X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from cdptpa-omtalb.mail.rr.com ([75.180.132.121] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.2.0) with ESMTP id 2713240 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Sun, 03 Feb 2008 08:39:43 -0500 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=75.180.132.121; envelope-from=eanderson@carolina.rr.com Received: from edward2 ([75.191.190.141]) by cdptpa-omta05.mail.rr.com with SMTP id <20080203133903.RKHO9785.cdptpa-omta05.mail.rr.com@edward2> for ; Sun, 3 Feb 2008 13:39:03 +0000 Message-ID: <000b01c8666a$29e725c0$2402a8c0@edward2> From: "Ed Anderson" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" References: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: Torque indicating bolts Date: Sun, 3 Feb 2008 08:39:13 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0008_01C86640.40C26180" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.3138 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.3138 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0008_01C86640.40C26180 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Thanks, Bob! I need all the "helpful" suggestion I can get {:>). Actually, we could = probably read the pixel position of the Red (pointer) pixels of the cell = phone and then calculate the torque/force/power being produced as well = as set up an alarm system that tell you when the tensile strength of the = bolt is about to be exceeded........Nah! I think Tracy might want to do = that {:>) Ed ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Bob Perkinson=20 To: Rotary motors in aircraft=20 Sent: Sunday, February 03, 2008 12:55 AM Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Torque indicating bolts Ed, You could mount the miniature cameras from a bunch of old cell phone = (should be able to pick them up out of the trash behind the Virizon = office) above each bolt, Have them wired to a switching unit and = display them on your fuel flow screen. Something else you could work on. Bob -------------- Original message from "Ed Anderson" = : --------------=20 Well, we probably could, Mark. Unless someone brings up the = question about how to set up the calibration procedure for each bolt{:>) Ed ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Mark Steitle=20 To: Rotary motors in aircraft=20 Sent: Saturday, February 02, 2008 6:03 PM Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Torque indicating bolts ED,=20 With a little prodding, I bet we could talk Tracy into an EM-2 = upgrade that would display the torque readings on the EM-2. ;-) Mark S. On Feb 2, 2008 10:26 AM, Bob Perkinson = wrote: Just guessing Ed, I would think that you could get a EC2 and an = EM2 and your fuel flow computer for what a set of 13B housing bolts = would cost. Bob Perkinson -------------- Original message from "Ed Anderson" = : --------------=20 For those of you who are keenly interested in the torque = reading of your motor bolts at all times http://www.vfbolts.com/maxbolt.htm My nephew thought these might be of interest to us flying = rotary types {:>) Ed Ed Anderson Rv-6A N494BW Rotary Powered Matthews, NC eanderson@carolina.rr.com http://www.andersonee.com http://members.cox.net/rogersda/rotary/configs.htm#N494BW http://www.dmack.net/mazda/index.html ------=_NextPart_000_0008_01C86640.40C26180 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Thanks, Bob!
 
I need all the "helpful" suggestion I can = get =20 {:>).  Actually, we could probably read the pixel position of = the Red=20 (pointer) pixels of the cell phone and then calculate the = torque/force/power=20 being produced as well as set up an alarm system that tell you when the = tensile=20 strength of the bolt is about to be exceeded........Nah!  I think = Tracy=20 might want to do that {:>)
 
Ed
----- Original Message -----
From:=20 Bob Perkinson
Sent: Sunday, February 03, 2008 = 12:55=20 AM
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Torque = indicating bolts

Ed,

You could mount the miniature cameras from a bunch of old cell = phone=20 (should be able to pick them up out of the trash behind the Virizon = office)=20 above each bolt,  Have them wired to a switching unit and = display=20 them on your fuel flow screen.

Something else you could work on.

 

Bob

--------------=20 Original message from "Ed Anderson" <eanderson@carolina.rr.com&g= t;:=20 --------------

Well, we probably could, = Mark.   Unless=20 someone brings up the question about how to set up the = calibration=20 procedure for each bolt{:>)
 
Ed
----- Original Message ----- =
From:=20 Mark=20 Steitle
To: Rotary motors in = aircraft=20
Sent: Saturday, February = 02, 2008=20 6:03 PM
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: = Torque=20 indicating bolts

ED,

With a little prodding, I bet we could = talk=20 Tracy into an EM-2 upgrade that would display the torque readings = on the=20 EM-2.  ;-)

Mark S.


On Feb 2, 2008 10:26 AM, Bob Perkinson = <bobperk90658@bellsouth.net= >=20 wrote:

Just guessing Ed, I would think that you could get a EC2 and = an EM2=20 and your fuel flow computer for what a set of 13B housing bolts = would=20 cost.

 

Bob Perkinson

--------------=20 Original message from "Ed Anderson" <eanderson@carolina.rr.com>: = --------------=20

For those of you who are keenly = interested in=20 the torque reading of your motor bolts at all = times
 
 
My nephew thought these might be of = interest to=20 us flying rotary types {:>)
 
Ed
 
Ed Anderson
Rv-6A N494BW Rotary=20 Powered
Matthews, NC
eanderson@carolina.rr.com
http://www.andersonee.com
http://members.cox.net/rogersda/rotary/configs.htm#N494BW=
http://www.dmack.net/mazda/index.html

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