X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from sj-iport-4.cisco.com ([171.68.10.86] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.1c.3) with ESMTP id 1373922 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Mon, 11 Sep 2006 09:03:44 -0400 Received-SPF: softfail receiver=logan.com; client-ip=171.68.10.86; envelope-from=echristley@nc.rr.com Received: from sj-dkim-8.cisco.com ([171.68.10.93]) by sj-iport-4.cisco.com with ESMTP; 11 Sep 2006 06:02:40 -0700 X-IronPort-AV: i="4.09,144,1157353200"; d="scan'208"; a="1852945111:sNHT39223124" Received: from sj-core-4.cisco.com (sj-core-4.cisco.com [171.68.223.138]) by sj-dkim-8.cisco.com (8.12.11.20060308/8.12.11) with ESMTP id k8BD2eC2005906 for ; Mon, 11 Sep 2006 06:02:40 -0700 Received: from xbh-rtp-211.amer.cisco.com (xbh-rtp-211.cisco.com [64.102.31.102]) by sj-core-4.cisco.com (8.12.10/8.12.6) with ESMTP id k8BD2e6W028427 for ; Mon, 11 Sep 2006 06:02:40 -0700 (PDT) Received: from xfe-rtp-202.amer.cisco.com ([64.102.31.21]) by xbh-rtp-211.amer.cisco.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC(6.0.3790.1830); Mon, 11 Sep 2006 09:02:39 -0400 Received: from [64.102.38.222] ([64.102.38.222]) by xfe-rtp-202.amer.cisco.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC(6.0.3790.1830); Mon, 11 Sep 2006 09:02:39 -0400 Message-ID: <45055E6F.6050806@nc.rr.com> Date: Mon, 11 Sep 2006 09:02:39 -0400 From: Ernest Christley Reply-To: echristley@nc.rr.com User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird 1.0.7-1.4.1 (X11/20050929) X-Accept-Language: en-us, en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Rotary motors in aircraft Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: It runs! References: In-Reply-To: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-OriginalArrivalTime: 11 Sep 2006 13:02:39.0584 (UTC) FILETIME=[8F83DE00:01C6D5A2] Authentication-Results: sj-dkim-8.cisco.com; header.From=echristley@nc.rr.com; dkim=neutral Al Gietzen wrote: >I'd say get a prop load on there, and adjust mixture, get some readout of >what's going on. I don't think you necessarily want the thing spinning over >6000 on first startup anyway. > > Way ta' go, Bob. Several people have given the advice to put a load on the engine, but if you're buying parts as you progress (like me) you may not have a prop yet. A 4ft section of wooden fence post will make a nice, disposable load though. -- ,|"|"|, Ernest Christley | ----===<{{(oQo)}}>===---- Dyke Delta Builder | o| d |o http://ernest.isa-geek.org |