Paul, If you ask Mark Burton nicely he will either supply
you with an appropriate water proof switch, or tell you
where to order one from. I fitted mine so that the lever
arm actuating the switch sticks out into the 'down'
detent. There are two holes in the micro switch and I have
put two small screws through those holes into the
fibreglass just behind the alloy surround of the gear
lever, and also Aralditing the side of the switch to the
fibreglass. I also put a dollop of silicone sealant
covering the end of he switch where the wires emerge to
help the switch's own waterproofing, as it is in the spray
line if the runway is wet.
Regards, David Joyce, G- XSDJ
Paul McAllister <paul.the.aviator@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi All,
>
> I have just ordered a SmartASS II Airspeed Speaker from
>Mark Burton and one
> of the features it has is to integrate with a gear down
>switch if you have
> one installed.
>
> I am looking for best practices from mono wheel folks
>that have installed a
> gear down and locked switch on the main wheel (I already
>have them on the
> out riggers). I am interested to know where people have
>mounted them, and
> what type of micro switches they have used. (part number
>would be nice)
>
> Also, I noticed a few months back someone posted a data
>sheet in non
> ferrous proximity sensors for door latch sensing, but I
>can't seem to find
> it. If anyone has a URL for this I'd appreciate it if
>they could send it
> too me.
>
> Thanks and regards, Paul
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