X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from qmta07.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net ([76.96.30.64] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.3.5) with ESMTP id 4194268 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Sat, 03 Apr 2010 09:00:39 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=76.96.30.64; envelope-from=wschertz@comcast.net Received: from omta21.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net ([76.96.30.88]) by qmta07.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net with comcast id 10fw1e0051u4NiLA7104CN; Sat, 03 Apr 2010 13:00:04 +0000 Received: from sz0070.ev.mail.comcast.net ([76.96.26.124]) by omta21.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net with comcast id 11041e0042gfN2s8h104zE; Sat, 03 Apr 2010 13:00:04 +0000 Date: Sat, 3 Apr 2010 13:00:04 +0000 (UTC) From: wschertz@comcast.net To: Rotary motors in aircraft Message-ID: <1893843638.4155461270299604199.JavaMail.root@sz0070a.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net> In-Reply-To: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: first run - weber 52dcoe MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_Part_222277_1181503400.1270299604198" X-Originating-IP: [24.217.77.229] X-Mailer: Zimbra 5.0.19_GA_3172.RHEL5_64 (ZimbraWebClient - SAF3 (Mac)/5.0.19_GA_3177.RHEL5_64) ------=_Part_222277_1181503400.1270299604198 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Kevin,=20 I hope you are not going to run the engine without a prop, chance of runawa= y rpm that way. Get a "prop-tach" tachometer that senses light pulses from = the prop. May be able to borrow one, they aren't very expensive, and then y= ou can check the prop rpm.=20 Bill Schertz=20 ----- Original Message -----=20 From: "George Lendich" =20 To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" =20 Sent: Saturday, April 3, 2010 2:43:26 AM GMT -06:00 US/Canada Central=20 Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: first run - weber 52dcoe=20 Kevin,=20 Nice Rig, you will get it sorted, especially with Ken helping you.=20 George (down under)=20 not as exciting as a first flight, but a milestone for me. engine will only= speed up to what shows as 1500 rpm. from the video however, I don't think = that the prop looks like 500rpm to me, so I question if my tach is reading = correctly. beyond the alleged "1500 rpm" the engine dies unless I pull the = throttle back a bit [which is open all of 15-20=C2=B0] much more to test an= d learn. I will pull the prop so I can safely put a timing light to the fle= xplate where I have timing marks. supposedly at 22=C2=B0BTDC.=20 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3DYvsvx4X2s4g=20 KevinLane Carpentry=20 www.KevinLaneCarpentry.com ------=_Part_222277_1181503400.1270299604198 Content-Type: text/html; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <= div style=3D'font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000'>Kevin,I hope you are not going to run the engine without a prop, chance of runa= way rpm that way. Get a "prop-tach" tachometer that senses light pulses fro= m the prop. May be able to borrow one, they aren't very expensive, and then= you can check the prop rpm.
Bill Schertz
----- Original Messa= ge -----
From: "George Lendich" <lendich@aanet.com.au>
To: "Rot= ary motors in aircraft" <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>
Sent: Saturd= ay, April 3, 2010 2:43:26 AM GMT -06:00 US/Canada Central
Subject: [FlyR= otary] Re: first run - weber 52dcoe

Kevin,
Nice Rig, you will get it sorted, espe= cially with=20 Ken helping you.
George (down under)
not as exciting as a first flight, but = a=20 milestone for me.  engine will only speed up to what shows as 1500= =20 rpm.  from the video however, I don't think that the prop looks like= =20 500rpm to me, so I question if my tach is reading correctly. =20 beyond the alleged "1500 rpm" the engine dies unless I pull the thro= ttle=20 back a bit [which is open all of 15-20=C2=B0]  much more to test and= =20 learn.  I will pull the prop so I can safely put a timing light to t= he=20 flexplate where I have timing marks.  supposedly at 22=C2=B0BTDC.
 
 
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