X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Sun, 19 Dec 2010 19:09:33 -0500 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from elasmtp-galgo.atl.sa.earthlink.net ([209.86.89.61] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.3.11) with ESMTP id 4644654 for lml@lancaironline.net; Thu, 16 Dec 2010 23:24:37 -0500 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=209.86.89.61; envelope-from=colyncase@earthlink.net DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; q=dns; c=nofws; s=dk20050327; d=earthlink.net; b=q5NKYwwcQxLnM3b17T3N8ZxPl9+KoU96A67uEvr8GCdy2dJPEd2LuwKR5feYUH8l; h=Received:From:Mime-Version:Content-Type:Subject:Date:In-Reply-To:To:References:Message-Id:X-Mailer:X-ELNK-Trace:X-Originating-IP; Received: from [216.57.118.85] (helo=[192.168.1.103]) by elasmtp-galgo.atl.sa.earthlink.net with esmtpa (Exim 4.67) (envelope-from ) id 1PTRrO-000052-3K for lml@lancaironline.net; Thu, 16 Dec 2010 23:24:03 -0500 From: Colyn Case Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v1082) Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=Apple-Mail-46-720026541 Subject: Re: [LML] VM 1000 X-Original-Date: Thu, 16 Dec 2010 23:23:59 -0500 In-Reply-To: X-Original-To: "Lancair Mailing List" References: X-Original-Message-Id: <319B9AAE-005B-48A1-96C4-C9F36150DEE1@earthlink.net> X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.1082) X-ELNK-Trace: 63d5d3452847f8b1d6dd28457998182d7e972de0d01da940a47392e22a9b77fec5546c955a708131350badd9bab72f9c350badd9bab72f9c350badd9bab72f9c X-Originating-IP: 216.57.118.85 --Apple-Mail-46-720026541 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252 technical readers press delete. I just wanted to say I have been so = excited with jpi ever since they decided they owned my data that I used = the edm700 that came with my project to monitor temperatures around the = cowling and bleep if something gets too hot. the little man in there is not happy. He keeps saying "you disconnected = my probe". On Dec 16, 2010, at 8:34 PM, Janie & Ed Smith wrote: > In regards to the question about the VM 1000, in it's day it was a = fine piece of equipment. But it's outdated and hard to get repaired or = support. It is also extremely limited in it's functionality > I would urge you to look at some of the newer engine monitors. In fact = most of the EFIS companies have an engine monitor integral in the unit. = A couple to look at would be Dynon or Advanced flight systems. There is = also the MVP -50 which is a stand alone but will display on some EFIS. >=20 > Jon=20 >=20 >=20 > =20 > I would second Jon=92s comments about Vision Microsystems being hard = to service. I have been working on a friend=92s IV-P, which has the = VM-1000 system and have been in contact with JPI (who purchased Vision = Microsystems) about repair parts. The service has been less than = satisfactory=85=85=85.. in fact, I haven=92t talked to a supplier in = quite a while that exhibited the bluntness, aloofness, and lack of = concern whether you got the information needed or not. With the economy = like it is, you would think that JPI would want to keep the customers = they have instead of losing them because of poor service. > =20 > When I was in sales, I was told that it took 20% of your sales effort = to keep a customer and 80% of your efforts to get a new customer. Which = would you do? > =20 > Venting in VA, > =20 > Ed Smith > Chesapeake, VA --Apple-Mail-46-720026541 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=windows-1252 technical readers press delete. I just wanted = to say I have been so excited with jpi ever since they decided they = owned my data that I used the edm700 that came with my project to = monitor temperatures around the cowling and bleep if something gets too = hot.

the little man in there is not happy. He = keeps saying "you disconnected my probe".

On Dec = 16, 2010, at 8:34 PM, Janie & Ed Smith wrote:

In regards to the = question about the VM 1000, in it's day it was a fine piece of = equipment. But it's outdated and hard to get repaired or support. It is = also extremely limited in it's functionality
I would urge you to look = at some of the newer engine monitors. In fact most of the EFIS companies = have an engine monitor integral in the unit. A couple to look at would = be Dynon or Advanced flight systems. There is also the MVP -50 which is = a stand alone but will display on some EFIS.

Jon

=
I = would second Jon=92s comments about Vision Microsystems being hard to = service. I have been working on a friend=92s IV-P, which has = the VM-1000 system and have been in contact with JPI (who purchased = Vision Microsystems) about repair parts. The service has been less = than satisfactory=85=85=85.. in fact, I haven=92t talked to a = supplier in quite a while that exhibited the bluntness, aloofness, and = lack of concern whether you got the information needed or not. = With the economy like it is, you would think that JPI would want to keep = the customers they have instead of losing them because of poor = service.
When = I was in sales, I was told that it took 20% of your sales effort to keep = a customer and 80% of your efforts to get a new customer. Which = would you do?
Ed = Smith