Return-Path: Received: from ms-smtp-01.southeast.rr.com ([24.93.67.82] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.1.1) with ESMTP id 2533263 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Tue, 19 Aug 2003 12:58:59 -0400 Received: from o7y6b5 (clt78-221.carolina.rr.com [24.93.78.221]) by ms-smtp-01.southeast.rr.com (8.12.5/8.12.2) with SMTP id h7JGpqPS018199 for ; Tue, 19 Aug 2003 12:51:54 -0400 (EDT) Message-ID: <001201c36674$5f8fb980$1702a8c0@WorkGroup> From: "Ed Anderson" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" References: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] LED on EC2 and Power from injectors Date: Tue, 19 Aug 2003 13:07:29 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_000F_01C36652.D83AF600" 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 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_000F_01C36652.D83AF600 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable MessageDavid, Its normal for the program select button to glow when power is = applied to the EC2. I guess "Green" might have been a more suitable = color for a normal condition rather than "red", but nothing to be = alarmed about. Yes, I first discovered that the EC2 had a "sneak" circuit that = would provide power through the injectors. Tracy assumed that most = people will kill power to the injectors and EC2 both by turning off the = master switch as he does. However, on my system the master switch does = not turn off anything critical such as the EC2 (wouldn't want to bump it = with my knee {:>)). So I wire up a separate switch for the EC2 CPU = power, needless to say, it did NOT turn off the EC2 because of the = "sneak" circuit providing power from the injectors. Fortunately I had = the two injector switches that Tracy recommends and I turn off the = engine by turning off the injectors. So not to worry about the light. Ed Anderson ----- Original Message -----=20 From: David Leonard=20 To: Rotary motors in aircraft=20 Sent: Tuesday, August 19, 2003 10:40 AM Subject: [FlyRotary] LED on EC2 and Power from injectors When I power up my EC2 the program select button glows red. I am = hoping that this is normal - although green would have been a more = re-assuring color. The interesting thing is that when I supply power to = the main buss (but not the EC2) the LED also glows red. Is this normal? = The juice is getting to the EC2 via the injectors (which are powered by = the main buss). If I unplug the injectors the LED goes out. Seems = strange, but I'm hoping everything is OK and hope I don't have to start = re-wiring. David Leonard The Rotary Roster: http://members.aol.com/_ht_a/rotaryroster/index.html ------=_NextPart_000_000F_01C36652.D83AF600 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message
David,
 
    Its normal for the = program=20 select button to glow when power is applied to the EC2.  I guess = "Green"=20 might have been a more suitable color for a normal condition rather than = "red",=20 but nothing to be alarmed about.
 
    Yes, I first = discovered that the=20 EC2 had a "sneak" circuit that would provide power through the = injectors. =20 Tracy assumed that most people will kill power to the injectors and EC2 = both by=20 turning off the master switch as he does.  However, on my system = the master=20 switch does not turn off anything critical such as the EC2 (wouldn't = want to=20 bump it with my knee {:>)).  So I wire up a separate switch for = the EC2=20 CPU power, needless to say, it did NOT turn off the EC2 because of the = "sneak"=20 circuit providing power from the injectors.  Fortunately I had the = two=20 injector switches that Tracy recommends and I turn off the engine by = turning off=20 the injectors.
 
    So not to worry = about the=20 light.
 
Ed Anderson
 
 
 
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From:=20 David=20 Leonard
Sent: Tuesday, August 19, 2003 = 10:40=20 AM
Subject: [FlyRotary] LED on EC2 = and Power=20 from injectors

When I = power up my=20 EC2 the program select button glows red.  I am hoping that this = is normal=20 =96 although green would have been a more re-assuring color.  The = interesting thing is that when I supply power to the main buss (but = not the=20 EC2) the LED also glows red.  Is this normal?  The juice is = getting=20 to the EC2 via the injectors (which are powered by the main = buss).  If I=20 unplug the injectors the LED goes out.  Seems strange, but I=92m = hoping=20 everything is OK and hope I don=92t have to start = re-wiring.

 

David=20 Leonard

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