X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from cdptpa-omtalb.mail.rr.com ([75.180.132.120] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.2.0) with ESMTP id 2729629 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Thu, 14 Feb 2008 10:59:26 -0500 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=75.180.132.120; envelope-from=eanderson@carolina.rr.com Received: from edward2 ([75.191.190.141]) by cdptpa-omta06.mail.rr.com with SMTP id <20080214155848.YCOL13780.cdptpa-omta06.mail.rr.com@edward2> for ; Thu, 14 Feb 2008 15:58:48 +0000 Message-ID: <000701c86f22$8123fe10$2402a8c0@edward2> From: "Ed Anderson" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" References: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: wire harness adaptor Date: Thu, 14 Feb 2008 10:58:56 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0004_01C86EF8.9814BDA0" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.3138 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.3198 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0004_01C86EF8.9814BDA0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Yeah! New EC2 Field Upgradable, Yea! Had I ever envisioned the number = of times I have contorted my aging body- bending backwards over the wing = spar, body wedged between console and wall, all focal lengths for things = I could see being wrong, etc, etc, I would certainly have mounted the = EC2 right on the front of the instrument panel {:>). Well, at least a = lot more accessible position than where it is. =20 I would have - if I had known that Tracy was never going to be = satisfied with the product and continually improve it forcing the annual = torture session {:>). So taken it from someone who has been under the = panel over the past 10 years much more than desired, mount the EC2 in a = easily accessible location. Better to move it once than fight with it = every time. Ed ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Tracy Crook=20 To: Rotary motors in aircraft=20 Sent: Thursday, February 14, 2008 10:47 AM Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: wire harness adaptor Easy for me (or anyone else) to say but why not find another location = for the EC2? Even if you find a low profile connector, how will=20 you tighten the retaining screws on the connector? There are no doubt many constraints in your installation that I don't = know about but I always advise builders to install them in an easily = accessed location. =20 Every time I come up with the latest wiz bang improvement to the EC2, = I can hear the mental groans of builders who have to dig them out of obscure corners of their aircraft for the update :>) This has caused so much angst that the next version of the EC2 (now in = design) is going to have some kind of provision for updating the = software in the field. Haven't decided on the details of this yet. Tracy On Tue, Feb 12, 2008 at 3:27 PM, wrote: Bob White, or anyone with advise, I would like to find an adaptor of some kind to get a lower profile = on my EC2. I had the 90 degree end installed, but it still takes up over = 2" of space. In my case it will hit the fuel tank. I can modify the tank = if necessary. But if it was as simple as plugging a low profile adaptor, = that would be the thing to do. Bob Mears Supermarine Spitfire -------------------------------------------------------------------------= --- More new features than ever. Check out the new AOL Mail! ------=_NextPart_000_0004_01C86EF8.9814BDA0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Yeah!   New EC2 Field Upgradable, = Yea!  Had=20 I ever envisioned the number of times I have contorted my aging body- = bending=20 backwards over the wing spar, body wedged between console and wall, all = focal=20 lengths for things I could see being wrong, etc, etc, I would certainly = have=20 mounted the EC2 right on the front of the instrument panel = {:>).  Well,=20 at least a lot more accessible position than where it is.  =
 
I would have -  if I had known that Tracy = was never=20 going to be satisfied with the product and continually improve it = forcing the=20 annual torture session {:>).  So taken it from someone who has = been=20 under the panel over the past 10 years much more than desired, mount the = EC2 in=20 a easily accessible location. Better to move it once than fight with it = every=20 time.
 
Ed
 
 
----- Original Message -----
From:=20 Tracy=20 Crook
Sent: Thursday, February 14, = 2008 10:47=20 AM
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: wire = harness=20 adaptor

Easy for me (or anyone else) to say but why not find another = location for=20 the EC2?  Even if you find a low profile connector, how will=20
 you tighten the retaining screws on the connector?
 
There are no doubt many constraints in your = installation that=20 I don't know about but I always advise builders to install them in an = easily=20 accessed location.  
Every time I come up with the latest wiz bang improvement to the = EC2,=20 I can hear the mental groans of builders who have to dig = them out=20 of
obscure corners of their aircraft for the update =  :>)
 
This has caused so much angst that the next version of the EC2 = (now in=20 design) is going to have some kind of provision for updating the = software in=20 the field.
  Haven't decided on the details of this yet.
 
Tracy

On Tue, Feb 12, 2008 at 3:27 PM, <bmears9413@aol.com> = wrote:
Bob White, or anyone with advise,

I would like to find = an=20 adaptor of some kind to get a lower profile on my EC2. I had the 90 = degree=20 end installed, but it still takes up over 2" of space. In my case it = will=20 hit the fuel tank. I can modify the tank if necessary. But if it was = as=20 simple as plugging a low profile adaptor, that would be the thing to = do.

Bob Mears
Supermarine Spitfire
More new features than ever. Check out the new AOL=20 Mail!

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