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Another member sent me a PM about that, he posted on Beechtalk on the 18th. I think that's great, from everything I know about it, it's a very good product. When I ordered the kit, a Google search wasn't bringing them up and the site was still dead. It'll be a fun project anyway.

I started reading this and immediately thought "but CO2" and then you addressed it at the end...lol Sent from my Pixel 9 Pro XL using Tapatalk

31 pounds for the AC stuff, 21 for the battery. The Ecoflow is 50 pounds with battery so, it's a wash there. I'm using a 100Ah LifePO4 for.the buffer battery. That should handle ground ops and then recharge some in flight. I see this as really running off the battery with the alternator just charging that more than running off the airplane electrical. That's how the Ecoflow runs, it uses its own battery and I have a 10A charging cable going to it. For this, I'd run heavier wire on its own 50A breaker, like the PlaneAC called for. I haven't figured out what yet but, I'm going to put some sort of electrical isolation on so this won't cause any feedback to the electrical system. Might be as simple as a couple of diodes, I need to dig into that more. Sent from my Pixel 9 Pro XL using Tapatalk

Not long ago, this back wall unit was advertised in my FB feed. I thought it was a self contained 24v AC at first and sent it to @LANCECASPER thinking maybe it could be an alternative since PlaneAC is no more. Turned out it was just the head unit part but, it sent me down a rabbit hole trying to reverse engineer the PlaneAC. I've been using the Ecowave Flow 2 and it's ok but, not great. Really, it's only good for the person it's blowing directly on, with 2 people in the plane someone is going to sweat. When my wife is with me, I'm the one sweating. I came across some 12v AC kits with electric compressors, they need 60ish amps at 12v to run, which would be borderline for my alternator however, with a buffer battery I think I can make it work. So I ordered one to work out a prototype and see if it's possible. The condenser is going to be my biggest challenge, the one that comes with it is probably too large...unless I can talk my IA into letting me mount it in the tail and sign it off for me with a 337. I'd just need a couple of small holes in the baggage compartment bulkhead to pass the refrigerant lines through and a new W&B. It doesn't change anything structurally, I'll have a chat with him and see what he thinks. I'd say my odds of convincing him are 50/50, at best but, he can't say yes if I don't ask. If he says no way, then I'll figure out a way to fully self contained like PlaneAC did Anyway, like the Mooney Mover, this will be a share as I go project. It's going to take a little while to work it all out. If anyone has suggestions for a more compact condenser, I'd be interested. Something with double rows could work. This is supposed to be a 10,000 BTU system and this one is actually a heat pump because the cool only was unavailable. Any comments and/or suggestions are welcome.

I'll try a heat shield, it certainly can't hurt and heat is just as likely as vibration. Thanks for the suggestion.

Ah yeah, their site seems to be having issues. It won't open at all for me at the moment. Sent from my Pixel 9 Pro XL using Tapatalk

I can believe that, I've seen vibration roll properly torqued nuts right off a bolt on heavy equipment. Sent from my Pixel 9 Pro XL using Tapatalk

Spinner? In confused. The first link is a PAR46 sized rubber gasket. Second link, which is broken on the server side right now, is for a piece of clear acrylic that covers the landing light recess to allegedly reduce the wind buffet on the lamp. Sent from my Pixel 9 Pro XL using Tapatalk

I think it's a year, if I remember right. First one died outside that, this one only lasted 8-9 months. I'm going to see if I can get them to warranty it. I did get a different brand this time, the problem though is that the Aero is $200 and the Whelen is $400. I'm scared to spend more and end up with the same short life. Sent from my Pixel 9 Pro XL using Tapatalk

I have a C model (stole this pic of an E, it's the same setup) with the light in the lower right. It's got 2 adjusting screws in the back and has a retaining ring that goes inside the recess right next to the light that's held in with 4 sheet metal screws and tinnerman nuts. Does what you're showing work with that? It looks to me like it's more for the J model where the light is in the center? I may be mistaken though, so please correct me if I'm wrong. Sent from my Pixel 9 Pro XL using Tapatalk

I don't even fly at night. About 50% of the time, I turn it on when I'm on final. Mine just die. The first one would work sometimes and other times not. Usually, it would not on preflight and then would after flying for a while, I thought it was a wiring issue. I replaced all the wiring and breakers when I redid my panel and it made no difference. This time, it just failed, no intermittent. The only thing I can come up with is vibration is killing it, I'm open to other theories though. It's super annoying because my OCD won't let me just live with it failed even though I don't need it. I like flying a squawk free airplane, it took me 2 years to clear up every one of them after I bought it and I just don't want to start accumulating non-critical squawks again. Sent from my Pixel 9 Pro XL using Tapatalk

I'm sure a dynamic balance would make a difference, not discounting that at all. That said, for the sake of argument let's say I'm at .06 or so since I'm not feeling it, shouldn't a $200 PMAed landing light be able to handle that for more than a few months? Prop balance changes over time anyway so, even if I got it down to .01 in a year it might be .04+ again from prop wear. I'm thinking that if I can dampen the vibration at the lamp either instead of or in addition to reducing overall vibration, that it will help. I ordered one of these - https://skygeek.com/whelen-4006300-gasket.html. Hopefully it helps some, it definitely can't hurt. These - https://www.aeroresourcesinc.com/product_category/product_detail/61 - are supposed to reduce wind buffet and help as well, $115 for a piece of acrylic seems expensive though. If someone else has installed one and can confirm it makes a difference, it would be worth it to save the expense or replacing lamps, I don't want to be the guinea pig for that price though.

I had the prop IRANed 18 months or so ago. That includes disassembly, new seals, dressing the blades, paint and a static balance. I haven't done a dynamic balance, I'm sure it would help some. Since doing the motor mounts though I don't feel any vibration in the airplane. Sent from my Pixel 9 Pro XL using Tapatalk

My C model eats landing lights, filament or LED style. I've had 2 AeroLED PAR46 lamps fail in the last 3 years, at $200 a pop, it gets expensive. I'm pretty sure it's vibration killing them, has anyone figured out a way to dampen that and get longer life out of them? I'm thinking about putting a rubber gasket between it and the back and another between it and the front retaining ring, I'm not sure it would help much thought. It's still going to have the aiming/set screws from the back side locking it into the cowl and there will be contact all the way around on the edge of the lamp so the gaskets aren't going to kill the vibration completely. I already replaced my engine mounts in December after installing a new light in November and I still had to replace that light this month so, while the mounts definitely made the airplane feel smoother, they didn't help the landing light. I don't fly at night so I don't actually *NEED* the light, it just bugs me to have it not working during the pre-flight and I like to turn it on when I'm on final to make myself more visible.

I bought my C while I was a student with 20 hours total time in my logbook. Finished private in it and then did instrument, 3 years later I have a little over 450 hours in the C. Insurance was unobtainable as a student, as soon as I got my private it was no problem. I self-insured until I got my private, carried liability only for a year while I got instrument rated and then went to full coverage. Sent from my Pixel 9 Pro XL using Tapatalk