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From: "Ed Anderson" <eanderson@carolina.rr.com>
To: "'Rotary motors in aircraft'" <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>
Subject: RE: [FlyRotary] Re: First Start
Date: Sat, 4 Jul 2009 08:39:30 -0400
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Hey, Chris

I grew up in southern Louisiana - so I well know about drinking air.  No-
thanks {:>).  Have a couple of nephews and families living around Houston
and keep thinking I'll stop by - but then I get the weather report and
decide - another time.

It can be tough to sort out a complex installation with dual alternators and
batteries.  About the only way is to get a friend with some electronic
knowledge and perhaps a scope - a scope can sometimes turn up surprisingly
high levels of "noise Signals" on your power lines that can affect some
equipment.

Just hang in there, I can't help but feel that you have made a lot of
progress despite some pretty unusual odds (bad new rotor sidehousing causing
coolant leak, etc).  

Get your basic electric system issues sorted out before spending too much
time on refinements - you never know what devilment electrical power issues
can cause.

Thanks again for the invite {:>)

Ed

Ed Anderson

Rv-6A N494BW Rotary Powered

Matthews, NC

eanderson@carolina.rr.com

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-----Original Message-----
From: Rotary motors in aircraft [mailto:flyrotary@lancaironline.net] On
Behalf Of Christopher Barber
Sent: Saturday, July 04, 2009 1:19 AM
To: Rotary motors in aircraft
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: First Start

Hey HEY...no fair getting to use Ed.  Thats cheating!!!!!! 

Ed, Houston is really nice this time of year....if you don't mind 
drinking your air...feel free to come visit NASA while here ;-) . After 
all you DO have an airplane....I am just trying to help out with 
distinations.

Okay, actually I am tickled pink...another rotary Velocity in the mix.  
I think I may have "20b" envy :-)

I look forward to PROGRESS reports.

All the best,

Chris Barber
Velocity SE
Houston
www.LoneStarVelocity.com

jewen@comporium.net wrote:
> Today I reached a mile stone on my Velocity / 20B project.  The many hours
of research, planning, building, etc paid off today as the 20B came to life
this afternoon.
>
> About 9:30 this morning, Ed Anderson came by and looked over my
installation.  After finding no major deal breakers we prepared to start up
the 20B for the first time.  At first there was no life.  Started the
routine troubleshooting - simulate injectors - OK, simulate spark - OK.
Well what about the CAS.  Traced the wires and found a error in the CAS
wiring.  A soldering iron had the problem fixed in about 30 minutes.  Now we
were starting to get some puffs of smoke that were actual combustion by
products, but could not quite get it to run.  Twice it caught but would not
sustain running.  After numerous discussions of lean, rich, try this, try
that, recharge the battery - we hit on a combination that would sustain
running.  Ran for about 90 seconds at 1500 to 2000 RPM and shut it down.
Looked over the engine and found everything to still be intact, no major
leaks, or anything melted.
>
> Time to take a break, finished off the third pitcher of lemon aid, sat
down and recapped the days events with Ed, while thanking him for all his
help, both today and for all the wisdom I have gain from him through this
list.  Ed wished me continued success as he departed for home.
>
> Took a break for dinner, realizing it was the first meal of the day.  Then
I could not resist running it a bit more (7 more times actually.)  Showed
the wife that it would actually run (she missed the fist start by about 10
minutes.)  Worked on validating temp and pressure measurements as well as
tuning on the low speed end.  By the end of the night I have a repeatable
starting pattern and have pretty smooth running down to about 1000 RPM.
Most of the leaves on the south east corner of my property are gone, the 20B
makes a super leaf blower.
>
> In the end starting a rotary for the first time can be summed  up with one
word ... Cool.
>
> Thanks again for your help Ed and to all on this list that have given
wisdom and knowledge and made this day possible.
>
> Joe - VELO 173 RG / 20B
>
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