X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from outbound-mail.vgs.untd.com ([64.136.55.15] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.2.14) with SMTP id 3745050 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Sat, 04 Jul 2009 15:19:45 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=64.136.55.15; envelope-from=alwick@juno.com Received: from Penny (c-98-246-117-71.hsd1.or.comcast.net [98.246.117.71]) by smtpout04.vgs.untd.com with SMTP id AABFE9L3BAQ7DMXJ for (sender ); Sat, 4 Jul 2009 12:18:57 -0700 (PDT) Message-ID: <33C55781E025432781A4782129413290@Penny> From: "Al Wick" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" References: In-Reply-To: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: Corruption of EC settings Date: Sat, 4 Jul 2009 12:18:58 -0700 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_00C5_01C9FCA1.9B8DB760" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Windows Mail 6.0.6002.18005 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.0.6002.18005 X-ContentStamp: 11:5:2253786254 X-MAIL-INFO:23ed6d3414c1a1440529958105e540100dfdad20313d20adf99d2544e9e450f1f06191612d048de1a9c0a0f9fdd0d0b175245034a4516d X-UNTD-OriginStamp: L941HVjjYzDhN3itp//mkG00FnE0L+DJ1G+Wt2PN2uvpwawaDEpYTg== X-UNTD-Peer-Info: 10.181.42.34|smtpout04.vgs.untd.com|smtpout04.vgs.untd.com|alwick@juno.com This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_00C5_01C9FCA1.9B8DB760 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I've installed Megasquirt, Haltech, and now Vi-Pec ECU's (not rotary = installs). Most impressed with the Vi-Pec so far. The others had various = issues.=20 Vi-Pec V88 is highly flexible. No special wiring for various injectors. = Lot's of extra sensors and outputs available. One of the few to be able = to handle unusual crank signals (not applicable to rotary). Very good = documentation, the others were fair at best. I have two on my plane for = genuine redundancy. I'd give it strong consideration. Guess I'd describe = it as sophisticated, robust, yet friendly.=20 FWIW -al wick ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Ernest Christley=20 To: Rotary motors in aircraft=20 Sent: Saturday, July 04, 2009 11:19 AM Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Corruption of EC settings Al Gietzen wrote: > > Al, > > Do you know of any alternatives out there now that might be worth a = look? > > Bryan > > Preparing to commit $$$ to EC > > Bryan; > > I haven=92t looked any further since prior to the final stages of=20 > getting my EC2 working. The basic issue (besides cost) is always = that=20 > the systems are set up for automotive use, and although they may be=20 > noise tolerant, have complexities that make them awkward for = aviation=20 > use. And there is the issue of redundancy. Tracy had good reason for = > developing his own. > > Al > ------=_NextPart_000_00C5_01C9FCA1.9B8DB760 Content-Type: text/html; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
I've installed Megasquirt, Haltech, and = now Vi-Pec=20 ECU's (not rotary installs). Most impressed with the Vi-Pec so far. The = others=20 had various issues.
 
Vi-Pec V88 is highly flexible. No = special=20 wiring for various injectors. Lot's of extra sensors and outputs = available. One=20 of the few to be able to handle unusual crank signals (not = applicable to=20 rotary). Very good documentation, the others were fair at best. I have = two on my=20 plane for genuine redundancy. I'd give it strong consideration. Guess = I'd=20 describe it as sophisticated, robust, yet friendly.
 
FWIW
 
-al wick
 
 
----- Original Message -----
From:=20 Ernest=20 Christley
Sent: Saturday, July 04, 2009 = 11:19=20 AM
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: = Corruption of EC=20 settings

Al Gietzen wrote:
>
> Al,
>
> = Do you=20 know of any alternatives out there now that might be worth a=20 look?
>
> Bryan
>
> Preparing to commit $$$ to = EC
>
> Bryan;
>
> I haven=92t looked any = further since=20 prior to the final stages of
> getting my EC2 working. The = basic issue=20 (besides cost) is always that
> the systems are set up for = automotive=20 use, and although they may be
> noise tolerant, have = complexities that=20 make them awkward for aviation
> use. And there is the issue of = redundancy. Tracy had good reason for
> developing his=20 own.
>
> Al
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