Return-Path: <13brv3@bellsouth.net> Received: from imf17aec.mail.bellsouth.net ([205.152.59.65] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.1.3) with ESMTP id 2561734 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Fri, 29 Aug 2003 09:49:52 -0400 Received: from rad ([68.212.14.21]) by imf17aec.mail.bellsouth.net (InterMail vM.5.01.05.27 201-253-122-126-127-20021220) with ESMTP id <20030829134949.VRWK17943.imf17aec.mail.bellsouth.net@rad> for ; Fri, 29 Aug 2003 09:49:49 -0400 From: "Russell Duffy" <13brv3@bellsouth.net> To: "'Rotary motors in aircraft'" Subject: RE: [FlyRotary] Re: MSD injector test results Date: Fri, 29 Aug 2003 08:49:56 -0500 Message-ID: <000001c36e34$6ea27080$0201a8c0@rad> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0001_01C36E0A.85CC6880" X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook, Build 10.0.4510 Importance: Normal In-Reply-To: X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1165 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0001_01C36E0A.85CC6880 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Sorry, didn't make it clearer. I leave "B" in default as a safety back = up. I KNOW the engine will run in default - so that's my standby in event I really, really screw up processor "A" while tuning in the air, I can = flip to "B" with assurance it will run. =20 =20 I understand now. I was getting hung up for a while on trying to make B = run as well as A, before I reminded myself (or maybe Tracy pointed out) that = B =3D Backup. All it has to do is run well enough to get you down safely, in = the unlikely event that A takes a dive. =20 =20 The latest software has the option to copy A to B for later vintages of controllers, but it doesn't appear to work on my EC-2. Tracy was still trying to research exactly where the cutover occurred. It would be = pretty safe to say that if you have a light in your program button, you can = forget the copy function :-) =20 =20 Yes, if below staging and I manual switch off the primaries, the engine hesitates for a second and I found if I enrichen the mixture immediately before/after I turn off the primaries, the secondaries catch smoothly. = Yes, then I can turn the mixture back to what I had for the primaries. =20 =20 Thanks. That's pretty much all I needed to know, so you're relieved of testing duties :-) =20 =20 I called TWM, and asked if they knew of a way to use other injectors, = and they didn't. I'm pretty sure they figure I'm some kind of nut-case :-) =20 Rusty (just over a day)=20 ------=_NextPart_000_0001_01C36E0A.85CC6880 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message
 Sorry, didn't make it = clearer.  I=20 leave "B" in default as a safety back up.  I KNOW the engine will = run in=20 default - so that's my standby in event I really, really screw up = processor "A"=20 while tuning in the air, I can flip to "B" with assurance it will=20 run.   
 
I understand now.  I was getting hung up = for a while=20 on trying to make B run as well as A, before I reminded myself = (or=20 maybe Tracy pointed out) that B =3D Backup.   All it has = to do is=20 run well enough to get you down safely, in the unlikely event that = A takes=20 a dive.  
 
The latest software has the option to copy A to = B for later=20 vintages of controllers, but it doesn't appear to work on=20 my EC-2.  Tracy was still trying to research exactly where the = cutover=20 occurred.  It would be pretty safe to say that if you have a = light in=20 your program button, you can forget the copy function=20 :-)  
 
Yes, if below staging and I = manual switch off=20 the primaries, the engine hesitates for a second and I found if I = enrichen the=20 mixture immediately before/after I turn off the primaries, the = secondaries catch=20 smoothly.  Yes, then I can turn the mixture back to what I had for = the=20 primaries.   
 
Thanks.  That's pretty much all I = needed to know,=20 so you're relieved of testing duties=20 :-)  
 
I called TWM, and asked if they knew of a = way to use=20 other injectors, and they didn't.  I'm pretty sure they figure = I'm some kind of nut-case = :-)
 
Rusty (just over a=20 day) 
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