Mailing List flyrotary@lancaironline.net Message #43936
From: Ed Anderson <eanderson@carolina.rr.com>
Subject: RE: [FlyRotary] EC2 setup
Date: Sun, 14 Sep 2008 23:26:00 -0400
To: 'Rotary motors in aircraft' <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>

Great to hear the progress, Mike.

 

Just a view point, but I always leave my B controller in the default setting.  Rationale is it will run (perhaps not optimum) but will run, in default mode – I have never had any surprises from the default B controller settings.  That always leaves it available – should I screw up A mode so badly the engine does not want to run on it.

 

The worst I have noticed about the default B controller settings, for my installation, is that it’s a bit too rich at idle and just a tad lean at full throttle, but in between its always run fine. 

 

Just a point of view, nothing wrong with copying a good A to B.   Hope to hear about your first flight soon.

 

Best Regards

 

Ed

 

 

Ed Anderson

Rv-6A N494BW Rotary Powered

Matthews, NC

eanderson@carolina.rr.com

http://www.andersonee.com

http://members.cox.net/rogersda/rotary/configs.htm#N494BW

http://www.dmack.net/mazda/index.html


From: Rotary motors in aircraft [mailto:flyrotary@lancaironline.net] On Behalf Of Mike Wills
Sent: Sunday, September 14, 2008 10:42 PM
To: Rotary motors in aircraft
Subject: [FlyRotary] EC2 setup

 

I now have the airplane running pretty good throughout the RPM range on controller A. Using Mode 9 I copied the program to the B controller. I assumed that the engine would run the same (more or less) on B after the copy, but no... Seems to be rich throughout the range - to the point of mis-firing, surging, running rough, etc.... I think I can tweak everything to settle it down, but is this normal? I assumed there may be differences in the MAP sensor which would result in a small difference but really did not expect such a drammatic difference. At most throttle settings I have to turn the mixture full lean to smooth it out.

 

Does the Mode 9 copy just copy the MAP table or does it also copy things like the staging point, the global injector setting, etc...

 

If I can get this B controller dialed in I'll be out of excuses - time to fly.

 

Mike Wills

RV-4 N144MW



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