Return-Path: Received: from fed1mtao02.cox.net ([68.6.19.243] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.1.8) with ESMTP id 3051144 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Sun, 29 Feb 2004 12:38:39 -0500 Received: from Leonards ([68.111.228.182]) by fed1mtao02.cox.net (InterMail vM.5.01.06.08 201-253-122-130-108-20031117) with ESMTP id <20040229173839.TLPU7091.fed1mtao02.cox.net@Leonards> for ; Sun, 29 Feb 2004 12:38:39 -0500 From: "David Leonard" To: "'Rotary motors in aircraft'" Subject: RE: [FlyRotary] Re: Injectors on? Was 13B - No start problem Date: Sun, 29 Feb 2004 09:39:23 -0800 Message-ID: <000701c3feea$f837ba70$b6e46f44@Leonards> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0008_01C3FEA7.EA147A70" X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook, Build 10.0.3416 Importance: Normal In-Reply-To: X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1165 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0008_01C3FEA7.EA147A70 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Tracy, by improperly wired do you mean that you intended for the injectors to be hot only when the EC2 has power? This would create quite a re-wire at this stage. Although in retrospect I would have done it the way you intended. My coils are wired the same way - drawing power directly from the main buss. The biggest problem that I see however is that the EC2 is now on whenever there is power to the main buss and turning off of the engine will occur through fuel starvation. Thanks. David Leonard The Rotary Roster: http://members.aol.com/_ht_a/rotaryroster/index.html -----Original Message----- From: Rotary motors in aircraft [mailto:flyrotary@lancaironline.net] On Behalf Of Tracy Crook Sent: Sunday, February 29, 2004 9:04 AM To: Rotary motors in aircraft Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Injectors on? Was 13B - No start problem Ed is right, the EC2 should not be turning the injectors on when engine not running (even with the injectors improperly wired straight to 12V). There have now been at least 2 builders who flew the plane with this setup (not recommended) and one of them had even forgotten to wire the normal power inputs to the EC2! (definitely not recommended). Tracy ------=_NextPart_000_0008_01C3FEA7.EA147A70 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Tracy, by improperly wired do you mean that you intended for the = injectors to be hot only when the EC2 has power? This would create quite a = re-wire at this stage. Although in retrospect I would have done it the way = you intended. My coils are wired the same way – drawing power = directly from the main buss. The biggest problem that I see however is that = the EC2 is now on whenever there is power to the main buss and turning off = of the engine will occur through fuel starvation.

Thanks.

David Leonard

The Rotary = Roster:

http://memb= ers.aol.com/_ht_a/rotaryroster/index.html

-----Original Message-----
From: Rotary motors in = aircraft [mailto:flyrotary@lancaironline.net] On Behalf Of Tracy = Crook
Sent: Sunday, February 29, 2004 9:04 AM
To: Rotary motors in = aircraft
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: = Injectors on? Was 13B - No start problem

Ed is right, the EC2 should not be turning the = injectors on when engine not running (even with the injectors improperly wired = straight to 12V). There have now been at least 2 builders who flew the = plane with this setup (not recommended) and one of them had even forgotten to = wire the normal power inputs to the EC2! (definitely not = recommended).

Tracy

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