Mailing List flyrotary@lancaironline.net Message #65746
From: Jeff Whaley jwhaley@datacast.com <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>
Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: First engine run -- prop or not?
Date: Mon, 25 May 2020 12:15:09 +0000
To: Rotary motors in aircraft <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>
Congrats on your first run Finn ... also glad you didn't get hit by the unnecessary prop.
Jeff


Probably too early to give you that. (Used 8.10 and PICkit2).

Ran for the first time today (no prop).

Over speeding not an issue. Ran like a Harley :(
No sure if because no prop or because not tuned yet or if something else wrong.

Zero RPM readout on EM3. I must have misunderstood the instructions or the program. I thought the EM3 got RPM from the EC3, so I didn't wire the tach input to the EM3.
EM3 shows "NOP" until EC3 is turned on. Then shows "0".

Max oil pressure only about 50 psi, hopefully because of low RPM.
Forgot to turn on master switch so alternator didn't come on-line.
Didn't log the run where that worked.

Anyhow, can now say I've run the engine :)

Finn

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