Return-Path: Received: from imf20aec.mail.bellsouth.net ([205.152.59.68] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.1.5) with ESMTP id 2637932 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Wed, 15 Oct 2003 12:42:03 -0400 Received: from TOSHIBAjhr ([216.76.208.87]) by imf20aec.mail.bellsouth.net (InterMail vM.5.01.05.27 201-253-122-126-127-20021220) with SMTP id <20031015164203.HRKL14434.imf20aec.mail.bellsouth.net@TOSHIBAjhr> for ; Wed, 15 Oct 2003 12:42:03 -0400 From: "John Slade" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" Subject: RE: [FlyRotary] Re: EWP - series pumps and wacky ideas Date: Wed, 15 Oct 2003 12:42:00 -0400 Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook IMO, Build 9.0.2416 (9.0.2910.0) X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1165 In-Reply-To: Importance: Normal > where do you want this to be triggered? I was thinking that, aside from inrush current, the pump will draw say 5 amps when all is well. If there's a blockage somewhere, or the pump is starting to fail, then the draw might go up, say to 8 or 9 amps. This might be a good way to spot a problem early.