make the Valley Appear
(Forums / Questions and Answers)
...is the White Mountains. Soon I am back at the top of the green arc and trying to call positions, but the battery is dead. Par for the course. On goes the Ham radio. I hear Jim in his sailplane and R...
Sunday, 13 January 2008
LX20 - need help, locked up
(Forums / Pictures)
... cannot be turned off, no keys have any effect. Disconnecting external power has no effect, the internal battery will die of course, but.... Has anyone seen this before? TIA...
Saturday, 12 January 2008
Mode S transponder views
(Forums / Off Topic Discussions)
...t called the mode S-transponder does not answer and reduces the frequency congestion and uses less of your battery-capacity. Moreover mode S resolves also the problem with the non-sufficient amount of...
Monday, 10 December 2007
Power consumption
(Forums / Tips & Tricks)
...n close to that setup (1550/WinPilot) but with a C302 for the vario/GPS and have no problem with a 6aH 12V battery for 4+ hour flights. End voltage under load is ~12.2V (there's a second 7aH available...
Friday, 30 November 2007
EDS vs. Aerox (OxySaver) O2 System
(Forums / Questions and Answers)
...ut 15 hours at 2 Liters/min. The rate of evaporation is controlled by a small electric heater powered by a battery. Cryogenic liquids can't be kept indefinitely without refrigeration but a dewar wil...
Friday, 23 November 2007
Glider BatteryPower Systems
(Forums / General Discussions)
Greetings All I'm interested in what other's have done in the way of powering glider systems. Voltage, battery capacities, hardware and suppliers of equipment, charger's types of failures and pitfalls
Wednesday, 31 October 2007
electrical problem with discus BM
(Forums / Questions and Answers)
...attempting the jump start is an easy check to confirm this. Next measure the voltage across the starting battery during cranking. One would expect it to drop from the nominal 12.8 VDC (this voltage ...
Monday, 22 October 2007
Does anyone have any information on the internal battery capability of Palm handhelds running SoaringPilot on long flights, especially with the logger function on. Does turning the logger function o
Friday, 12 October 2007
BATTERIES AMERICA, are they still in business?
(Forums / Off Topic Discussions)
Thanks for the info. I looked at the site. It seems they don't have the NiMh replacement for the CM-166 battery pack.
Tuesday, 25 September 2007
...s below would like that :c). Maybe that's why transponders have to be turned off sometimes to conserve the battery....
Monday, 24 September 2007
Garmin etrex vista
(Forums / Pictures)
... pilots is that it requires 3.3 V power input so you won't be able to power it from your 12 to 14 V glider battery easily. If it will be communicating through its serial port, the battery life will be...
Tuesday, 18 September 2007
Compaq Aero wiring
(Forums / Tips & Tricks)
...end 11 - DTR, RS-232 Data Terminal Ready 12 - TXD, Rs-232 Transmit Data 13 - RI, RS-232 Ring 14 - M_ISET2, Battery Charge Setting 2 15 - *Cradle_IND, Cradle Inserted 16 - C_ADP_IN, DC Power from AC Ad...
Thursday, 06 September 2007
Charging a Compaq Aero 1520 or 1503
(Forums / Off Topic Discussions)
As a battery I use 4 rechargable penlites on the back of my craddle. The voltage is sometimes (when they are just charged) 5.5V, the Compaq Aero (2160) doesn't care about that.
Sunday, 02 September 2007
Transponders
(Forums / Tips & Tricks)
...le about soaring, but I was wondering how / if transponders are ever installed in gliders? If so, are they battery powered, and how long do the batteries last? If there is such a thing as a battery ...
Sunday, 26 August 2007
Charging 12-volt glider battery in a car?
(Forums / Off Topic Discussions)
Nah... don't worry about polarity.... it is self correcting! :-)
Friday, 24 August 2007
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