: Mike Borgelt mborg...@borgeltinstruments.com
To: Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in Australia.
aus-soaring@lists.internode.on.net
Sent: Thursday, May 20, 2010 11:43 AM
Subject: Re: [Aus-soaring] TECHNICAL ALERT
Those of using EWMicrorecorders should be very careful to NEVER plug a
FLARM
On 20/05/10 16:17, Patching wrote:
My EW is the biggest piece of dud I have ever had. Its
been back 2 times to the manufacturer to be fixed and it still doesn't
work! Wasted $1200 on it. It now sits in the junk pile.
Not real happy about that. 2 out of the 3 we purchased don't work.
in Australia.
Subject: Re: [Aus-soaring] TECHNICAL ALERT
Those of using EWMicrorecorders should be very careful to NEVER
plug a FLARM connector into the EW by mistake.
The EW has built in reverse polarity protection but the FLARM cable
by paralleling pins 1 and 2 and pins 7 and 8 on the connector
I have been using mine for about 3 years with no issues.
Cheers,
Richard McLean
--- On Thu, 20/5/10, Robert Hart ha...@interweft.com.au wrote:
From: Robert Hart ha...@interweft.com.au
Subject: Re: [Aus-soaring] TECHNICAL ALERT
To: Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in Australia.
aus
-boun...@lists.internode.on.net] On Behalf Of Urs
Rothacher
Sent: Thursday, 20 May 2010 17:04
To: 'Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in Australia.'
Subject: Re: [Aus-soaring] TECHNICAL ALERT
1) IGC Flight Recorder specifications require pin 12 and pin 78
on the RJ-45 connector of a IGC
- Original Message - From: Mike Borgelt
mborg...@borgeltinstruments.com
To: Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in Australia.
aus-soaring@lists.internode.on.net
Sent: Thursday, May 20, 2010 11:43 AM
Subject: Re: [Aus-soaring] TECHNICAL ALERT
Those of using EWMicrorecorders should be very
Yes, you are missing something.
The IGC spec is actually a suggestion, not a requirement.
In order to provide all the EW functionality, all 8 wires on the
Ethernet RJ connector are used (yeah it isn't Ethernet either) and it
is impossible to comply with the IGC wiring standard.
Message-
From: aus-soaring-boun...@lists.internode.on.net
[mailto:aus-soaring-boun...@lists.internode.on.net] On Behalf Of Urs
Rothacher
Sent: Thursday, 20 May 2010 17:04
To: 'Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in Australia.'
Subject: Re: [Aus-soaring] TECHNICAL ALERT
1) IGC Flight Recorder
Those of using EWMicrorecorders should be very careful to NEVER
plug a FLARM connector into the EW by mistake.
The EW has built in reverse polarity protection but the FLARM cable
by paralleling pins 1 and 2 and pins 7 and 8 on the connector defeats this.
Take care! Damage by this method
