Hi Fred
If you like lights that is good I am sure they work. It is just that it
is so easy to see the actual components that the light are checking.
Regards
Pete
On 02/10/14 19:40, Fred Klein wrote:
> Petedont want to beat a dead horse here, but as you point out if Im
> flying along and a light goes out, other clues as to whats going on
> will be obvious. My sole reason for installing the LEDs is to have an
> additional confirmation that all is well during preflight checklistF.
>
> On Oct 2, 2014, at 10:23 AM, Pete Lawless <pete@lawless.info
> <mailto:pete@lawless.info>> wrote:
>
>> Hi Fred
>>
>> So you are flying along with 2 green lights and one goes out. How do
>> you know if it is an electrical problem or the door shoot bolt not
>> engaged without a test switch?
>> (OK you will get a great blast of air through all the holes in the
>> top of the tunnel which would give a clue.)
>>
>> You can see and feel the passenger shoot bolt with your right hand,
>> and feel the left seat shoot bolt in place with your left hand.
>>
>> Regards
>>
>> Pete
>>
>> On 02/10/14 17:31, Fred Klein wrote:
>>>
>>> On Oct 2, 2014, at 6:44 AM, Max Cointe (Free) <mcointe@free.fr
>>> <mailto:mcointe@free.fr>> wrote:
>>>
>>>>> but if you want some cheap insurance too put a switch on each of
>>>>> the rear
>>>> shoot bolts that puts a ground on a bright red LED directly in
>>>> front of you
>>>> on the panel...
>>>> And then install a test button to verify that the leds are still alive.
>>>> Complicate cabling AND checklist.
>>>
>>> With thanks to Raimo Toivio for the design and components, I have
>>> mounted two robust pressure switches which will give me two lit
>>> green LEDs on the panel when the rear shoot bolts for the two doors
>>> are engagedno need for test button to ensure system is
>>> operationalreally quite simpleIve also fabbed tabs on both doors
>>> which are located so that pilot can reach to ensure firm closure w/o
>>> relying on passengernonetheless: Checklists Rule !!
>>>
>>> *
>>>
>>>
>>> *
>>
>> *
>>
>> href="http://www.matronics.com/Navigator?Europa-List";>http://www.matronics.com/Navigator?Europa-List
>> href="http://forums.matronics.com/";>http://forums.matronics.com
>> href="http://www.matronics.com/contribution";>http://www.matronics.com/contribution
>>
>> *
>
> *
>
>
> *
|