On Apr 24, 10:21 am, Ken Roberts <for...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> On Apr 23, 8:41 pm, Terry <t...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> > On Apr 23, 12:19 pm, Ken Roberts <for...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
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> > > On Apr 22, 10:14 pm, Terry <t...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> > > > > How's your new machine coming? Flying yet?
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> > > > No I just got my engine running a week ago. I still have to do the
> > > > canopy, paint, the bag, and a bunch of odds and ends. Hoping to
hit
> > > > the water yet this summer for sure. So what did you do for a
variator
> > > > control if your wiring it?? I'm curios about that, I also still
have
> > > > to do the control lever for that. Been working on it steady lately
and
> > > > I understand the money issues just part of the game I guess :-)
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> > > Terry,
>
> > > Are you using an EA82 or something else? For some reason, the way
you
> > > said you just got it running, I'm thinking about a computerized
> > > engine.
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> > > I'm going to avoid a canopy. I don't think I'll even make a
> > > wind****eld, unless it's removable.
>
> > > I couldn't figure out a variator control that I liked that didn't
> > > interfere with the stick AND that didn't interfere with the way I
sit.
>
> > > I picked up an electric seat base that has one motor burned out,
which
> > > leaves me 3 motors about a year ago. I dug that out and took it all
> > > apart. I picked one that had an appropriate throw, and bolted it
on.
> > > I have the switch and even some limit switches and a couple relays,
> > > and I figured out a wiring diagram that won't burn out a motor and
> > > won't let anything work while the engine is off. The wiring for
that
> > > is more complicated than the minimum needed for the whole rest of
the
> > > craft by the way. Anyway, I figure I can make a plunger type thumb
> > > activator right on the stick, which will make it so it can be
operated
> > > just as easily with either hand.
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> > > What I need now is a boat trim gauge that matches the rest of my
> > > gauges, that I can use to tell me where the variator is set.
Hmmm...
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> > I got a brand new ea-81 in the crate off of ebay a while back just
> > took a while to get it all together with the engine mount the exhaust
> > and trying to make the hitachi carb work (finally just bought another
> > weber). Also redesigned the engine mount a few time thats always fun!!
> > Interesting choice of variator control should work good till the
> > variator gets stuck then you might be bending things :-) And they do
> > like to get stuck!! Mine got stuck in full thrust position had to run
> > 50mph through a no wake zone to get her back to the trailer oops :-)
> > I like the canopy and having an enclosure in the winter is sweet.
> > I was running around on the ice all day in a t ****rt with my 2 girls
> > and there dog!! It was the best I'll tell ya :-)
>
> Hmm.
>
> I wonder if I can add a way to keep from over-torquing things? Some
> sort of force limiter?
>
> If I could figure out a mechanical way to do this that worked for me,
> I would.
When I still had mine mounted in the back I used a piece of 1/4in rod
and slid it into a plastic tube mounted the tube and the rod slide
freely inside it. It just stiffened up the rod and didn't allow it to
bend. I imagine you have other issues than just running a straight
piece of linkage :-(
I forgot to tell you if you want to see pics of my new build
there here tvthover@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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