X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com X-PolluStop-Diagnostic: (direct reply)\eX-PolluStop-Score: 0.00\eX-PolluStop: Scanned with Niversoft PolluStop 2.1 RC1, http://www.niversoft.com/pollustop Return-Path: Received: from imf25aec.mail.bellsouth.net ([205.152.59.73] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.3c4) with ESMTP id 870083 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Fri, 15 Apr 2005 00:41:15 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=205.152.59.73; envelope-from=sladerj@bellsouth.net Received: from JSLADE ([65.2.88.101]) by imf25aec.mail.bellsouth.net (InterMail vM.5.01.06.11 201-253-122-130-111-20040605) with ESMTP id <20050415044029.ZXCE2549.imf25aec.mail.bellsouth.net@JSLADE> for ; Fri, 15 Apr 2005 00:40:29 -0400 From: "John Slade" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" Subject: RE: [FlyRotary] Re: V shape Apex Seal Slots? Date: Fri, 15 Apr 2005 00:40:27 -0400 Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_034D_01C54153.B8374C90" X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook IMO, Build 9.0.2416 (9.0.2910.0) Importance: Normal X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1409 In-Reply-To: This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_034D_01C54153.B8374C90 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit No personal experience, just an impression that the 3mm seals being heavier may cause more wear on the housing walls than the ligher 2mm. I know they are used, but I have also heard that some milling of slots by some parties is less precise than needed. But, if you are having good results - I certainly wouldn't tear down the engine to replace them. {:>) Thanks, Ed. I thought that, if the new 2mm seals were indestructible, the the 3mm one should be about right for me. :) I've discovered that the weight has no effect at all when the rotors won't spin :( John (hand delivering my EC1a in the morning) ------=_NextPart_000_034D_01C54153.B8374C90 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
No personal experience, just an = impression=20 that the 3mm seals being heavier may cause more wear on the housing = walls than=20 the ligher 2mm.  I know they are used, but I have also heard that = some=20 milling of slots by some parties is less precise than needed.  But, = if you=20 are having good results - I certainly wouldn't tear down the engine to = replace=20 them. {:>) 
 
Thanks, Ed.
I=20 thought that, if the new 2mm seals were indestructible, the the 3mm one = should=20 be about right for me. :)  I've discovered that = the=20 weight has no effect at all when the rotors won't spin=20 :(
John (hand delivering my EC1a in the=20 morning)
 
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