Deice Boots Timing Cycle

[Paul Sharp]

Thanks for the input.

I actually watched the boots and in the "short' cycle operations I saw - i.e., those that didn't go for the expected full 8 seconds, the boots didn't actually inflate all the way. So it seems to me that maybe the pressure is sufficient to activate the light, but doesn't operate for a long enough time to fully finish inflating the boots.

And in my past experience, the rear boot (on the stabilizer) inflates last, due to the pressure having to build up enough to get to it after the wing boots inflate.

But it's encouraging to know that others have seen this kind of behavior - namely that cycle not being the full length at times. Makes me think maybe I don't need to spend the money on a new timer.