Return-Path: Received: from [24.25.9.101] (HELO ms-smtp-02-eri0.southeast.rr.com) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2.5) with ESMTP id 558386 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Mon, 06 Dec 2004 20:02:00 -0500 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=24.25.9.101; envelope-from=eanderson@carolina.rr.com Received: from edward2 (cpe-069-132-109-019.carolina.rr.com [69.132.109.19]) by ms-smtp-02-eri0.southeast.rr.com (8.12.10/8.12.7) with SMTP id iB711S4S028731 for ; Mon, 6 Dec 2004 20:01:29 -0500 (EST) Message-ID: <002b01c4dbf8$05e4a760$2502a8c0@edward2> From: "Ed Anderson" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" References: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: Nice to Have Re: ECU oxygen sensor Date: Mon, 6 Dec 2004 19:59:36 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0028_01C4DBCE.1CDA48F0" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1106 X-MIMEOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1106 X-Virus-Scanned: Symantec AntiVirus Scan Engine This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0028_01C4DBCE.1CDA48F0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Re: [FlyRotary] Nice to Have Re: ECU oxygen sensorI think the one Tracy = sells is as good and inexpensive as they come. All of the ones that I = am familiar with use the same basic design (except for the latest ones = that use the new (and expensive) so-called broad band sensor). I = personally like the ones that use the 3/4 wire sensor (these have their = own heating element) as you do not have to wait for the exhaust gas to = warm up the sensor before it start working. They are a bit more = expensive that the 1/2 wire sensor may $10-20 more. I built my own LED A/F indicator and integrated it with my fuel = monitoring system. But regardless of whether you build or buy, they are = well worth having, in fact I would rather lose my EGTs than my LED A/F = indicator. Ed ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Bulent Aliev=20 To: Rotary motors in aircraft=20 Sent: Monday, December 06, 2004 3:18 PM Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Nice to Have Re: ECU oxygen sensor On 12/6/04 2:20 PM, "Ed Anderson" wrote: I certainly would not draw that conclusion, Bulent. I have found = theLED A/F indictors such a good indication of what my engine is doing = that I would hesitate to fly without it now. If the engine starts to = stumble you immediately know whether it because its too much or too = little fuel - sort of nice to know, trust me. {:>) Ed Anderson Thanks Ed, By any chance can you recommend one A/F indicator?. I have installed = the single wire O2 sensor that came with the engine. I may even replace = it? Bulent ------=_NextPart_000_0028_01C4DBCE.1CDA48F0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Re: [FlyRotary] Nice to Have =A0Re: ECU oxygen = sensor
I think the one Tracy sells is as good = and=20 inexpensive as they come.  All of the ones that I am familiar with = use the=20 same basic design (except for the latest ones that use the new (and = expensive)=20 so-called broad band sensor).  I personally like the ones that use = the 3/4=20 wire sensor (these have their own heating element) as you do not have to = wait=20 for the exhaust gas to warm up the sensor before it start working.  = They=20 are a bit more expensive that the 1/2 wire sensor may $10-20 = more.
 
I built my own LED A/F indicator =  and=20 integrated it with my fuel monitoring system.  But regardless of = whether=20 you build or buy, they are well worth having, in fact I would rather = lose my=20 EGTs than my LED A/F indicator.
 
Ed
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From:=20 Bulent=20 Aliev
Sent: Monday, December 06, 2004 = 3:18=20 PM
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Nice = to Have Re:=20 ECU oxygen sensor

On = 12/6/04=20 2:20 PM, "Ed Anderson" <eanderson@carolina.rr.com&g= t;=20 wrote:
I = certainly would=20 not draw that conclusion, Bulent.  I have found theLED =  A/F=20 indictors such a good indication of what my engine is doing that I = would=20 hesitate to fly without it now.  If the engine starts to = stumble you=20 immediately know whether it because its too much or too little fuel = - sort=20 of nice to know, trust me. {:>)

Ed = Anderson

Thanks Ed,
By any = chance can you=20 recommend one A/F indicator?. I have installed the single wire O2 = sensor that=20 came with the engine. I may even replace it?
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