X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from fed1rmfepo103.cox.net ([68.230.241.145] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.4c3j) with ESMTP id 4962993 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Sat, 30 Apr 2011 21:16:34 -0400 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=68.230.241.145; envelope-from=dale.r@cox.net Received: from fed1rmimpo03.cox.net ([70.169.32.75]) by fed1rmfepo103.cox.net (InterMail vM.8.01.04.00 201-2260-137-20101110) with ESMTP id <20110501011600.LEJN20516.fed1rmfepo103.cox.net@fed1rmimpo03.cox.net>; Sat, 30 Apr 2011 21:16:00 -0400 Received: from fed1rmwml44 ([172.18.140.217]) by fed1rmimpo03.cox.net with bizsmtp id e1G01g00V4hdPEs041G0ou; Sat, 30 Apr 2011 21:16:00 -0400 X-CT-Score: 0.00 X-CT-RefID: str=0001.0A020208.4DBCB450.0091,ss=1,re=0.000,fgs=0 X-CT-Spam: 0 X-Authority-Analysis: v=1.1 cv=7iAD0/8hfYStPRlS1OFUjne+yHWTR4R3s79uGTLgE9M= c=1 sm=1 a=qVgITZCE7OQA:10 a=G8Uczd0VNMoA:10 a=-W_jcMLy4b0A:10 a=IkcTkHD0fZMA:10 a=KKC13zafAmQdsNfe+hWkdA==:17 a=ayC55rCoAAAA:8 a=arxwEM4EAAAA:8 a=r1ClD_H3AAAA:8 a=5iBCWH_PNH7p_ysAMuIA:9 a=Jy1EFeDgprKVSMHIquYA:7 a=QEXdDO2ut3YA:10 a=KKC13zafAmQdsNfe+hWkdA==:117 X-CM-Score: 0.00 Authentication-Results: cox.net; none Received: from 72.201.24.223 by webmail.west.cox.net; Sat, 30 Apr 2011 21:16:00 -0400 Message-ID: <20110430211600.H0ROD.328985.imail@fed1rmwml44> Date: Sat, 30 Apr 2011 18:16:00 -0700 From: To: Rotary motors in aircraft Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Can you say "Bad wiring"? Cc: Ed Anderson In-Reply-To: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 (Normal) Sensitivity: Normal Amazing ... Ed, I don't just feel ~good~ about my humble skills, I feel Great! I guess I should feel grate-ful for tech's like that. They make a lot of work for me. I wouldn't let a cheap trailer out of my shop with wire terminated like that, let alone something with an aviation application. Amazing. Dale_R Cozy MkIV #497 Ch. 13 in-progress ---- Ed Anderson wrote: > I have a customer that has two of my E/PMag electronic ignition monitors (Electronic Ignition Commander- EIC). He never installed the first one before he purchased the second one (two aircraft) - love that kind of customer. But, he was having a fit getting my EIC unit to communciate over the Rs232 ports with these electronic ignition units. > > Not being the electronics type, he had hired a technician to wire up a plug an harness for him. After several days in which we found and solved other wiring issues, the customer found the pins to one plug as shown in the photo. It was naturally shorting out the serial comm when the excess wire poking out of the pins touched. I would say he should find another technician {:>) > > But, thought I would show the group the pins of this poorly wired plugs (can you say "electrical short"?) - so you can feel even prouder of your "amateur" skills {:>) > > > Ed > > Edward L. Anderson > Anderson Electronic Enterprises LLC > 305 Reefton Road > Weddington, NC 28104 > http://www.andersonee.com > http://www.eicommander.com