X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from mx2.netapp.com ([216.240.18.37] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.2.12) with ESMTPS id 3456604 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Wed, 28 Jan 2009 09:13:32 -0500 Received-SPF: softfail receiver=logan.com; client-ip=216.240.18.37; envelope-from=echristley@nc.rr.com X-IronPort-AV: E=Sophos;i="4.37,338,1231142400"; d="scan'208";a="119655203" Received: from smtp1.corp.netapp.com ([10.57.156.124]) by mx2-out.netapp.com with ESMTP; 28 Jan 2009 06:12:53 -0800 Received: from [10.62.16.115] (ernestc-thinkcenter-kubuntu64.hq.netapp.com [10.62.16.115]) by smtp1.corp.netapp.com (8.13.1/8.13.1/NTAP-1.6) with ESMTP id n0SECqhj016632 for ; Wed, 28 Jan 2009 06:12:53 -0800 (PST) Message-ID: <4980682E.8050605@nc.rr.com> Date: Wed, 28 Jan 2009 09:14:06 -0500 From: Ernest Christley Reply-To: echristley@nc.rr.com User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.19 (X11/20090105) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Rotary motors in aircraft Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: What is it? References: In-Reply-To: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Finn Lassen wrote: > That's exactly what it is. Looks like it connects to +12V feeding > ignition coils (close to coils) and to good ground using the tab. > > Ernest Christley wrote: >> There's a little black square thing, with a tab for bolting to the >> engine and a wire coming out one end. Has marking of : >> >> 250/0.47 >> R17U >> .E. >> >> It looks like a capacitor, but I don't know what for. What is it? What >> is it connected to? Thanks guys. Not knowing what it was, I've been carefully protecting it. Turns out I won't even be needing it.