bob865

It's #1179. Almost the last.

Well, solenoid and contactor are the same basic thing. You use a little power to turn on a lot of power remotely. What did you do to check the solenoid? Did you put a meter on the output side with the switch on to check for power or was it just a visual inspection. To answer your question about if it fails inflight. The real answer is, it depends on how it fails. There are a multitude of failures that relays (which is basically what a solenoid and a contactor are) can fail. The quick answer is as long as it powers on, it is not likely to fail inflight. Very low likelihood. I've replaced contactors and relays on equipment(industrial equipment) before, but it's usually because they either, 1)don't turn on when you try to turn them on(coil failed or contacts damaged), or 2)don't turn off when you try to turn them off(contacts welded closed). If you hit the switch and get power you are not likely to lose power unless you lose another part of the electrical system. Hope this helps.

Hello all, New to the forum but have been lurking around since I first ran across this plane trying to learn what I could about it. But now as the deal progresses I thought I would see what info I could learn by asking directly. Here is what I have found. An older gentleman at the airport has a 1975 Mooney M20E that he has agreed to sell. His wife recently died, he has lost his medical, and his grandson said he wasn't interested in the plane so he decided to sell. Other than about 6 months of not flying, the plane is in good shape. We both use the same mechanic and the mechanic vouches for the state of the plane. The interior was redone a few years ago, so it's in good shape and the paint is pretty good also. The paint a bit weathered and oxidized from sitting and not being washed, but I've volunteered to wash it and with a light buff it shines and looks great. The Engine on the plane was completely rebuilt with the exception of the cam shaft about 300 hrs ago. They didn't do the cam shaft, so they can't call it a rebuild and 0 the engine time, but it has 300 hrs since the rebuild. I have flown the plane. She flies fast, straight, and level. Big difference from my Cherokee 140 I've been flying for the past year. He has also done some of the speed mods (The names/details escape me now but it is something with the cowl and not the lopresti mods). Overall, he took really good care of the plane until the recent changes in his life that force the change. Equipment is standard IFR equipment, ADF, DME, Dual comm/navs, and a LORAN if you can believe it. I'm in the process of checking out the engine to see if the new AD recently issued affects it to make sure I don't get hit with a surprise bill. He is asking $35k for it. From what I can tell, it is a great deal for the plane. Asking the Mooney Aficionados to see if you guys have anything I should be wary of or check as we continue to look at the plane? I don't have pictures this moment. I changed phones recently and all of my pictures were on the other one, but will post a few when I can to the airport and shoot a couple.

These are the guys I used to work on my King radio a while back. I pulled the radio and shipped it to them. Quick turn too. I think I had it back in just over a week. https://www.bevanrabell.com/