Return-Path: Sender: (Marvin Kaye) To: flyrotary Date: Fri, 23 May 2003 17:43:20 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from server1.safepages.com ([216.127.146.3] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.1b6) with ESMTP id 2360567 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Fri, 23 May 2003 10:16:34 -0400 Received: by server1.safepages.com (Postfix, from userid 1012) id C9653C5019; Fri, 23 May 2003 14:16:41 +0000 (GMT) Received: from 2b0w201 (1Cust121.tnt1.hattiesburg.ms.da.uu.net [67.248.196.121]) by server1.safepages.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id BAD91C5060 for ; Fri, 23 May 2003 14:16:39 +0000 (GMT) From: "Tommy James" X-Original-To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" Subject: RE: [FlyRotary] sensors? X-Original-Date: Fri, 23 May 2003 09:16:51 -0500 X-Original-Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_002C_01C3210C.0B78DBE0" X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook IMO, Build 9.0.2416 (9.0.2911.0) X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.00.2919.6600 Importance: Normal In-Reply-To: This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_002C_01C3210C.0B78DBE0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Hi Rusty, Look below for comments: " Are these stock temp sensors compatible with most gauges, specifically the EM-2 (Tracy?) ? If not, how hard is it to find the correct sensors that will screw into these metric holes (in the US)? Does anyone know what the thread size of these holes is? " Based on tough experience, choose the Gauge first. It will determine what kind of sensor it is happy with. Not all sensors will work for any one gauge. The Grand Rapids EIS uses some sensors that require a resistor wired in to give the proper reading, also 'exciter' power is needed to some. Tracy's system will doubtless require specific sensors just like the other makers. Wait and see what is needed then buy the sensor. JC Whitney sells a little package of metric to NPT adapters that you will need to fit the NPT sensors to the metric block. These are cheap, so buy 2-3 packs. As I remember off the top of my head, they are 10mm fine (?) pitch male to 1/8" NPT female. Tommy James<>< ------=_NextPart_000_002C_01C3210C.0B78DBE0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Hi = Rusty, Look=20 below for comments:

" Are these stock temp = sensors=20 compatible with most gauges, specifically the EM-2 = (Tracy?) ?=20 If not, how hard is it to find the correct sensors that = will screw=20 into these metric holes (in the US)? =20 Does anyone know what the thread size of these holes is? "

Based on tough experience, choose the Gauge = first. It will determine what kind of sensor it is happy = with. Not=20 all sensors will work for any one gauge. The Grand Rapids EIS = uses some=20 sensors that require a resistor wired in to give the proper = reading, =20 also 'exciter' power is needed to some. Tracy's system will = doubtless=20 require specific sensors just like the other makers. Wait and = see what=20 is needed then buy the sensor.

JC Whitney sells a little package of metric = to NPT=20 adapters that you will need to fit the NPT sensors to the metric = block. =20 These are cheap, so buy 2-3 packs. As I remember off = the top=20 of my head, they are 10mm fine (?) pitch male to 1/8" NPT=20 female.

Tommy James<><

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