Joe,
Did you get the LTS 4
Controller with you package from Adkins for programming? The
unit stores 4 data maps. Not sure how fast they load. I do intend to
test this feature. Adkins told me he once had an injector problem in-flight and
had to use the Controller to adjust the injector opening time to increase fuel
until he could land. Sounds scary.
I’ve got the LTX-8.
I’m not sure what the differences are between theLTX-8 and the
LTS-4.
Joe
Hull
Redmond
(Seattle), Washington
Cozy
MkIV #991 (working on Engine & Electrical &
Finishing)
http://www.maddyhome.com/canardpages/pages/JoeHull/index.html
From: Rotary
motors in aircraft [mailto:flyrotary@lancaironline.net] On Behalf Of Joe Hull
Sent: Monday, October 24, 2005 2:50
PM
To: Rotary motors in
aircraft
Subject: [FlyRotary]
Re: It's a Start!
Now, as for adding more
injectors with the MicroTech, will this still work? I know you can set it
up for staged injectors, but can you (easily, in flight, during an emergency)
tell it to disable a pair and make it up with the others? Maybe you
can. I don't know. I've always heard that the MicroTech was a
nice unit, but it's a car ECU, and I'm guessing it isn't designed with
backup features built in.
I haven’t seen
anything that would allow you to select which injectors to run on. As you say it
does support “staged” injectors so the 2nd pair kick in at higher RPM
– but no fail over capability. I
‘spose if I was real quick I could reprogram the staged pair to kick in at a
lower RPM – but in an emergency I think I’ll opt for “fly-the-plane” versus
programming J. If I were going to set it up with
4 injectors I’d probably let the MicroTech think there were still only 2 and
split the injector wires. That way if one failed I’d at least be getting
something out of the rotor.
Thanx,