Kelly Aerospace Posted August 20, 2020 Report Share Posted August 20, 2020 Doing a total rebuild of our 1967 Mooney F model. Only has 1646.48 total hours on the airframe. New panel and 201 windshield a a few other speed mods! it's a 14 volt machine and we plan to investigate changing it over to 28 volts. If we are successful in the 28 volt conversion we will install our all electric Air Conditioning. Keeping the original F model paint scheme. more to come Walter Dodge 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rbridges Posted August 20, 2020 Report Share Posted August 20, 2020 36 minutes ago, Kelly Aerospace said: Doing a total rebuild of our 1967 Mooney F model. Only has 1646.48 total hours on the airframe. New panel and 201 windshield a a few other speed mods! it's a 14 volt machine and we plan to investigate changing it over to 28 volts. If we are successful in the 28 volt conversion we will install our all electric Air Conditioning. Keeping the original F model paint scheme. more to come Walter Dodge awesome. how well does your AC work on a 14v system? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kelly Aerospace Posted August 20, 2020 Author Report Share Posted August 20, 2020 At 14 volts it is terrible it needs 28 volts. We put on in one of my guys RV and it blows cold air but wont keep the cabin cool wd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rbridges Posted August 20, 2020 Report Share Posted August 20, 2020 29 minutes ago, Kelly Aerospace said: At 14 volts it is terrible it needs 28 volts. We put on in one of my guys RV and it blows cold air but wont keep the cabin cool wd That's disappointing, but it's what I figured. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Igor_U Posted August 20, 2020 Report Share Posted August 20, 2020 3 hours ago, Kelly Aerospace said: Doing a total rebuild of our 1967 Mooney F model. Only has 1646.48 total hours on the airframe. New panel and 201 windshield a a few other speed mods! it's a 14 volt machine and we plan to investigate changing it over to 28 volts. If we are successful in the 28 volt conversion we will install our all electric Air Conditioning. Keeping the original F model paint scheme. more to come Walter Dodge Walter, I would certainly interested to hear more and see some pictures... Would you develop STC for the 28V system install or you would fly that plane on Experimental ticket? Regards, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0TreeLemur Posted August 20, 2020 Report Share Posted August 20, 2020 7 hours ago, Kelly Aerospace said: Doing a total rebuild of our 1967 Mooney F model. Only has 1646.48 total hours on the airframe. New panel and 201 windshield a a few other speed mods! it's a 14 volt machine and we plan to investigate changing it over to 28 volts. If we are successful in the 28 volt conversion we will install our all electric Air Conditioning. Keeping the original F model paint scheme. more to come Walter Dodge Curious where you got the 201 windshield STC? I thought nobody was selling them any longer? Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FloridaMan Posted August 21, 2020 Report Share Posted August 21, 2020 You know you can step up 12V to 24V and a battery should be able to provide the current you need without converting the entire electrical system. What type of AC? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RLCarter Posted August 21, 2020 Report Share Posted August 21, 2020 1 hour ago, 0TreeLemur said: Curious where you got the 201 windshield STC? I thought nobody was selling them any longer? Thanks. LASAR still offers it, but it doesn’t have the access panels like SWT (?) had Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0TreeLemur Posted August 21, 2020 Report Share Posted August 21, 2020 3 minutes ago, RLCarter said: LASAR still offers it, but it doesn’t have the access panels like SWT (?) had Thanks. Last time I checked their web site, they were out of stock. Good point- I'd prefer the access panels if I were to have a 201 windshield installed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carusoam Posted August 21, 2020 Report Share Posted August 21, 2020 24V definitely has some advantages... Walter, does your plane have the battery mounted in the tail already? Best regards, -a- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M20F-1968 Posted August 21, 2020 Report Share Posted August 21, 2020 7 hours ago, RLCarter said: LASAR still offers it, but it doesn’t have the access panels like SWT (?) had You are much better off without the access panels, and using the factory cowl deck. However, you must then design direct access to the avionics by having the equipment and trays slide out of the panel into your lap. John Breda Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kelly Aerospace Posted August 21, 2020 Author Report Share Posted August 21, 2020 19 hours ago, Igor_U said: Walter, I would certainly interested to hear more and see some pictures... Would you develop STC for the 28V system install or you would fly that plane on Experimental ticket? Regards, If we are successful we will pursue an STC. Our F Model still has the Johnson Bar and no electric flaps so it will be easier. it will get expensive if we have to address actuators and motors. It already had the 201 windshield installed. wd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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