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Offline Dennis Toth

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Cheap repairs
« on: December 03, 2013, 02:10:02 PM »
Guys,
One thing I have found when having to repair/replace components was the value of knowing how it was built. I try to use pretty much the same approach on each ship but sometimes you need to do an audible and change on the fly.

With todays smart phones and digital cameras much guessing can be eliminated if you take pictures along the build. This allows you to see how you bolted in the bellcrank, which way the rod is routed, where the spare is cut for clearance, etc.

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Re: Cheap repairs
« Reply #1 on: December 03, 2013, 02:18:50 PM »

  It AMAZES me at the smarts the guy's have on this web site, Dennis that is a gooood idea, thanks for sharing...
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Re: Cheap repairs
« Reply #2 on: December 03, 2013, 05:32:27 PM »
And here I thought writing in black Sharpie on the freshly sheeted wing was a sharp idea.  (It should remain undisturbed under opaque films.) 

I have to take pictures before I proceed further now.

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Re: Cheap repairs
« Reply #3 on: December 04, 2013, 01:23:38 PM »
Good idea. I have a habit of taking pictures of things that I'm taking apart (airplanes, guns, an occasional appliance).
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Re: Cheap repairs
« Reply #4 on: December 04, 2013, 03:17:10 PM »
I'll echo everybody else: good idea.  It's especially valuable as the internal complexity of the airplane increases and my memory decreases. 
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Re: Cheap repairs
« Reply #5 on: December 04, 2013, 04:31:47 PM »
Back in 1979 I changed out an engine in a 78 corvette.  Vacuum lines, wiring, smog pump, a/c lines.  I photo'd the engine compartment and used the "prints" to reassemble.   Made a difficult job easy.

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Re: Cheap repairs
« Reply #6 on: December 04, 2013, 09:14:37 PM »
my little camera can fit where my eyes won't go either.  Like looking inside the wing through a small hole
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Re: Cheap repairs
« Reply #7 on: December 22, 2013, 07:44:43 AM »
I have found that taking the pictures also helps when you shift to another project for a while (as in repair something else) and come back a few weeks later wondering did I put the solder on the washer inside the wing?

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