Paul,
These are some more good reasons.  I've already decided to add a switch
after receiving quite a bit of ideas.  Yours are some I hadn't received or
thought of.

Thanks,
Steve

 -----Original Message-----
From: Rotary motors in aircraft [mailto:flyrotary@lancaironline.net]  On
Behalf Of Marvin Kaye
Sent: Wednesday, March 17, 2004 9:51 PM
To: Rotary motors in aircraft
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: mainfold hose

Posted for "sqpilot@earthlink" <sqpilot@earthlink.net>:

Re: [FlyRotary] Re: mainfold hoseHi, Steve.....I have both of my fuel pumps
wired through their own seperate toggle switches.  I often turn on the
ignition and leave the fuel pumps off, so that I can set (make that play
with)
my ECU program screen, set radios, check voltage, set parameters on my EFIS,
etc.  When my aircraft is  completed and ready to fly, I will also be able
to
warm up the transponder with the ignition switch on, obtain my IFR
clearance,
program my GPS with destinations and waypoints,etc, etc, all without having
the fuel pumps on. Then, when I'm ready to start the engine, all I will have
to do is flip the switch(s) for the fuel pumps and press the starter button.
  Just a few reasons it might be nice to turn on the ignition and not have
the
fuel pumps come on line until you are ready for them.   Just one more way of
looking at it.   Paul Conner

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