X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com X-SpamCatcher-Score: 50 [XX] Return-Path: Received: from ms-smtp-04.southeast.rr.com ([24.25.9.103] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.1.8) with ESMTP id 2041843 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Sun, 13 May 2007 07:45:57 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=24.25.9.103; envelope-from=eanderson@carolina.rr.com Received: from edward2 (cpe-024-074-103-061.carolina.res.rr.com [24.74.103.61]) by ms-smtp-04.southeast.rr.com (8.13.6/8.13.6) with SMTP id l4DBjINW005453 for ; Sun, 13 May 2007 07:45:18 -0400 (EDT) Message-ID: <001201c79554$65323850$2402a8c0@edward2> From: "Ed Anderson" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" Subject: EC2 Sneak Circuit Gone! Date: Sun, 13 May 2007 07:46:50 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_000F_01C79532.DDD92F10" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.3028 X-MIMEOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.3028 X-Virus-Scanned: Symantec AntiVirus Scan Engine This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_000F_01C79532.DDD92F10 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable While at Tracy Crook's before Sun & Fun, Tracy was kind enough to put = the snubbers in my EC2. I have one of the older EC2s which has a LED = light in the Program button. I early on discovered the "sneak circuit" = which would provide power to the EC2 through the injector switches even = if the main EC2 power switch was turned off. Well, yesterday, I went out to the aircraft to check my gadget's = interface to the EC2 and noticed that when I turned on the injectors, = the LED on the tip of my Program button no longer lit up. I tried the = main power switch and the LED did light up -so the LED was OK. But, the = injector switches would no longer causes it to light up. So I called Tracy to check and insure myself that all was OK and he = agreed that a "side effect" of installing the snubbers was that the = "sneak circuit" path no longer provided power to the EC2 innards. So I = thought I would mention it to the list. Ed Ed Anderson Rv-6A N494BW Rotary Powered Matthews, NC eanderson@carolina.rr.com http://members.cox.net/rogersda/rotary/configs.htm#N494BW http://www.dmack.net/mazda/index.html ------=_NextPart_000_000F_01C79532.DDD92F10 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

While at Tracy Crook's before Sun & Fun, = Tracy was=20 kind enough to put the snubbers in my EC2. I have one of the older = EC2s=20 which has a LED light in the Program button. I early = on=20 discovered the "sneak circuit" which would provide power to the EC2 = through the=20 injector switches even if the main EC2 power switch was turned = off.

Well, yesterday, I went out to the aircraft to = check my=20 gadget's interface to the EC2 and noticed that when I turned on the = injectors,=20 the LED on the tip of my Program button no longer lit up. I tried = the main=20 power switch and the LED did light up -so the LED was = OK. But,=20 the injector switches would no longer causes it to light = up.

So I called Tracy to check and insure myself = that all was=20 OK and he agreed that a "side effect" of installing the snubbers was = that the=20 "sneak circuit" path no longer provided power to the EC2 innards. So I = thought I=20 would mention it to the list.

Ed Anderson
Rv-6A N494BW Rotary = Powered
Matthews,=20 NC
eanderson@carolina.rr.comhttp:/= /members.cox.net/rogersda/rotary/configs.htm#N494BW
http://www.dmack.net/mazda= /index.html

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