X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com X-PolluStop-Diagnostic: #######\eX-PolluStop-Score: 0.76\eX-PolluStop: Scanned with Niversoft PolluStop 2.1 RC1, http://www.niversoft.com/pollustop Return-Path: Received: from imo-m17.mx.aol.com ([64.12.138.207] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.3c4) with ESMTP id 860091 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Thu, 07 Apr 2005 00:38:07 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=64.12.138.207; envelope-from=WRJJRS@aol.com Received: from WRJJRS@aol.com by imo-m17.mx.aol.com (mail_out_v38.7.) id q.1f9.72df023 (3874) for ; Thu, 7 Apr 2005 00:37:17 -0400 (EDT) From: WRJJRS@aol.com Message-ID: <1f9.72df023.2f8612fd@aol.com> Date: Thu, 7 Apr 2005 00:37:17 EDT Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: Timing To: flyrotary@lancaironline.net MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="-----------------------------1112848636" X-Mailer: 9.0 SE for Windows sub 5012 -------------------------------1112848636 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit In a message dated 4/6/2005 7:54:16 PM Pacific Standard Time, lors01@msn.com writes: The RX-8 sensor is magnetic reluctance. Same type, size & shape as the 3rd gen. In fact if you have a 3rd gen sensor, you can use it if you can mount it correctly. The Subaru sensors will also work but they are poor quality (many failures reported) so don't go there. Tracy, I hope you know the answer to this question. Does the reluctance type sensor need a magnetic wheel to work? If the sensor has the magnet and a coil of wire might the pulse be made by any electrically conductive material? I am not an EE, rather a ME so I may be showing my "little bit of knowledge" but if I remember the theory you should just need a conductor to "cut" the line of magnetic flux. The use of a aluminum tooth wheel wouldn't save much weight but it would be nice to not have to paint it to prevent rust! Bill Jepson -------------------------------1112848636 Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
In a message dated 4/6/2005 7:54:16 PM Pacific Standard Time,=20 lors01@msn.com writes:
<= FONT=20 style=3D"BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" face=3DVerdana color=3D#000000 siz= e=3D2>The=20 RX-8 sensor is magnetic reluctance.  Same type, size & shape as t= he=20 3rd gen.  In fact if you have a 3rd gen sensor, you can use it if you= can=20 mount it correctly.  The Subaru sensors will also work but they are p= oor=20 quality (many failures reported) so don't go there.
Tracy, I hope you know the answer to this question. Does the reluctance= =20 type sensor need a magnetic wheel to work? If the sensor has the magnet and=20= a=20 coil of wire might the pulse be made by any electrically conductive material= ? I=20 am not an EE, rather a ME so I may be showing my "little bit of knowledge" b= ut=20 if I remember the theory you should just need a conductor to "cut" the line=20= of=20 magnetic flux. The use of a aluminum tooth wheel wouldn't save much weight b= ut=20 it would be nice to not have to paint it to prevent rust!
Bill Jepson
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