Mailing List flyrotary@lancaironline.net Message #59190
From: Dennis Havarlah <clouduster@austin.rr.com>
Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: EC-2 upgrade?
Date: Mon, 5 Nov 2012 11:40:59 -0600
To: Rotary motors in aircraft <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>
This is similar to the miss I have had since day 1.  I feel it at least every 5 to 15 minutes.  When I added dampers to my manifold pressure lines the problem became less frequent.  I hope to send it to Tracy this winter. 
 
Also,  I have the aluminum parts cut out for a second crank angle sensor for the Renesis. 
Tracy, I plan to send these to you for your use in working out the details to make it work on the B controller.
 
Dennis H.
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Monday, November 05, 2012 11:01 AM
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: EC-2 upgrade?

OK, Tracy,

 

Let me know when the EC2 version is ready.  I will try it to see if it helps the problem.  I have not found anything else so far.

 

Bill B

 


From: Rotary motors in aircraft [mailto:flyrotary@lancaironline.net] On Behalf Of Tracy
Sent: Monday, November 05, 2012 11:16 AM
To: Rotary motors in aircraft
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: EC-2 upgrade?

 

Hi Bill,

     The upgrade is primarily aimed at the new closed loop and self programming modes.   While writing the new code I noticed that there was a potential for a single ignition or injection cycle to be missed under an unlikely but still possible series of events involving more factors than I have room to describe.   I do not know if this is the cause of what you have experienced or not but I went ahead and eliminated this specific possibility in the latest code.   In the 1500+ hours I've been flying the EC2/3 I've felt what might be this missed cycle maybe 5 times.   It does feel like a miss ( not a backfire) and I would not say it shakes the whole airframe as you or someone else described.   Perception is a highly individual thing though :-). 

 

The new update is available for the EC3 now but the EC2 version is still in work and scheduled to be ready in a few weeks.

 

Tracy

Sent from my iPad


On Nov 4, 2012, at 8:54 PM, "Bill Bradburry" <bbradburry@bellsouth.net> wrote:

Thanks, Steve.  And you did an excellent job of writing it!

 

It appears that Tracy has an upgrade available now to correct this problem.  Is this true Tracy?

 

Bill B

 


From: Rotary motors in aircraft [mailto:flyrotary@lancaironline.net] On Behalf Of Steven W. Boese
Sent: Sunday, November 04, 2012 8:59 PM
To: Rotary motors in aircraft
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: EC-2 upgrade?

 

Bill,

 

There is a mention of this in the archive message titled "Rotorfest 2012 report".

 

Steve Boese

RV6A, 1986 13B NA, RD1A, EC2


From: Rotary motors in aircraft [flyrotary@lancaironline.net] on behalf of Bill Bradburry [bbradburry@bellsouth.net]
Sent: Sunday, November 04, 2012 8:30 AM
To: Rotary motors in aircraft
Subject: [FlyRotary] EC-2 upgrade?

A while back, someone mentioned that Tracy was working on a fix that could help intermittent miss problems.  I have not found that comment in my searches.  Can anyone bring us up to date on this?   Tracy?

 

I am still having the intermittent hiccup that shakes the plane.  My wife would not be happy with that!

 

Bill B

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