The Tru-Trak Digitrak system is looking more and more attractive!!
Duncan mcf
On Friday, November 01, 2002 10:42 PM, Nigel Charles
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wrote:
> Message text written by Graham Singleton
> >>When I press it it freezes the device in the last position as it should.
> >I have got into the habit of switching it off to transmit.
> >
> >Barry Tennant
>
> Maybe a diode in the disable line might fix that? Just a guess.
> Graham
> <
>
> I have only just started reading this thread however I thought this aspect
> was covered in the assembly manual using pin 7 on the back of the turn
> coordinator in conjunction with the PTT switch and a diode to the PTT
> connection on the VHF radio. Although I have wired mine that way I have not
> had a chance to check it out due to a gyro failure after only 10 hours
> flying. I have tried contacting Navaid to arrange repair on several
> occasions and got nowhere so today I finally repaired it myself. The pivot
> pin had moved allowing the gyro to fall off its pivot tearing the power
> wires to the gyro. Fortunately I managed to fix this after 2 hours work. I
> will report back when I get a chance to try it out in the air (the UK
> weather is well into winter mode as I write this).
>
> Incidently I also had to send the servo unit back before installation due
> to the gears dragging when the unit was unpowered. Before doing so I found
> some poorly soldered joints inside the servo unit. All this indicates that
> the quality control is not what it might be.
>
> Nigel Charles
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