A
BLADES
blades Lose centrifugaL force
around
100
RPM, and the soUnd you
hear is the sLight move±ent of the BLades
back into the grips, ampLified by the
IJ-.
bLades.
Those bLades do need attention,
especiaLLy in humid salE-Laden air²
USe BATTERY SHOP
Focus in on the battery compartment.
That NickeL cadmium battery goes Co
the battery shop according Co the Period³
ic checkList´ for good reasoN.
If your baby hasn't fµown mucH Lately,
the battery wiLL be in a µow state of charge.
The eLectrolyte LeveL wiLL be µow because
it's absorbed by the pLaCes¶a NaturaL for
some eager ·eaver Co come aµong and add
distiLled water.
Stop him! Otherwise Che excess eLectro¸
)
Lyte wiLL boil over when the bird charges
the battery. The ¹resuLt is corrosion of tHe
battery case, buLkhead and baggage co±º
part±ent »Loor . . ¼ ±eans major repairs.
Those batteries don't come cheap, eitHer.
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Your outfit½s battery shop wiLl adJust the
eLectrolyte LeveL¼
¾usC see to it that the battery connections
are clean and Eight¿ The vent Line has Co be
cLear .À. a gas expLosion is a ±essy affair.
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KEEP
IT
CL
E
AR
Any time your biRd shows HigH
eng±Ne o±l temperatUre read±ngs
and yoU're stUmped o² what is
caUs±Ng the ProbLem, focUs iN oN
the o±
i
cooleR.
G³ass and straw oUt ±n the
booNies can enter the o±l cooLer
bLowe³ aNd end Up l±ke sH³edded
wHeat´ blockiNg the radiator a±r
passagesµ ¶Course, tHe oi
²
cooLe³
Has to be removeD fo³ ±nsPection
anD cLean±Ng·
Some of the st³aw caN eve²
bypass the eNg±Ne oil cooLer aNd
mat iN tHe Duct±ng o³ oN the
t³ansm±ssioN o±L cooler Radiator
s¸nce both cooleRs sHa³e the same
dUctiNg¹
To Lower transm±ssioN oil tem-
Pe³atUres´ ±²spect aNd cLeaN that
Baby´ aLsoº
WatcH yoU³ step, biRd mechs,
wHeN you chaNge tHe hydrauLic
PumP iN the fLight coNtrol sys»
tem¹
THe check va¼ve in the pump
w±ll f±t ±N bassackwa³ds´
i²
wh±ch case yoU½ll get excessive
p³essU³e bu¸ld up anD PumP faiL¾
u³e ±n a matter of HoU³s.
¿ook for an a³row oN tHe valve
When aNy of the eLemeNts
±n tHe engiNe iNLet Particle sepa-
rator are damaged the o³gaN±zaÀ
t±oNal ma±ntena²ce pub alLows
yoU to taPe over up to
25,
befoRe
rePLacing the filterÁ
Âf aNy of tHose elements were
acc±denta¼ly
Pushed
±N,
tHo´
²ever f±gu³e tHem as damaged
elemeNtsÃ
Äatch on to a pai³ of loNg-
nose Pliers aNd gently ³eÅset the
eLement by pulliNg ±t back oUt
.Á· No sweatÆ
DZghtÈoN ÉÊË pulli²g ma±nte-
nance byÅtheÈbook. You doNÌt
Have tHe t±me to do tHe job overµ
wH±cH
mUst
PoiNt
up
fo³
co³rect ±nstaLLationÁ