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  1. danny_galaga
    The AC coil doesn't really 'know' where to stop with voltage. If open circuit, and therefore no load it tries for infinity.
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    Well, I would rather not have anything at all but everyone insists that if I don't have an isolation solenoid/relay then I should have a mechanical isolator. Clearly it's not something you would disconnect while the engine is running. It's for emergency use only.
  3. danny_galaga
    The isolator I'm using, yet to be tested is a small motorcycle screw type. Winding the knob out disconnects, and if you really need to you can wind it all the way out until the lead falls off.
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    I only ask because an LAME apprentice was in the hanger and we were talking about it. He was pretty confident you HAVE to have on in GA, but wasn't sure about 19 rego...
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    If there is anything written about it, can anyone point me in the right direction? Ra Aus technical manual?
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    My isolator as it happens is on the negative purely because it was easier to install on that side. For the purpose of this thread solenoid=relay. As a auto sparky we always referred to them as solenoids to differentiate from regular (30amp 70amp etc) relays. So long as I don't legally need an electrically operated isolation switch of any sort, I'm not going to install one. If it's a legal requirement I will of course.
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    Thought I'd asked this before, but couldn't find the thread. As per title, do you legally need one? I have a basic mechanical battery isolator at the moment. If I don't legally require one, I'd rather save the weight and extra complexity. I think when I asked before you guys convinced me about the virtue of a starter solenoid warning light so I know if the starter is still engaged. So I have that and the mechanical battery isolator .
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    Maybe, but the reg/rec is electronic so in that world everyone knows that it's a heat radiator but it's easier to say heat sink 🙂
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    This is going to go off track very quickly, so before it all gets shut down may I point out that there is no prerequisite for refugee to be poor. If you are escaping a war or really dire circumstances, the first people to do so are going to have money/connections. What would YOU do to save your family, or better your life? Would you stay in a crappy situation and say 'oh no. You go first, you are poorer than me'? A sri Lankan friend of mine said to me once you would be forgiven for thinking most Sri Lankans are Catholics. Because most of them are in Australia. But he said that's because Catholics tended to be better educated and got better jobs and were generally richer. And of course better connections. If your country was about to turn to shit, what would YOU do with your money and connections? My father was a refugee. .
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    In the electronics world, you just call them heat sinks
  11. danny_galaga
    This seems to be for a particular replacement reg/rec. Probably the same wiring, but also interesting since that's another source. Check out that heat sink!
  12. danny_galaga
    But they did all the testing they could at the time. This guy spent hardly any money on it, AND charged people to be test pilots with them. Anyway, my point still stands that Bloom was right to be wary of him, but wrong to assume anything about Rush flying an experimental plane
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    Oh yeah? I wouldn't get in a helicopter! https://www.insider.com/titanic-sub-stockton-rush-flew-experimental-plane-visit-reluctant-passengers-2023-6?amp "Bloom said he understood that Rush had "a different risk appetite than I do. I'm a pilot, I have my helicopter pilot's license, I wouldn't get into an experimental aircraft," he said." Throwaway statement. Experimental aircraft are tested to accepted practices. This guy clearly was dodgy about his submersible and refused to test it to accepted practices but you can't surmise anything about his sub merely from the fact he flew an experimental aircraft. Wonder what he flew? Edit: he flew a Glasair 3
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    I really feel it's too late in history to didn't too much time and money reinventing the wheel. Best thing is incremental improvements of reciprocal engines. The last bastion for them will be ships I reckon.
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    Type 3 had a crank driven turbine instead of belt drive fan. I used to own a notchback. If you broke the fan belt you'd only end up with a flat battery.
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    That's what made me say 'that figures' when I heard they overheat 😄 Mine is Dutch. They make lots of replacement motorcycle regulators and rectifiers. Australian supplier: vectriqparts.com.au
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    I actually wouldn't be surprised! Funnily enough I went for an aftermarket reg/rec that costs MORE than the Rotax one 😄 . It's supposed to be more reliable, and has one less wire, the way it should be so I figured it was worth it in the long run 🙂
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    I can't see how you could jump start an engine through a cigarette lighter socket. Charging yes, starting no. I mean if you could you could dispense with all that useless battery cable and save a few kilos 😄
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    How much work are you going to do on a VW engine? The idea is simplicity. If it gets complicated and expensive, well get a fuel injected Rotax...
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    Not much choice on the matter generally from what I can see.
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    How much does it weigh?
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    I would say the latter if it's going to be long sections, in my mind having metal joiners will give it some strength. On mine it's that way, but I think the main reason would have been that there is not much chance of finding a hose exactly the right length and shape
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    They used one of those lithium jump start jobbies on the Tecnam at the flying school a few months ago. Worked well, but I couldn't say how flat the battery was.
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    Second hand engine. Out of a Tecnam . I will ask the mechanic if he has that box of bits. Thanks for the heads up 🙂
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    Not new. Forgotten the year. Maybe 2017? Has the newer oil sensor for example. It came with one wire marked as soft start.
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