From: "Marvin Kaye" <marv@lancaironline.net>
Subject: need help with Lightspeed ignition problem
To: lml
Date: Thu, 29 Apr 2004 13:23:19 -0400
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I heard from an ES flyer this morning named Joe Mason, whose airplane is 
equipped with a Continential IO360 that has a left mag and a Lightspeed 
Engineering electronic ignition on the right.  On a recent flight after going 
through some precipitation he noticed that the power was down and that his 
airspeed had dropped some 20mph.  He apparently isolated the problem to the 
electronic ignition, although I am unsure of the exact measures he took to 
reach this determination.  I asked him about possible induction problems, 
something he hadn't considered, although at the time he was operating on 
unfiltered ram air which obviates the possibility of it being an air filter 
problem.  Rather than interjecting myself between Joe and a possible solution, 
I thought it might be nice if some of you out there who have experience with 
the Lightspeed ignition system and its quirks might give Joe a call to discuss 
his problem.  He's located in Tyler, TX, and his phone number is 903-825-3339. 
 Tell him I told you to call.  You may be able to reach him at 
selahvs@aol.com, although that is his wife's email address and it isn't 
checked daily.  Joe is not an email user, so he isn't online with us.  I 
suspect your help will be greatly appreciated.
  
  <Marv>