X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from [64.129.170.194] (HELO VIRCOM1.fcdata.private) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.4.1) with ESMTP id 5143299 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Sun, 02 Oct 2011 20:45:04 -0400 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=64.129.170.194; envelope-from=cbarber@texasattorney.net Received: from FCD-MAIL06.FCDATA.PRIVATE ([fe80::697f:d6aa:b87:78d8]) by FCD-MAIL05.FCDATA.PRIVATE ([fe80::809d:a06e:5913:452e%13]) with mapi id 14.01.0323.003; Sun, 2 Oct 2011 19:44:14 -0500 From: Chris Barber To: Rotary motors in aircraft Subject: RE: [FlyRotary] Re: A minor victory....A/C by Seamech Thread-Topic: [FlyRotary] Re: A minor victory....A/C by Seamech Thread-Index: AQHMgRFIfSukm8OCGkiVfm/bJdKAZJVpxHpk Date: Mon, 3 Oct 2011 00:44:23 +0000 Message-ID: <2D41F9BF3B5F9842B164AF93214F3D30AF77191D@FCD-MAIL06.FCDATA.PRIVATE> References: In-Reply-To: Accept-Language: en-US Content-Language: en-US X-MS-Has-Attach: X-MS-TNEF-Correlator: x-originating-ip: [99.98.105.202] Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="_000_2D41F9BF3B5F9842B164AF93214F3D30AF77191DFCDMAIL06FCDATA_" MIME-Version: 1.0 --_000_2D41F9BF3B5F9842B164AF93214F3D30AF77191DFCDMAIL06FCDATA_ Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Thanks Bobby, I have not identified the EGT issue. I am currently installing the Dynon S= kyview engine module. I am still using Tracy's EM2 and it will read out th= e engine speed. The Dynon, through some programming magic, will read out t= he prop speed with the 2.17 PSRU. I never made any progress with the EGT on the RWS unit even after sending t= he unit back to Florida. I am hoping for some better results on the Dynon.= However, currently I am still having the Rotor 2 EGT jumping all over the = place. EGT for rotar 1 seems perfect. I have replaced every EGT sensor. = Today I checked to make sure the red wire was where the red wire was suppos= ed to be and the yellow wire was where the yellow wire was supposed to be. = They were. The Dynon unit is so far MUCH easier to work on since it mounts = on the the inside firewall in the BACK of my pusher. Also, since the EGT t= hermal wire does not run all the way to the front of the plane there is no = need for a junction, so the thermalwire plugs directly into the Dynon unit.= The EGT wires are also now run in a completly different route. They are = run together, so noise is not my first guess otherwise I would think it wou= ld be the same on both EGT's. The only common part of the route from before= is they are still mounted in the exhaust manifold. So, I got some more wo= rk to do. Hopefully, I will get out there tomorrow. I have to take my mom= to the Oncologist right in the middle of the day, so, it may have to wait. It was cool, so to speak, to crank up the engine and have the cold A/C star= t blowing on my head. If I can get the Dynon engine module and all the sen= sors to play nice (I have had issue), I can get back to my pre-inspection s= qawk list. I am getting some additional fittings tomorrow localy so I can = install a couple additional enigne sensors. I tried to see if I could shar= e the sensors with both the Dynon and RWS but no joy. There were some deal= breaker inconsistancies. Sometimes this can work....not gonna mess with i= t and have the concern lingering in the back of my mind. All the best, Chris Barber Houston ________________________________ From: Rotary motors in aircraft [flyrotary@lancaironline.net] on behalf of = Bobby J. Hughes [bhughes@qnsi.net] Sent: Sunday, October 02, 2011 9:39 AM To: Rotary motors in aircraft Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: A minor victory....A/C by Seamech Glad your making progress Chris. Did you identify what was causing your egt= problems? Bobby Sent from my iPad On Oct 1, 2011, at 10:07 PM, "Chris Barber" > wrote: Now that I have finally gotten my 13b turbo running "well", or so I hope, t= onight my buddy Blaine came over and we charged my air conditioner and it i= s blowing quite cold air. 35, at the evaporator. I think at the evaporator.= ..Blaine told me but I forget...and 45 degrees on my head...that one I do k= now ;-). Of course since Murphy seems to be my co-pilot, the Houston tempe= rature dropped 15 degrees today making A/C A/C somewhat less impressive. H= owever, it is nice to have the A/C system working properly. Blaine owns th= e company Seamech who produces the certified aircraft system for a number o= f aircraft manufacturers including Moony and Cessna. This is the same syst= em that is in the Cessna Corvallis (former Columbia 300/400). It is a pret= ty sweet unit. Oh, yeah, Blain did hook me up with a deal I couldn't resis= t, otherwise I would have likely not bolted another 30 lbs on the rear of m= y bird...but did I mention it blows really cold???? Tomorrow I will hopefully finish installing my new Dynon engine monitor. I= have rotator cuff surgery on Friday so I gotta try to get some stuff done = this week.....I will be down for several weeks....won't be able to open han= gar doors or push my Velo out. Sadness.... Chris Barber Houston Velocity N17010 --_000_2D41F9BF3B5F9842B164AF93214F3D30AF77191DFCDMAIL06FCDATA_ Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Thanks Bobby,

 

I have not identified the EGT issue.  I a= m currently installing the Dynon = ;Skyview engine module.  I am still using Tracy's=  EM2 and it will read out the engine speed.  The Dynon, through some programming magic= , will read out the prop speed with the 2.17 PSRU.&nbs= p;

 

I never made any progress with the EGT on the&= nbsp;RWS unit even after sending the unit back to Flor= ida.  I am hoping for some better results on the Dynon<= /a>. However, currently I am still having the Rotor 2 EGT jumping all over the plac= e.  EGT for rotar = 1 seems perfect.  I have replaced every EGT = sensor.  Today I checked to make sure the red wire was where the red wire was supposed to be and the yellow wire was where the ye= llow wire was supposed to be. They were. The Dyn= on unit is so far MUCH easier to work on since it moun= ts on the the inside firewall in the BACK of my pusher.  Also, since the EGT= thermal wire does not run all the way to the front of the plane there is n= o need for a junction, so the thermalwire plugs d= irectly into the Dynon unit.  The EGT wires are also now run in a complet= ly different route.  They are run together, so&nb= sp;noise is not my first guess otherwise I would think it would be the same= on both EGT's. The only common part of the route from before is they are still mounted in the exhaus= t manifold.  So, I got some more work to do.  Hopefully, I will g= et out there tomorrow.  I have to take my mom to the Oncologist right = in the middle of the day, so, it may have to wait.

 

It was cool, so to speak, to crank up the engine and have the cold A/C s= tart blowing on my head.  If I can get the Dynon= engine module and all the sensors to play nice (I have had issue), I c= an get back to my pre-inspection sqawk list.  I am getting some additional fittings tomorrow localy<= /a> so I can install a couple additional enigne sensors.  I tried to see if I could share the sensors wit= h both the Dynon and RWS but no joy.  There were some deal breaker inconsistancies.  Sometimes this can work....not gonna= mess with it and have the concern lingering in the back of my mind.

 

All the best,

 

Chris Barber

Houston

From: Rotary motors in aircraft [flyrotary= @lancaironline.net] on behalf of Bobby J. Hughes [bhughes@qnsi.net]
Sent: Sunday, October 02, 2011 9:39 AM
To: Rotary motors in aircraft
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: A minor victory....A/C by Seamech

Glad your making progress Chris. Did you identify what was causing you= r egt problems?

Bobby

Sent from my iPad

On Oct 1, 2011, at 10:07 PM, "Chris Barber" <cbarber@texasattorney.net= > wrote:

Now that I have finally gotten my 13b turbo running &= quot;well", or so I hope, tonight my buddy Blaine came over and we cha= rged my air conditioner and it is blowing quite cold air. 35, at the e= vaporator. I think at the evaporator...Blaine told me but I forget...and 45 degrees on my head...that one I do know ;-).=   Of course since Murphy seems to be my co-pilot, the Houston temperat= ure dropped 15 degrees today making A/C A/C somewhat les= s impressive.  However, it is nice to have the A/C system working properly.  Blaine owns the company Seamec= h who produces the certified aircraft system for a number of = aircraft manufacturers including Moony and Cessna.  This is the same s= ystem that is in the Cessna Corvallis (former Columbia 300/400).  It is a pretty sweet unit.  Oh, yeah, Blain = did hook me up with a deal I couldn't resist, otherwise I would have likely= not bolted another 30 lbs on the rear of my bird...but did I mention it bl= ows really cold????

 

Tomorrow I will hopefully finish installing my new Dynon<= /a> engine monitor.  I have rotator cuff surgery on Friday so I g= otta try to get some stuff done this week.....I will be down = for several weeks....won't be able to open hangar doors or push my Velo out.  Sadness.... 

 

Chris Barber

Houston

Velocity N17010

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