X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from [216.52.245.18] (HELO ispwestemail2.mdeinc.com) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.3.4) with ESMTP id 986875 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Mon, 06 Jun 2005 22:58:42 -0400 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=216.52.245.18; envelope-from=wschertz@ispwest.com Received: from 7n7z201 (unverified [63.13.186.107]) by ispwestemail2.mdeinc.com (Vircom SMTPRS 4.1.361.20) with SMTP id for ; Mon, 6 Jun 2005 19:44:59 -0700 Message-ID: <012501c56b0a$e1ec6c60$6401a8c0@7n7z201> From: "William" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" References: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: Tracy, EM-2 question Date: Mon, 6 Jun 2005 21:44:52 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0122_01C56AE0.F8B7A290" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.2180 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2180 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0122_01C56AE0.F8B7A290 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Mark, where did you put all the sensors? Oil temp? Water pressure? etc. Bill Schertz KIS Cruiser # 4045 ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Mark R Steitle=20 To: Rotary motors in aircraft=20 Sent: Monday, June 06, 2005 2:11 PM Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Tracy, EM-2 question Bill, I should have consulted with Tracy before I went down this road = myself. Anyway, I just installed redundant senders for oil, coolant, = and fuel. Temp sensors are very lightweight. Pressure sensors are just = a tad heavier. I didn't get the extra data board on my EFIS, so EGT's & = CHT's are on the EM-2 only. Since the weight penalty of the EFIS-1 has = already been paid, I figured why not go with engine instrument = redundancy. The only one I'm not satisfied with is the engine RPM on = the EFIS-1. It doesn't agree with the RPM readout on the EM-2. Until = proven otherwise, I'm assuming the EM-2 figure is correct. Once I get = the prop installed and can run it without fear of overspeed, I can put a = prop tach on it and know for sure. Then I can calibrate the EFIS-1 = RPM's. Be sure to calibrate all sensors! =20 =20 Mark S. =20 =20 ------=_NextPart_000_0122_01C56AE0.F8B7A290 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Mark,
where did you put all the = sensors?
 
Oil temp? Water pressure? = etc.
Bill Schertz
KIS Cruiser # 4045
----- Original Message -----
From:=20 Mark R Steitle =
Sent: Monday, June 06, 2005 = 2:11 PM
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Tracy, = EM-2=20 question

Bill,

I should = have=20 consulted with Tracy before I went down this road=20 myself.  Anyway, I just installed redundant senders for oil, = coolant, and=20 fuel.  Temp sensors are very lightweight.  Pressure sensors = are just=20 a tad heavier.  I didn=92t get the extra data board on my EFIS, = so EGT=92s=20 & CHT=92s are on the EM-2 only.  Since the weight penalty of = the EFIS-1=20 has already been paid, I figured why not go with engine instrument=20 redundancy.  The only one I=92m not satisfied with is the engine = RPM on the=20 EFIS-1.  It doesn=92t agree with the RPM readout on the = EM-2.  Until=20 proven otherwise, I=92m assuming the EM-2 figure is correct.  = Once I get=20 the prop installed and can run it without fear of overspeed, I can put = a prop=20 tach on it and know for sure.  Then I can calibrate the EFIS-1=20 RPM=92s.  Be sure to calibrate all sensors! =20

 

Mark = S. =20      

 

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