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Review of 06 Power Commander PCIII
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<blockquote data-quote="RadioHowie" data-source="post: 158047" data-attributes="member: 426"><p>My ex-Navy ex-bro-in-law, a Viking pilot off the Forrestal, aka "Forest Fire' told me F.O.D. was Foreign Object Debris.</p><p></p><p>Is the term FOD regional in nature, hence the difference in yours and his definition?</p><p></p><p>Also, I always felt a little uncomfortable about the pulley shim for another reason...it was supposed to "smooth out" the throttle action, but in my mind's eye, I see adding the wire increased the radius of the throttle pulley, thereby increasing the lever arm effect of the pulley, effectively increasing the ratio of butterfly movement in relation to handgrip rotation. Speeding UP the butterfly action in relation to throttle grip rotation is NOT a way to smooth out overall throttle action. I would think it would have exactly the opposite effect desired.</p><p></p><p>In simpler words, compared to a non-shimmed throttle pulley, given 2 '06 FJRs, with the throttle grips turned exactly the same amount, the shimmed FJR is going to open the throttle MORE than the non-shimmed FJR. That doesn't sound like a smoother operating throttle to me. Sounds like a potential accident-waiting-to-happen. Especially with an AE.</p><p></p><p>However, if it's because the throttle pulley is oval, not round, and Fred's shim method smooths out the transition between small and large throttle openings, I can see the logic of using the shim, up to the point of putting, as Warchild puts it, FOD in my throttle area.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="RadioHowie, post: 158047, member: 426"] My ex-Navy ex-bro-in-law, a Viking pilot off the Forrestal, aka "Forest Fire' told me F.O.D. was Foreign Object Debris. Is the term FOD regional in nature, hence the difference in yours and his definition? Also, I always felt a little uncomfortable about the pulley shim for another reason...it was supposed to "smooth out" the throttle action, but in my mind's eye, I see adding the wire increased the radius of the throttle pulley, thereby increasing the lever arm effect of the pulley, effectively increasing the ratio of butterfly movement in relation to handgrip rotation. Speeding UP the butterfly action in relation to throttle grip rotation is NOT a way to smooth out overall throttle action. I would think it would have exactly the opposite effect desired. In simpler words, compared to a non-shimmed throttle pulley, given 2 '06 FJRs, with the throttle grips turned exactly the same amount, the shimmed FJR is going to open the throttle MORE than the non-shimmed FJR. That doesn't sound like a smoother operating throttle to me. Sounds like a potential accident-waiting-to-happen. Especially with an AE. However, if it's because the throttle pulley is oval, not round, and Fred's shim method smooths out the transition between small and large throttle openings, I can see the logic of using the shim, up to the point of putting, as Warchild puts it, FOD in my throttle area. [/QUOTE]
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