X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from smtp110.sbc.mail.re2.yahoo.com ([68.142.229.95] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.2.16) with SMTP id 3867118 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Sun, 27 Sep 2009 11:15:56 -0400 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=68.142.229.95; envelope-from=bryanwinberry@bellsouth.net Received: (qmail 82804 invoked from network); 27 Sep 2009 15:15:20 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO acer7fbfa7e2f7) (bryanwinberry@98.88.107.4 with login) by smtp110.sbc.mail.re2.yahoo.com with SMTP; 27 Sep 2009 15:15:19 -0000 X-YMail-OSG: xN8wggEVM1m6CXJr0wXGGyDsFD.eUsAF_0DTcMKfzE9rTkkO39qpqXcKm24a1AfHeL8MJlenkGO2fL1y7eHTlfuJLsulKQE2namfhweLum9eMwAOF0N8dOwei1fnJHq3m3wBoZ1Fckk.1mcOLtsBxOj6.Eo7w4Tn6hPGEuI0ud88N2CR_NR1OgWieYfSncBl8hjUhODj2X9pXWTQnomvHfrWv36XVoyfG0xWztJ0qpr0cY31deA_cPUZayIxZBqkpgQm7zJLk_Y2uUKbbgeBNCWsz8Gs0IQbu7eh8p8JTILMsTRUC9dJ3nSi X-Yahoo-Newman-Property: ymail-3 From: "Bryan Winberry" To: "'Rotary motors in aircraft'" References: Subject: RE: [FlyRotary] EC3 Controller Date: Sun, 27 Sep 2009 11:15:19 -0400 Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0003_01CA3F63.CCBBEAA0" X-Mailer: Microsoft Office Outlook 11 Thread-Index: Aco/g5XN8UoNGNerRwCc9A5LTUdzrAAAWDMg In-Reply-To: X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.5579 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0003_01CA3F63.CCBBEAA0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Rino, What is it about these symptoms that cause you to suspect the CAS? If controller B works ok, wouldn't that point to some other issue? Bryan om: Rotary motors in aircraft [mailto:flyrotary@lancaironline.net] On Behalf Of Rino Sent: Sunday, September 27, 2009 11:02 AM To: Rotary motors in aircraft Subject: [FlyRotary] EC3 Controller Tracy, Anyone had a problem with the Renesis crank angle sensor and had to change it. I may have to get a new crank angle sensor, but first I want to check with you guys. Tracy is probably gone to Colorado, maybe someone got this problem before. I cannot get full power on my Renesis for takeoff on Controller A. Seems like controller B works OK. It is not the fuel mixture, I tried that. Actually, when the throttle is wide open the mixture display goes up and down rapidly, from full lean to full rich and the engine surge. I had a similar problem when I first installed and started the Renesis. I had the EC2 controller then and had to get the EC3 to fix the problem. Now it is coming back to me on the EC3, I think. The problem then was with the crank sensor, the EC2 could not handle the sensor signal at more than about 5000 rpm. I think the problem started progressively during the last few hours of flight, at first I thought it was a fuel mixture problem and was trying to ajust for that but now it is not a mixture problem. Since the controller B has NO temp. sensor and works ok, I wonder if it has anything to do with that problem on controller A. Rino Lacombe Renesis powered Glass Goose ------=_NextPart_000_0003_01CA3F63.CCBBEAA0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message

Rino,

 

What is it about these symptoms = that cause you to suspect the CAS?   If controller B works ok, = wouldn’t that point to some other issue?

Bryan

 

 

om: = Rotary motors in aircraft [mailto:flyrotary@lancaironline.net] On Behalf Of Rino
Sent: Sunday, September = 27, 2009 11:02 AM
To: Rotary motors in = aircraft
Subject: [FlyRotary] EC3 Controller

 

Tracy,<= /p>

 

Anyone had a problem with the Renesis crank angle = sensor and had to change it.  I may have to get a new crank angle sensor, but = first I want to check with you guys.<= /p>

 

Tracy is probably gone to Colorado, maybe someone got this problem before.<= /p>

I cannot get full power on my Renesis for = takeoff on Controller A.  Seems like controller B works OK.<= /p>

It is not the fuel mixture, I tried that.  = Actually, when the throttle is wide open the mixture display goes up and down = rapidly, from full lean to full rich and the engine surge.<= /p>

 

I had a similar problem when I first installed and = started the Renesis.  I had the EC2 controller then and had to get the EC3 = to fix the problem.  Now it is coming back to me on the EC3, I = think.  The problem then was with the crank sensor, the EC2 could not handle the = sensor signal at more than about 5000 rpm.<= /p>

 

I think the problem started progressively during the = last few hours of flight, at first I thought it was a fuel mixture problem = and was trying to ajust for that but now it is not a mixture problem.  = Since the controller B has NO temp. sensor and works ok, I wonder if it has = anything to do with that problem on controller A.<= /p>

 

Rino Lacombe<= /p>

Renesis powered Glass Goose<= /p>

 

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