X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from imr-ma03.mx.aol.com ([64.12.206.41] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.4.6) with ESMTP id 5621718 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Fri, 22 Jun 2012 19:05:14 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=64.12.206.41; envelope-from=CozyGirrrl@aol.com Received: from mtaomg-ma01.r1000.mx.aol.com (mtaomg-ma01.r1000.mx.aol.com [172.29.41.8]) by imr-ma03.mx.aol.com (8.14.1/8.14.1) with ESMTP id q5MN4W3N028767 for ; Fri, 22 Jun 2012 19:04:32 -0400 Received: from core-dsa005a.r1000.mail.aol.com (core-dsa005.r1000.mail.aol.com [172.29.252.81]) by mtaomg-ma01.r1000.mx.aol.com (OMAG/Core Interface) with ESMTP id 3937EE000087 for ; Fri, 22 Jun 2012 19:04:32 -0400 (EDT) From: CozyGirrrl@aol.com Message-ID: <76f9a.220c34c6.3d1653ff@aol.com> Date: Fri, 22 Jun 2012 19:04:32 -0400 (EDT) Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: EGT problem found! To: flyrotary@lancaironline.net MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="part1_76f9a.220c34c6.3d1653ff_boundary" X-Mailer: AOL 9.6 sub 5004 X-Originating-IP: [69.155.31.37] x-aol-global-disposition: G DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=mx.aol.com; s=20110426; t=1340406272; bh=LxwWCpCIvGGYiqhbtXdfvy03DVL5JlZJAhYy58R0azY=; h=From:To:Subject:Message-ID:Date:MIME-Version:Content-Type; b=KMBEXGlaORkE9zWoppJ7rO3r0/QGr2oIFCj9/URqwn73BpY9zdLglQ0QxY2U0/p+I LYb4KHJn4hkph/jN9I0mzukhmucAW6D5n057aCSLP+zNqbMUvCj2vmob+eHrpaphY/ IrP5Gc4524cgenN3pGw71cWV20AcfBiZg5zyrLUs= X-AOL-SCOLL-SCORE: 0:2:454597312:93952408 X-AOL-SCOLL-URL_COUNT: 0 x-aol-sid: 3039ac1d29084fe4fa006760 --part1_76f9a.220c34c6.3d1653ff_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit As soon as its ready =) Chrissi & Randi _www.CozyGirrrl.com_ (http://www.cozygirrrl.com/) CG Products, Custom Aircraft Hardware Chairwomen, Sun-N-Fun Engine Workshop In a message dated 6/22/2012 3:40:22 P.M. Central Daylight Time, btilley@mchsi.com writes: So when is first start? On Jun 22, 2012, at 3:22 PM, _CozyGirrrl@aol.com_ (mailto:CozyGirrrl@aol.com) wrote: Speaking of EGT sensors, where would be the best place to put them on a turbo engine? Chrissi & Randi _www.CozyGirrrl.com_ (http://www.cozygirrrl.com/) CG Products, Custom Aircraft Hardware Chairwomen, Sun-N-Fun Engine Workshop In a message dated 6/22/2012 2:54:58 P.M. Central Daylight Time, _bbradburry@bellsouth.net_ (mailto:bbradburry@bellsouth.net) writes: Tracy and others, I had a problem with the #2 EGT going erratically up to over 2K. I couldn't find anything wrong with the probe, so I sent the EM-2 to Tracy for evaluation. He didn't find anything wrong with the EM-2 so back to the drawing board! I got my hangar mate to come out and give me an assist. We discovered that if I moved the probe back and forth along the exhaust manifold, the output of the probe would change up to into the 40s milivolt. At first I thought that I was somehow getting voltage onto the exhaust manifold and it was being picked up by the probe. Turns out that the probe connects to the thermocouple wire with two ring connectors and the edges of the ring connectors were cutting thru the insulation of the adjacent wire causing a short. Tracy has sent the EM-2 back and now I need to figure a way to connect the wires without causing a short and so that it doesn't cause an error in the output. Anyone have a suggestion about how to do that?? Bill B -- Homepage: _http://www.flyrotary.com/_ (http://www.flyrotary.com/) Archive and UnSub: _http://mail.lancaironline.net:81/lists/flyrotary/List.html_ (http://mail.lancaironline.net:81/lists/flyrotary/List.html) --part1_76f9a.220c34c6.3d1653ff_boundary Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

As soon as its ready =3D)

Chrissi &=20 Randi
www.CozyGirrrl.com
C= G=20 Products, Custom Aircraft Hardware
Chairwomen, Sun-N-Fun Engine Workshop=

In a message dated 6/22/2012 3:40:22 P.M. Central Daylight Time,=20 btilley@mchsi.com writes:

=

So when is first start?

On Jun 22, 2012, at 3:22 PM, CozyGirrrl@aol.com wrote:

<= /DIV>

Speaking of EGT sensors, where would be the best place to put them= on a=20 turbo engine?

Chrissi=20 & Randi
www.CozyGirrrl.com
CG Produc= ts,=20 Custom Aircraft Hardware
Chairwomen, Sun-N-Fun Engine Workshop

In a message dated 6/22/2012 2:54:58 P.M. Central Daylight Time, <= A=20 title=3Dmailto:bbradburry@bellsouth.net=20 href=3D"mailto:bbradburry@bellsouth.net">bbradburry@bellsouth.net= =20 writes:
Tracy and others,

I had a problem with the #2 EGT goi= ng=20 erratically up to over 2K. I couldn't
find anything wrong wi= th=20 the probe, so I sent the EM-2 to Tracy for
evaluation. He di= dn't=20 find anything wrong with the EM-2 so back to the
drawing=20 board!

I got my hangar mate to come out and give me an=20 assist. We discovered that
if I moved the probe back and for= th=20 along the exhaust manifold, the output
of the probe would change u= p to=20 into the 40s milivolt. At first I thought
that I was somehow= =20 getting voltage onto the exhaust manifold and it was
being picked = up by=20 the probe.

Turns out that the probe connects to the thermocoup= le=20 wire with two ring
connectors and the edges of the ring connectors= were=20 cutting thru the
insulation of the adjacent wire causing a=20 short.

Tracy has sent the EM-2 back and now I need to figure a= way=20 to connect the
wires without causing a short and so that it doesn'= t=20 cause an error in the
output.

Anyone have a suggestion abou= t how=20 to do that??

Bill B

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