X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from poplet2.per.eftel.com ([203.24.100.45] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.2.14) with ESMTP id 3745119 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Sat, 04 Jul 2009 18:01:37 -0400 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=203.24.100.45; envelope-from=lendich@aanet.com.au Received: from sv1-1.aanet.com.au (sv1-1.per.aanet.com.au [203.24.100.68]) by poplet2.per.eftel.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1736D17395B for ; Sun, 5 Jul 2009 06:00:45 +0800 (WST) Received: from ownerf1fc517b8 (203.171.92.134.static.rev.aanet.com.au [203.171.92.134]) by sv1-1.aanet.com.au (Postfix) with SMTP id 52BFEBEC007 for ; Sun, 5 Jul 2009 06:00:45 +0800 (WST) Message-ID: <0E8EA4929F3A41F0835EC40F441D22E0@ownerf1fc517b8> From: "George Lendich" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" References: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: Corruption of EC settings Date: Sun, 5 Jul 2009 08:00:46 +1000 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0031_01C9FD46.B40A1EF0" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.5512 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.5579 X-Antivirus: avast! (VPS 090704-0, 07/04/2009), Outbound message X-Antivirus-Status: Clean This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0031_01C9FD46.B40A1EF0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Al, And the price is? George (down under) I've installed Megasquirt, Haltech, and now Vi-Pec ECU's (not rotary = installs). Most impressed with the Vi-Pec so far. The others had various = issues.=20 Vi-Pec V88 is highly flexible. No special wiring for various = injectors. Lot's of extra sensors and outputs available. One of the few = to be able to handle unusual crank signals (not applicable to rotary). = Very good documentation, the others were fair at best. I have two on my = plane for genuine redundancy. I'd give it strong consideration. Guess = I'd describe it as sophisticated, robust, yet friendly.=20 FWIW -al wick ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Ernest Christley=20 To: Rotary motors in aircraft=20 Sent: Saturday, July 04, 2009 11:19 AM Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Corruption of EC settings Al Gietzen wrote: > > Al, > > Do you know of any alternatives out there now that might be worth = a look? > > Bryan > > Preparing to commit $$$ to EC > > Bryan; > > I haven=92t looked any further since prior to the final stages of=20 > getting my EC2 working. The basic issue (besides cost) is always = that=20 > the systems are set up for automotive use, and although they may = be=20 > noise tolerant, have complexities that make them awkward for = aviation=20 > use. And there is the issue of redundancy. Tracy had good reason = for=20 > developing his own. > > Al > ------=_NextPart_000_0031_01C9FD46.B40A1EF0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
 
Al,
And the price is?
George (down under)
I've installed Megasquirt, Haltech, = and now=20 Vi-Pec ECU's (not rotary installs). Most impressed with the Vi-Pec so = far. The=20 others had various issues.
 
Vi-Pec V88 is highly flexible. = No special=20 wiring for various injectors. Lot's of extra sensors and outputs = available.=20 One of the few to be able to handle unusual crank signals (not = applicable=20 to rotary). Very good documentation, the others were fair at best. I = have two=20 on my plane for genuine redundancy. I'd give it strong consideration. = Guess=20 I'd describe it as sophisticated, robust, yet friendly.
 
FWIW
 
-al wick
 
 
----- Original Message -----
From:=20 Ernest=20 Christley
To: Rotary motors in = aircraft=20
Sent: Saturday, July 04, 2009 = 11:19=20 AM
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: = Corruption of=20 EC settings

Al Gietzen wrote:
>
> Al,
>
> = Do you=20 know of any alternatives out there now that might be worth a=20 look?
>
> Bryan
>
> Preparing to commit $$$ = to=20 EC
>
> Bryan;
>
> I haven=92t looked any = further since=20 prior to the final stages of
> getting my EC2 working. The = basic=20 issue (besides cost) is always that
> the systems are set up = for=20 automotive use, and although they may be
> noise tolerant, = have=20 complexities that make them awkward for aviation
> use. And = there is=20 the issue of redundancy. Tracy had good reason for
> = developing his=20 own.
>
> = Al
>
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