X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from [216.211.128.10] (HELO mail-in04.adhost.com) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.0c7) with ESMTP id 790498 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Thu, 27 Oct 2005 12:17:23 -0400 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=216.211.128.10; envelope-from=joeh@PilgrimTech.com Received: from pilgrim9 (tide41.microsoft.com [131.107.0.84]) by mail-in04.adhost.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id A81C2B93E6 for ; Thu, 27 Oct 2005 09:16:38 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from joeh@PilgrimTech.com) Reply-To: From: "Joe Hull" To: "'Rotary motors in aircraft'" Subject: Calibrated and Running! Date: Thu, 27 Oct 2005 09:16:38 -0700 Organization: Pilgrim Technologies Message-ID: <001201c5db11$cf61b060$c6a0389d@redmond.corp.microsoft.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0013_01C5DAD7.230D86C0" X-Mailer: Microsoft Office Outlook 11 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2180 Thread-Index: AcXbEc7cl7Q7hNkkTKaArnfaACZnzQ== This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0013_01C5DAD7.230D86C0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit I think I'm all calibrated now. I got the Oil Pressure to stop being a negative number.not quite sure how - but playing around with parameter 6 (the other Scale Factor) in the range of 32767 (actually about 512 above it) seemed to set the sign bit and once set it has remained. I also discovered that the butterfly set screw on the intake was down a little too far - i.e. the throttle was open about an 1/8" at idle. I reset that to about 1/16" and started it up again. Oh my, she prrrrrrrs so nice now. RPM now - still without prop - is 1750-1800, Oil Pres 65-70, Fuel Pres 50. I ran it for about 5 minutes only cracking the throttle a couple of times just to see what would happen (can't help myself) - and with the tiniest of movement of the throttle it wants to jump to 2500-3000 RPM! So next - other than chasing little leaks of fuel, coolant, and oil - is mounting the prop and looking at the MAP to see how well the MicroTech stock settings fit. I've got an old Laptop I've got to rebuild so I can install the MicroTech software. That will make reviewing the Maps and Data Logs much easier than trying to review them on an LCD 2 line display (that's the handset that comes with the MicroTech). Thanx, Joe Hull Redmond (Seattle), Washington Cozy MkIV #991 (working on Engine & Electrical & Finishing) http://www.maddyhome.com/canardpages/pages/JoeHull/index.html ------=_NextPart_000_0013_01C5DAD7.230D86C0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

I think I’m all calibrated now. I got the Oil = Pressure to stop being a negative number…not quite sure how – but = playing around with parameter 6 (the other Scale Factor) in the range of 32767 = (actually about 512 above it) seemed to set the sign bit and once set it has = remained.

I also discovered that the butterfly set screw on the = intake was down a little too far – i.e. the throttle was open about an = 1/8” at idle. I reset that to about 1/16” and started it up again. Oh = my, she prrrrrrrs so nice now. RPM now – still without prop – is 1750-1800, Oil Pres = 65-70, Fuel Pres 50.

I ran it for about 5 minutes only cracking the = throttle a couple of times just to see what would happen (can’t help myself) = – and with the tiniest of movement of the throttle it wants to jump to = 2500-3000 RPM! So next – other = than chasing little leaks of fuel, coolant, and oil – is mounting the = prop and looking at the MAP to see how well the MicroTech stock settings fit. I’ve got an old Laptop I’ve got to rebuild so = I can install the MicroTech software. That will = make reviewing the Maps and Data Logs much easier than trying to review them = on an LCD 2 line display (that’s the handset that comes with the MicroTech).

Thanx,

Joe Hull

Redmond (Seattle), = Washington

Cozy MkIV #991 (working = on Engine & Electrical & Finishing)

http://www.maddyhome.com/canardpages/pages/JoeHull/index.html

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