X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from [24.93.47.42] (HELO ms-smtp-03-eri0.texas.rr.com) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.0.8) with ESMTP id 997491 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Fri, 24 Feb 2006 21:58:38 -0500 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=24.93.47.42; envelope-from=thallock@austin.rr.com Received: from tracy (cpe-67-9-187-217.austin.res.rr.com [67.9.187.217]) by ms-smtp-03-eri0.texas.rr.com (8.13.4/8.13.4) with SMTP id k1P2vrsF009492 for ; Fri, 24 Feb 2006 20:57:54 -0600 (CST) Message-ID: <00f001c639b7$4695d220$6501a8c0@tracy> From: "Tracy Hallock" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" References: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Fire Detector Unit Date: Fri, 24 Feb 2006 20:57:54 -0600 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_00ED_01C63984.FB671160" 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 X-Virus-Scanned: Symantec AntiVirus Scan Engine This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_00ED_01C63984.FB671160 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable After seeing Mark's demonstration, I was pretty impressed, so I did a = search on the internet for similar products. The link below looked = promising: http://www.georgejenson.com/rv7.php They include a board and the detector for $72. Unfortunately, I am too = far off from needing this yet, but someone else might like to = experiment. Tracy. ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Mark R Steitle=20 To: Rotary motors in aircraft=20 Sent: Friday, February 24, 2006 10:18 AM Subject: [FlyRotary] Fire Detector Unit As some of you witnessed first hand, I demonstrated a neat little fire = detector device at the Pecan Plantation fly-in a few weeks ago. Many = were amazed at the sensitivity of the unit (spotted a flame 30 feet = away). The device is intended to be mounted under the cowl and provide = an early warning for an engine fire. While I haven't tested it on an = actual engine fire (any volunteers.Ed?), it has been tested using = various flame sources and found to work amazingly well). At the fly-in = there was much interest in the unit, especially from the pusher drivers. = Since I did not design and build the circuitry from scratch, but = purchased the parts pre-assembled, I agreed to see if more were = available and get a current price. =20 =20 Since the fly-in, I have contacted the company and was told that what = I purchased was leftover from previous inventory and they have since = exhausted all of their stock. However, they offered to place another = order through their supplier if I could commit to a minimum of 15-20 = units. So, it looks like these could be procured (provided there is = enough interest) for approx. $225/ea. The boards would be assembled, = but it would be up to each of us to mount the boards in a project box of = our choosing, as I had done with mine. The new boards would incorporate = the voltage regulator onto the relay board, reducing the board count = from three to two.=20 =20 So, if anyone is truly interested, I will be willing to coordinate the = order. If we can get enough for a group buy, then I'll collect the = checks, place the order and forward the orders on to each buyer. =20 Anyone still interested? =20 =20 Mark Steitle =20 =20 =20 =20 =20 =20 -------------------------------------------------------------------------= ----- -- Homepage: http://www.flyrotary.com/ Archive and UnSub: http://mail.lancaironline.net/lists/flyrotary/ ------=_NextPart_000_00ED_01C63984.FB671160 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
After seeing Mark's demonstration, I = was pretty=20 impressed, so I did a search on the internet for similar products.  = The=20 link below looked promising:
 
http://www.georgejenson.com/= rv7.php
 
They include a board and the detector = for=20 $72.  Unfortunately, I am too far off from needing this yet, but = someone=20 else might like to experiment.
 
Tracy.
 
 
----- Original Message -----
From:=20 Mark R Steitle =
Sent: Friday, February 24, 2006 = 10:18=20 AM
Subject: [FlyRotary] Fire = Detector=20 Unit

As some of you witnessed = first=20 hand, I demonstrated a neat little fire detector device at the Pecan=20 Plantation fly-in a few weeks ago.  Many were amazed at the = sensitivity=20 of the unit (spotted a flame 30 feet away).  The device is = intended to be=20 mounted under the cowl and provide an early warning for an engine = fire. =20 While I haven=92t tested it on an actual engine fire (any = volunteers=85Ed?), it=20 has been tested using various flame sources and found to work = amazingly=20 well).  At the fly-in there was much interest in the unit, = especially=20 from the pusher drivers.  Since I did not design and build the = circuitry=20 from scratch, but purchased the parts pre-assembled, I agreed to see = if more=20 were available and get a current price.  =

 

Since the fly-in, I have = contacted=20 the company and was told that what I purchased was leftover from = previous=20 inventory and they have since exhausted all of their stock.  = However,=20 they offered to place another order through their supplier if I could = commit=20 to a minimum of 15-20 units.  So, it looks like these could be = procured=20 (provided there is enough interest) for approx. $225/ea.  The = boards=20 would be assembled, but it would be up to each of us to mount the = boards in a=20 project box of our choosing, as I had done with mine.  The new = boards=20 would incorporate the voltage regulator onto the relay board, reducing = the=20 board count from three to two.

 

So, if anyone is truly = interested,=20 I will be willing to coordinate the order.  If we can get enough = for a=20 group buy, then I=92ll collect the checks, place the order and forward = the=20 orders on to each buyer.

 

Anyone still = interested? =20

 

Mark=20 Steitle

 =20

 

 =20

 

 

 

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