X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from rv-out-0506.google.com ([209.85.198.236] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.2.11) with ESMTP id 3433483 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Mon, 19 Jan 2009 10:13:18 -0500 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=209.85.198.236; envelope-from=rwstracy@gmail.com Received: by rv-out-0506.google.com with SMTP id f6so3148568rvb.7 for ; Mon, 19 Jan 2009 07:12:41 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:received:received:message-id:date:from:sender :to:subject:in-reply-to:mime-version:content-type:references :x-google-sender-auth; bh=fR68ISbRKMQRJN6nd07UbLdjksPDwejhj0OiFNXzetQ=; b=ac17OTwBG0sL2Stw9BhcFHEORcg2Dk8YEv35WL+HkBlVUe+hj4RQ+YKz/G+mxLOsRM /MRLJo5m+2gEXOlKy8mMGmqsWMs6qT8dUBkBOcWZdXEzSF1rKriTpgnkL6xST8WbFq2H o/lVAppgLX5qCSlozFv7PHpxHdTiDg7F7seSY= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=message-id:date:from:sender:to:subject:in-reply-to:mime-version :content-type:references:x-google-sender-auth; b=nojYEVDL9+IQVZ+HYNLctT1w+56kRdUf0MWi8+25jTMK3ydqtvXUIgHS9KOsiFD/JY klNxxqAN7QuRBC0GwrSZKby8yfgn5gqTicXiYvluzaWhZAv9jkuQGb5MbyYvgu297/P6 tb84rcNo8eLlEiqiQrlpEl33hoYPXtLWKg1yk= Received: by 10.114.59.1 with SMTP id h1mr4112127waa.87.1232377961232; Mon, 19 Jan 2009 07:12:41 -0800 (PST) Received: by 10.114.150.4 with HTTP; Mon, 19 Jan 2009 07:12:41 -0800 (PST) Message-ID: <1b4b137c0901190712m4887ab37r8ad6b7da8d5e64e2@mail.gmail.com> Date: Mon, 19 Jan 2009 10:12:41 -0500 From: "Tracy Crook" Sender: rwstracy@gmail.com To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Paul Lamar's Simple Fuel Injection In-Reply-To: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_Part_19794_17503723.1232377961220" References: X-Google-Sender-Auth: 4cbc18f312869220 ------=_Part_19794_17503723.1232377961220 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Could it work? Of course it could, given enough development. Nit picks: I see no redundancy. It's still pretty basic and I see no implementation of ignition timing optimization (important for best economy). Oh, Wait, I see no ignition at all, where is it? or are we waiting for the soon to come 555 ignition system? Requires modifying or replacing the crank sensor trigger wheel. Paul has obviously built one of these things, why can't he tell us how well it works? He said it best in the following excerpt from his web page: " I can not guarantee this system will work as well as Klaus's [more complex 555 EFI] system as the *devil is always in the details*. " (emphasis mine) Somebody build it and try it so we'll know. Tracy On Mon, Jan 19, 2009 at 5:07 AM, Michael McMahon wrote: > I haven't seen any response on this list to the article that Paul Lamar > posted a couple days ago (below). I'm very interested in objective > discussion of merits and flaws, and there hasn't been much on the Rotary > Engines list. Has anyone read it? Any opinions? > > Thanks, Michael > >>>>> Not entirely done as I will be updating it from time to time depending > on your questions. >>>>> http://www.rotaryeng.net/simple-cheap-555.html >>>>> Paul Lamar > > > -- > Homepage: http://www.flyrotary.com/ > Archive and UnSub: http://mail.lancaironline.net:81/lists/flyrotary/List.html > ------=_Part_19794_17503723.1232377961220 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Could it work?  Of course it could, given enough development.  

Nit picks:  
I see no redundancy.

It's still pretty basic and I see no implementation of ignition timing optimization (important for best economy).

Oh, Wait, I see no ignition at all, where is it?  or are we waiting for the soon to come 555 ignition system?

Requires modifying or replacing the crank sensor trigger wheel.


Paul has obviously built one of these things, why can't he tell us how well it works?

He said it best in the following excerpt from his web page:

"  I can not guarantee this system will work as well as Klaus's [more complex 555 EFI] system as the devil is always in the details. "  (emphasis mine)

Somebody build it and try it so we'll know.

Tracy


On Mon, Jan 19, 2009 at 5:07 AM, Michael McMahon <afm528@gmail.com> wrote:
> I haven't seen any response on this list to the article that Paul Lamar
> posted a couple days ago (below).  I'm very interested in objective
> discussion of merits and flaws, and there hasn't been much on the Rotary
> Engines list.   Has anyone read it?  Any opinions?
>
> Thanks,  Michael
>
>>>>> Not entirely done as I will be updating it from time to time depending
> on your questions.
>>>>> http://www.rotaryeng.net/simple-cheap-555.html
>>>>> Paul Lamar
>
>
> --
> Homepage:  http://www.flyrotary.com/
> Archive and UnSub:   http://mail.lancaironline.net:81/lists/flyrotary/List.html
>

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