On Sunday, Jul 20, 2008, at 13:01 US/Pacific, nigel charles wrote:
> The wiring for the outrigger warning lights is very simple. Each light
> is connected using a microswitch attached to the outrigger leg. The
> placement of the microswitch was decided on such that its lever arm
> would be fully depressed once the latch was engaged.
Nigel,
Y'know, in my field (architecture), I tend to undervalue the things
I've learned thru formal education and practical experience over time,
such that in conversation w/ a lay person, I sometimes make
unreasonable assumptions about the knowledge base of the person with
whom I'm talking.
Similarly, in the case at hand, I'm not sure I've ever seen or handled
a "microswitch". Looking in the Acft. Spruce catalog, I find no
listings, though I do see an "ultra-miniature toggle switch"...somehow,
I don't think this is what would serve, nor does it suggest any clues
as to what I need.
Some of the questions (perhaps "stupid" ones) going thru my mind are:
- Is there a size or rating for the type of microswitch referred to?
- Is there a specific microswitch which would be especially suitable
for this application, or are we simply talking about a generic,
universal type?
- What size wiring would be suitable?
- Would "outrigger warning lights" imply that there would be a red
light and a green light, or just the absence of a green light (when the
outrigger is not down and locked? Are we talking about LEDs, or some
kind of bulb?
- Any chance of a photo of an installed system?
Like I said in my original post, my being electrically-challenged, I
plead for information spelled out in crayon,
Cheers,
Fred
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