X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com X-SpamCatcher-Score: 30 [X] Return-Path: Received: from mail24.syd.optusnet.com.au ([211.29.133.165] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.1.6) with ESMTPS id 1862360 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Sun, 25 Feb 2007 15:58:20 -0500 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=211.29.133.165; envelope-from=lendich@optusnet.com.au Received: from george (d211-31-118-94.dsl.nsw.optusnet.com.au [211.31.118.94]) by mail24.syd.optusnet.com.au (8.13.1/8.13.1) with SMTP id l1PKvKNF001301 for ; Mon, 26 Feb 2007 07:57:26 +1100 Message-ID: <001c01c7591f$8f7cd690$5e761fd3@george> From: "George Lendich" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" References: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: Last Screen Display Photos Date: Mon, 26 Feb 2007 06:57:22 +1000 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0017_01C75973.5D8E33A0" 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-Antivirus: avast! (VPS 0657-0, 12/12/2006), Outbound message X-Antivirus-Status: Clean This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0017_01C75973.5D8E33A0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Ed, I just made some motorbike panniers out of thermoplastic (ABS). I had to = make my own moulds (have plenty of experience), took them to the = factory- they heat the sheet of plastic drop it on the moulds and suck = it down. You have to cut them free from the sheet, but very cheap to = make things. George (down under) You have a good point. Dave. I wanted to occupy the smallest amount of instrument space consistent = with a readable display. Until the new OLED type display became = available, I just was not happy about the quality. The old one was = readable under most lighten and viewing conditions but not all. This = one is much, much better. At the moment, I had planned to package it for the 2 1/4" dia standard = instrument hole. The trouble is I have found no source of reasonably = priced instrument cases. I did find a few metal ones with minor flaws = and even those were $25 apiece on sale. I know somebody much make them - plastic would undoubtedly be cheaper. = But, the instrument can be mounted in a black plastic box as far as = that goes. I scratch my head a bit more over this issue. Ed ----- Original Message -----=20 From: David Leonard=20 To: Rotary motors in aircraft=20 Sent: Sunday, February 25, 2007 1:33 AM Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Last Screen Display Photos You know, Ed, Maybe you should not worry about the packaging so = much. You could leave that up to the builder as most of us are going to = be installing it in our own unique way. It could be mounted right onto = the instrument panel, or given a simple case made of aluminum or = fiberglass.=20 Dave Leonard =20 On 2/24/07, Ed Anderson wrote:=20 Last photos - MVC-018F shows the EC2 fuel map that is currently = loaded in my aircraft. There are now two segments a <3000rpm and >3000 = rpm represented here by the red and blue graphs respectively. =20 The screen shows where you have manually placed a cursor (white = bar) and gives the Map reading at that location (white) as well as the = value to the left(red) and right(blue) digits. There is a little green = circle (hard to see in the photo but not in real life) that represents = the fuel map area the engine is operating at the moment.=20 And you can select an expanded scale screen to show either the low = (red) Map or high (blue) map, the latter of which is shown here. There are a number of other screens mainly for calibration that = are not show. You can calibrate the gadget to reflect your own = injection system, change it for larger/different injectors as well as = adjust the O2 sensor display sensitive.=20 So See Dave, I have been busy working of the gadget of your = interest{:>) Now, working hard to have one for Sun and Fun. The = electronic/programming/board making part - I like. Its the packaging = that drives me batty - should be so simple but turns out in some ways = to be the hardest part.=20 Ed The message is ready to be sent with the following file or link = attachments: MVC-019F.JPG MVC-020F.JPG MVC-018F.JPG Note: To protect against computer viruses, e-mail programs may = prevent sending or receiving certain types of file attachments. Check = your e-mail security settings to determine how attachments are handled.=20 -- Homepage: http://www.flyrotary.com/ Archive and UnSub: = http://mail.lancaironline.net/lists/flyrotary/ --=20 David Leonard Turbo Rotary RV-6 N4VY My websites at: http://members.aol.com/_ht_a/rotaryroster/index.html http://members.aol.com/_ht_a/vp4skydoc/index.html http://leonardiniraq.blogspot.com ------=_NextPart_000_0017_01C75973.5D8E33A0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Ed,
I just made some motorbike panniers out = of=20 thermoplastic (ABS). I had to make my own moulds (have plenty of = experience),=20 took them to the factory- they heat the sheet of plastic drop it on the = moulds=20 and suck it down. You have to cut them free from the sheet, but very = cheap to=20 make things.
George (down under)
You have a good point. Dave.
 
I wanted to occupy the smallest amount of = instrument=20 space consistent with a readable display.  Until the new OLED = type=20 display became available, I just was not happy about the = quality.  The=20 old one was readable under most lighten and viewing conditions but not = all.  This one is much, much better.
 
At the moment, I had planned to package it for = the 2=20 1/4" dia standard instrument hole.  The trouble is I have found = no source=20 of reasonably priced instrument cases.  I did find a few metal = ones with=20 minor flaws and even those were $25 apiece on sale.
 
I know somebody much make them - plastic would = undoubtedly be cheaper.  But, the instrument can be mounted in a = black=20 plastic box as far as that goes.
 
I scratch my head a bit more over this=20 issue.
 
Ed
----- Original Message -----
From:=20 David=20 Leonard
To: Rotary motors in = aircraft=20
Sent: Sunday, February 25, = 2007 1:33=20 AM
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Last = Screen=20 Display Photos

You know, Ed, Maybe you should not worry about the packaging so = much.  You could leave that up to the builder as most of us are = going=20 to be installing it in our own unique way.  It could be mounted = right=20 onto the instrument panel, or given a simple case made of aluminum = or=20 fiberglass.
 
Dave Leonard

 
On 2/24/07, Ed=20 Anderson <eanderson@carolina.rr.com&g= t;=20 wrote:=20
Last photos - MVC-018F shows the EC2 fuel = map that=20 is currently loaded in my aircraft.  There are now two = segments a=20 <3000rpm and >3000 rpm represented here by the red and blue = graphs=20 respectively. 
 
The screen shows where you have manually = placed a=20 cursor (white bar) and gives the Map reading at that location=20 (white) as well as the value to the left(red) and right(blue) = digits.  There is a little green circle (hard to see in the = photo but=20 not in real life) that represents the fuel map area the engine is=20 operating at the moment.
 
And you can select an expanded scale = screen to show=20 either the low (red) Map or high (blue) map, the latter of which = is shown=20 here.
 
There are a number of other screens mainly = for=20 calibration that are not show.  You can calibrate the gadget = to=20 reflect your own injection system, change it for larger/different=20 injectors as well as adjust the O2 sensor display sensitive. =
 
So See Dave, I have been busy working of = the gadget=20 of your interest{:>)  Now, working hard to have one for = Sun and=20 Fun.  The electronic/programming/board making part - I = like. =20 Its the packaging that drives me batty - should be so simple but = turns=20 out  in some ways to be the hardest part.
 
Ed
 
 
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