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Methusala, had that guy who had icing at 8000 ft been using carby heat?And is that electrical heater a length of resistance wire wrapped around the outside of the carby?

On a slightly different matter, the Jab that I now own is installed in free air and has no alternate air source. A few weeks ago, another pilot was flying at around 8,000ft when he experienced loss of power and extremely rough running. He put down in a good paddock and the a/c was flown out later after being checked by a L 2. I have bought an electric carb heater which is fixed to the throat downstream from the fuel jets. The theory is that the body will heat preventing ice from accumulating in the carb throat. It is said to draw 5.5 amps when both heating elements are in use. Has anybody got experience with this type of device? Don

Be careful of LED lamps some of the 12v LED's emit a lot of RFI from the circuitry & interfere with the radio. I tried several types until I found a suitable unit .

Not exactly what you are after, but I used a garage door opener with a counterweight. The cover has to be in one piece to work.

hope it gives you an idea.

After three years, the light @ the end of the tunnel is in sight.

Doing the final assembly of our J230.

Could be in the air in three months.