X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from securemail.ever-tek.com ([64.129.170.194] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.2.16) with ESMTP id 3890086 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Sun, 18 Oct 2009 14:15:23 -0400 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=64.129.170.194; envelope-from=cbarber1@texasattorney.net Received: from fcd-mail05.FCDATA.PRIVATE ([172.16.5.24]) by FCD-MAIL03.FCDATA.PRIVATE with Microsoft SMTPSVC(6.0.3790.3959); Sun, 18 Oct 2009 13:14:45 -0500 Received: from fcd-mail05.FCDATA.PRIVATE ([4.4.5.9]) by fcd-mail05.FCDATA.PRIVATE ([4.4.5.9]) with mapi; Sun, 18 Oct 2009 13:14:41 -0500 From: Chris Barber To: Rotary motors in aircraft Date: Sun, 18 Oct 2009 13:14:41 -0500 Subject: RE: [FlyRotary] IVO Prop Question for Chris Thread-Topic: [FlyRotary] IVO Prop Question for Chris Thread-Index: AcpP9lifpsI49w7MRLuXASWdZQaAPQAJ8hDY Message-ID: <6A3D27B02C7348499A682286EDB23105020C37A868@fcd-mail05.FCDATA.PRIVATE> References: In-Reply-To: Accept-Language: en-US Content-Language: en-US X-MS-Has-Attach: X-MS-TNEF-Correlator: acceptlanguage: en-US Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="_000_6A3D27B02C7348499A682286EDB23105020C37A868fcdmail05FCDA_" MIME-Version: 1.0 Return-Path: cbarber1@texasattorney.net X-OriginalArrivalTime: 18 Oct 2009 18:14:45.0665 (UTC) FILETIME=[DF27D110:01CA501E] --_000_6A3D27B02C7348499A682286EDB23105020C37A868fcdmail05FCDA_ Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Doug, I do not have the ammeter installed. I have one ready, but it was wired up= by my buddy David Staten and I am hoping he will come out to show me how t= o install it . As to the brushes, I am on my second set. The first set got pretty banged u= p just from general abuse of installing and removing them for various reaso= ns. I do think I am getting more than 15 hours though as they were replace= d with my new engine BEFORE I had a plate fail forcing another tear down an= d build. When I installed the new engine, I reset the Hobbs...which is cur= rently on 19.5 hrs. I will try to remember to check the condition of the b= rushes and report back. All the best, Chris Barber Houston ________________________________ From: Rotary motors in aircraft [flyrotary@lancaironline.net] On Behalf Of = DLOMHEIM@aol.com [DLOMHEIM@aol.com] Sent: Sunday, October 18, 2009 8:23 AM To: Rotary motors in aircraft Subject: [FlyRotary] IVO Prop Question for Chris >I have the IVO Magnum in flight adjustable 3 blade prop with 45 to 105 inc= h pitch range. Chris: Are you using an ammeter to set you pitch by chance? If so how muc= h of load is on it at fine vs. coarse pitch settings? Also have you had to= change out your brushes yet? I am hearing we should expect to get about 1= 5 hrs. on them before needing to change them out and wondered if your groun= d testing had validated that number yet... Thanks for the information. Doug Lomheim RV-9A, 13B, FWF, IVO --_000_6A3D27B02C7348499A682286EDB23105020C37A868fcdmail05FCDA_ Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Doug,

I do not have the ammeter installed.= I have one ready, but it was wired up by my buddy David Staten = and I am hoping he will come out to show me how to install it <g>.

As to the brushes, I am on my second= set. The first set got pretty banged up just from general abuse of install= ing and removing them for various reasons. I do think I am getti= ng more than 15 hours though as they were replaced with my new engine BEFORE I had a plate fail forcing another tear down and buil= d. When I installed the new engine, I reset the Hobbs...which is = ;currently on 19.5 hrs. I will try to remember to check the cond= ition of the brushes and report back.

All the best,

Chris Barber

Houston

From: Rotary motors in aircraft [fl= yrotary@lancaironline.net] On Behalf Of DLOMHEIM@aol.com [DLOMHEIM@aol.com]=
Sent: Sunday, October 18, 2009 8:23 AM
To: Rotary motors in aircraft
Subject: [FlyRotary] IVO Prop Question for Chris

>I have the IVO Magnum in flight adjusta= ble 3 blade prop with 45 to 105 inch pitch range.

Chris: Are you using an ammeter to se= t you pitch by chance? If so how much of load is on it at fine vs. co= arse pitch settings? Also have you had to change out your brushe= s yet? I am hearing we should expect to get about 15 hrs. on them before needing to change them = out and wondered if your ground testing had validated that number yet...

Thanks for the information.

Doug Lomheim

RV-9A, 13B, FWF, IVO

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