

| Subject: | re: Gauged animals |
| Date: | Fri, 10 Nov 1995 16:52:17 -0800 |
> > >>>EF0JPB1@mvs.cso.niu.edu said: > > > > When I saw the above notation, I envisioned *four* gauges, > > > one for each cylinder. Is this overkill? Is this > > > obsession? Is this insurance? Is there a 4-cylinder gauge? > > > > So, yes, you can just go out and buy one. Go to your local BIG > >newsstand and get a copy of "Trade-a-Plane", and browse the ads for > >guages and sensors... > > > > Mind you, none of this stuff is cheap. Single CHT or EGT guages > >for aircraft typically cost on the order of $200. Yow. It's the > >paperwork, see, it has to exceed the weight of the part or it's not > >safe for an airplane. > > If you read the ads carefully, you can avoid the cost of the > paperwork. Get guages for "experimental aircraft" or "amateur built > aircraft". These do not have the paperwork, are not legal on > regular planes, but will do just fine on anyone's bus! Also, aircraft > junkyards advertise in Trade-A-Plane, and you can get these things > used too. > > Tom F. > Uh, or you could just get four senders and a rotary switch which is all a plane has... ---------------------------------------------------------------- Alex Munro amunro@amunro.seanet.com '79 Westy '75 Rabbit '85 Vanagon wannabe RV6 wannabe My other Sig is a P220
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