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Chuck wrote:
My Archer is in annual and I ask the A&P to check on replacing the trim switch on the yoke. It has been getting a little hard to get it to activate in the "down" direction. He just called and said Piper wanted about $325 for the SWITCH. I looked in Aircraft Spruce and a non PMA switch is about $25. Manual trim isn't that bad but it seems a shame to lose a function because of "attempted rape". Chuck Piper made two different trim switches. One is a round switch with a ridged slide. That switch is made by Mason Switch, but it is not one that they keep in stock. You can order one from them, but it will run you pretty close to the $325 that Piper charges for it. Most of the cost is tooling set-up fees. If you have more than one made, the incremental cost for the additional switches is quite small (on the order of $10). One of the guys on the Cherokee Pilots Association chat did this a while back and got 10 switches, which he sold at his cost. There was recently several people on the Chat looking to buy switches, so you might join if not already a member and get on the bandwagon. The other trim switch they made was a custom assembly that contained a pair of standard microswitches and a superstructure that holds a plastic push button rocker. I don't know who made that one, and have not found anything like it in any of the electronic catalogs. |
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RST Engineering wrote:
"Michael" wrote in message oups.com... He just called and said Piper wanted about $325 for the SWITCH. I looked in Aircraft Spruce and a non PMA switch is about $25. Even $25 is way too much. As an A&P and practicing engineer, I would never suggest that you simply pull the switch out, find one that looks and functions the same (good sources include Mouser, Digikey, and Newark), and install it. After all, that would not be an approved part, so you would not be able to make the proper logbook entry. Nor would this A&P IA, engineer, and avionics author ever recommend such an approach. No siree, not me, not hardly ever. "Switch? What switch. It must have been put on there before I bought the airplane." Neither would this aspiring A&P replace the stall microswitch with one from Radio Shack (switches drawer, left column, second from the bottom). No way. -jav |
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On 05/25/06 13:16, Javier wrote:
RST Engineering wrote: "Michael" wrote in message oups.com... He just called and said Piper wanted about $325 for the SWITCH. I looked in Aircraft Spruce and a non PMA switch is about $25. Even $25 is way too much. As an A&P and practicing engineer, I would never suggest that you simply pull the switch out, find one that looks and functions the same (good sources include Mouser, Digikey, and Newark), and install it. After all, that would not be an approved part, so you would not be able to make the proper logbook entry. Nor would this A&P IA, engineer, and avionics author ever recommend such an approach. No siree, not me, not hardly ever. "Switch? What switch. It must have been put on there before I bought the airplane." Neither would this aspiring A&P replace the stall microswitch with one from Radio Shack (switches drawer, left column, second from the bottom). No way. -jav That reminds me of the movie "The Russians are coming, the Russians are coming!" "... do not, under any circumstances, insert the ammunition magazine into the mechanism ... and never move this lever to its full forward position to lock the magazine in place ..." ;-) -- Mark Hansen, PP-ASEL, Instrument Airplane Cal Aggie Flying Farmers Sacramento, CA |
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RST,
. "Switch? What switch. It must have been put on there before I bought the airplane." The most important prayer for this atheist: "Dear god, please let me never run out of excuses." -- Thomas Borchert (EDDH) |
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1973 V35B.
And mine is a 1949 A35. There are quite a bit of differances in the Bonanzas over the years. Differences such as "piano keys" for switches? :-)) I'll bet you play that panel pretty well. |
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john smith wrote:
1973 V35B. And mine is a 1949 A35. There are quite a bit of differances in the Bonanzas over the years. Differences such as "piano keys" for switches? :-)) I'll bet you play that panel pretty well. For the typical Bonanza that is the same vintage as mine, thats true. However, some former owners of my plane spent way too much time and money redoing the panel. See: http://www.stutzman.com/frank/flying/n494b/panel_b.jpg I've carried on the tradition with some avionics upgrades (a Garmin 430, audio panel and a JPI), but they were added after the above picture was taken. I've been in one of those with the piano keys, but never have flown one. -- Frank Stutzman Bonanza N494B "Hula Girl" Hood River, OR |
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Frank Stutzman wrote: For the typical Bonanza that is the same vintage as mine, thats true. However, some former owners of my plane spent way too much time and money redoing the panel. See: http://www.stutzman.com/frank/flying/n494b/panel_b.jpg WOW!!!! Never would I guess that is a '49! |
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I thought that was in "1941". Dan Ackroyd's character telling the hapless homeowner what "not" to do with the anti-aircraft gun the Army was positioning on his property. Scott Wilson On 25-May-2006, Mark Hansen wrote: That reminds me of the movie "The Russians are coming, the Russians are coming!" "... do not, under any circumstances, insert the ammunition magazine into the mechanism ... and never move this lever to its full forward position to lock the magazine in place ..." ;-) |
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Ray Andraka wrote:
Chuck wrote: My Archer is in annual and I ask the A&P to check on replacing the trim switch on the yoke. It has been getting a little hard to get it to activate in the "down" direction. He just called and said Piper wanted about $325 for the SWITCH. I looked in Aircraft Spruce and a non PMA switch is about $25. Manual trim isn't that bad but it seems a shame to lose a function because of "attempted rape". Chuck Piper made two different trim switches. One is a round switch with a ridged slide. That switch is made by Mason Switch, but it is not one that they keep in stock. You can order one from them, but it will run you pretty close to the $325 that Piper charges for it. Most of the cost is tooling set-up fees. If you have more than one made, the incremental cost for the additional switches is quite small (on the order of $10). One of the guys on the Cherokee Pilots Association chat did this a while back and got 10 switches, which he sold at his cost. There was recently several people on the Chat looking to buy switches, so you might join if not already a member and get on the bandwagon. The other trim switch they made was a custom assembly that contained a pair of standard microswitches and a superstructure that holds a plastic push button rocker. I don't know who made that one, and have not found anything like it in any of the electronic catalogs. Dave Wheeler on the Cherokee Pilot Association's Chat is putting together an order for switches on Tuesday. If you are looking or one, now is the time to sign up for CPA and get on the list. |
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