X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com X-PolluStop-Diagnostic: (direct reply)\eX-PolluStop-Score: 0.00\eX-PolluStop: Scanned with Niversoft PolluStop 2.1 RC1, http://www.niversoft.com/pollustop Return-Path: Received: from mail27.syd.optusnet.com.au ([211.29.133.168] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.3c4) with ESMTPS id 860165 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Thu, 07 Apr 2005 03:28:28 -0400 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=211.29.133.168; envelope-from=lendich@optusnet.com.au Received: from george (d211-31-121-76.dsl.nsw.optusnet.com.au [211.31.121.76]) by mail27.syd.optusnet.com.au (8.12.11/8.12.11) with SMTP id j377Rcc1012462 for ; Thu, 7 Apr 2005 17:27:39 +1000 Message-ID: <005c01c53b43$c66b8530$4c791fd3@george> From: "George Lendich" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" References: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: Timing Date: Thu, 7 Apr 2005 17:31:12 +1000 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0059_01C53B97.97C1FB20" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1106 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1106 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0059_01C53B97.97C1FB20 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Tracy, You mentioned the timing mounting protocol, placement etc. I sure would appreciate that advise. George ( down under) lendich@optusnet.com.au 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. Advantages are: No ignition timing scatter due to gear lash, single sensor instead of = two, and gets the 2nd gen crank sensor out of the way for other things = (like alternators). Tracy > From what I can pick up from the conversation, the RX-8 uses some = sort=20 of optical pick-up from a wheel attached to the crankshaft through = the=20 pulley. What is the advantage in our application? Compactness?=20 Lightness? Durability? Anyone have a picture they could share? --=20 This is by far the hardest lesson about freedom. It goes against instinct, and morality, to just sit back and watch people make mistakes. We want to help them, which means control them and their decisions, but in doing so we actually hurt them (and ourselves)." >> Homepage: http://www.flyrotary.com/ >> Archive: http://lancaironline.net/lists/flyrotary/List.html ------=_NextPart_000_0059_01C53B97.97C1FB20 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Tracy,
You mentioned the timing mounting protocol, = placement=20 etc.
I sure would appreciate that = advise.
George ( down under)
lendich@optusnet.com.au
The RX-8 sensor is magnetic reluctance.  Same type, size = & shape=20 as the 3rd gen.  In fact if you have a 3rd gen sensor, you can = use it if=20 you can mount it correctly.  The Subaru sensors will also work = but they=20 are poor quality (many failures reported) so don't go there.
 
Advantages are:
No ignition timing scatter due to gear lash, single sensor = instead=20 of two, and gets the 2nd gen crank sensor out of the way for = other things=20 (like alternators).
 
Tracy
>

 From=20 what I can pick up from the conversation, the RX-8 uses some sort =
of=20 optical pick-up from a wheel attached to the crankshaft through the=20
pulley.  What is the advantage in our application? =20 Compactness?
Lightness?  Durability? Anyone have a picture = they=20 could share?

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This is by far the hardest lesson about = freedom.=20 It goes against
instinct, and morality, to just sit back and = watch people=20 make
mistakes. We want to help them, which means control them and = their
decisions, but in doing so we actually hurt them (and=20 ourselves)."


>>  Homepage:  http://www.flyrotary.com/
>&= gt; =20 Archive:   http://lancai= ronline.net/lists/flyrotary/List.html
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