X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from fed1rmmtao01.cox.net ([68.230.241.38] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.0c6) with ESMTP id 781946 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Mon, 24 Oct 2005 13:37:37 -0400 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=68.230.241.38; envelope-from=ALVentures@cox.net Received: from BigAl ([68.7.14.39]) by fed1rmmtao01.cox.net (InterMail vM.6.01.05.02 201-2131-123-102-20050715) with ESMTP id <20051024173632.XCEB1668.fed1rmmtao01.cox.net@BigAl> for ; Mon, 24 Oct 2005 13:36:32 -0400 From: "Al Gietzen" To: "'Rotary motors in aircraft'" Subject: RE: [FlyRotary] Re: It's a Start! Date: Mon, 24 Oct 2005 10:36:54 -0700 Message-ID: <001601c5d8c1$869e82b0$6400a8c0@BigAl> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0017_01C5D886.DA3FAAB0" X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook, Build 10.0.6626 X-MIMEOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2180 Importance: Normal In-Reply-To: This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0017_01C5D886.DA3FAAB0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: It's a Start! =20 Congrats, Joe. Making noise for the first time is a wonderful feeling. That fuel pressure sounds a bit high. Should be closer to 40. Is it = properly calibrated? =20 Calibrated? No. That's going to be one of my projects this week - = figure out how to calibrate all temp and pressure sensors. I know how to do the temp sensors - any suggestions on pressure testing? Maybe something connected to my air compressor - not sure the air compressor gauge is = all that accurate either. =20 I bought some relatively inexpensive gauges from McMaster-Carr for calibration, pressure for fuel and negative pressure (vacuum) for MP; = and borrowed a hand-held infrared temp gun to verify temps. Could not have calibrated without these. =20 Running without a prop is a bit risky - overrev can happen suddenly. =20 Al ------=_NextPart_000_0017_01C5D886.DA3FAAB0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: It's a Start!

 

Congrats, = Joe.

Making noise for = the first time is a wonderful feeling.

That fuel = pressure sounds a bit high. Should be closer to 40. Is it properly = calibrated?

 

Calibrated? No.  That’s going to be one of my projects this week – = figure out how to calibrate all temp and pressure sensors. I know how to do the = temp sensors – any suggestions on pressure testing?  Maybe = something connected to my air compressor – not sure the air compressor gauge = is all that accurate either.

 

I bought some relatively inexpensive gauges from McMaster-Carr for = calibration, pressure for fuel and negative pressure (vacuum) for MP; and borrowed a hand-held = infrared  temp gun to verify temps.  Could not have calibrated without = these.

 

Running without a prop is a bit = risky – overrev can happen suddenly.

 

Al

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