I suggest that you have the switch mounted 180 degrees off. The small plunger should be nearest the actuating arm, not farthest from the actuating arm as you show. I think you'll find the adjustment is much more reliable in this mode. My experience is that with the switch in the 'wrong' orientation, the adjustment needs fiddled with every 30 or 40 hours, vs. 100's or hours for the other orientation. Thanks for the video.
@@tanner4629 Tanner, the switch has symmetrical mounting holes so it can be mounted with either end towards the front of the plane. Just remove the mounting screws and actuating arm, spin just the switch around (180 degrees) and remount the actuating arm and switch on the backing plate. One orientation of the switch places the switch plunger towards the front of the switch (that is the wrong orientation), the other places the plunger towards the rear of the switch and nearer the pivot of the actuating arm. I've owned my RG 23 years now and have replaced the throttle switch probably 5 or 6 times. I can tell you that the adjustment will last for 100's of hours with the switch in the proper orientation, vs. having to constantly adjust the setting with the switch reversed. I really can't explain the physics of the difference, but I can assure you it works well one way and doesn't the other way. And, I don't move the cam to make the adjustment. There is enough 'slop' in the mounting plate on the back side of the switch to make fairly large position adjustments. Get the cam position close and lock it down, then do the fine adjustments by loosening the mounting screws and tilting the switch. Go fly, pull the throttle back to 12 inches, mark the throttle control shaft with a Sharpie. On the ground, adjust the switch to actuate at this throttle setting and you're done. It usually takes a number of tiny adjustments to get it just right. But, with the switch in the proper orientation as I have described, the adjustment will last 100's of hours.
I suggest that you have the switch mounted 180 degrees off. The small plunger should be nearest the actuating arm, not farthest from the actuating arm as you show. I think you'll find the adjustment is much more reliable in this mode. My experience is that with the switch in the 'wrong' orientation, the adjustment needs fiddled with every 30 or 40 hours, vs. 100's or hours for the other orientation. Thanks for the video.
If you can explain the your point where 180 deg off ? didn't quiet get it my 71RG having hard time to find the sweet spot
@@tanner4629 Tanner, the switch has symmetrical mounting holes so it can be mounted with either end towards the front of the plane. Just remove the mounting screws and actuating arm, spin just the switch around (180 degrees) and remount the actuating arm and switch on the backing plate. One orientation of the switch places the switch plunger towards the front of the switch (that is the wrong orientation), the other places the plunger towards the rear of the switch and nearer the pivot of the actuating arm. I've owned my RG 23 years now and have replaced the throttle switch probably 5 or 6 times. I can tell you that the adjustment will last for 100's of hours with the switch in the proper orientation, vs. having to constantly adjust the setting with the switch reversed. I really can't explain the physics of the difference, but I can assure you it works well one way and doesn't the other way.
And, I don't move the cam to make the adjustment. There is enough 'slop' in the mounting plate on the back side of the switch to make fairly large position adjustments. Get the cam position close and lock it down, then do the fine adjustments by loosening the mounting screws and tilting the switch.
Go fly, pull the throttle back to 12 inches, mark the throttle control shaft with a Sharpie. On the ground, adjust the switch to actuate at this throttle setting and you're done. It usually takes a number of tiny adjustments to get it just right. But, with the switch in the proper orientation as I have described, the adjustment will last 100's of hours.