What sort of certified aircraft? Piper uses another master-cylinder... I've never seen the system Cessna uses up close (Eg, from anything but the pilot's perspective) but I do remember that it had a pull-lever similar to the park-brake on an old pickup truck....
Perhaps the valves you have were designed to be controlled by a linkage or hydraulic system of some sort, that was capable of applying more leverage/pressure? On 10/14/2012 5:15 AM, Jose Fuentes wrote: > What I don't get and trying to figure out why is that these brake > on/off valves came off a certified airplane for the brake system. > Though they will not close under pressure. > > Wish I saw how they were used. > > Sent from my Windows Phone > From: Larry&Sallie Flesner > Sent: 10/13/2012 6:44 PM > To: KRnet > Subject: Re: KR> Brake lock > At 12:41 PM 10/13/2012, you wrote: >>> I got a couple valves and I figured I would use it to hold the brakes. >>> Problem is the brake valves won't close while under pressure. This makes >>> them useless. Any ideas how to fix this? > ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > > CHOCKS. :-) 450 hours ago I was concerned that I had no "brake lock" > but now I can't really say I miss having one. > > Larry Flesner > > > _______________________________________ > Search the KRnet Archives at http://tugantek.com/archmailv2-kr/search. > To UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to krnet-le...@mylist.net > please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html > > _______________________________________ > Search the KRnet Archives at http://tugantek.com/archmailv2-kr/search. > To UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to krnet-le...@mylist.net > please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html
