X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from QMTA07.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net ([76.96.30.64] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.2.8) with ESMTP id 3196402 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Thu, 02 Oct 2008 10:51:46 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=76.96.30.64; envelope-from=wschertz@comcast.net Received: from OMTA07.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net ([76.96.30.59]) by QMTA07.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net with comcast id Mn5p1a00G1GXsucA7qr5Ri; Thu, 02 Oct 2008 14:51:05 +0000 Received: from WschertzPC ([71.57.77.95]) by OMTA07.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net with comcast id Mqr31a00823NHuF8Tqr3e3; Thu, 02 Oct 2008 14:51:04 +0000 X-Authority-Analysis: v=1.0 c=1 a=ME02KCu2hg4A:10 a=LRLrDjWJ7TYA:10 a=kwVum6_neNuF0TrrJlcA:9 a=7WaFZRWRWbTPMln8Z3AA:7 a=sGSeCeeiQ4qc9AI7JBzxvqV-mpwA:4 a=si9q_4b84H0A:10 a=XF7b4UCPwd8A:10 a=mrfvXPyKCmDnA0ptSEAA:9 a=MYq8dFZAHjSebxmH7zEA:7 a=rYYstE5AEuRPlMwjO3HqLSEMBZMA:4 a=MSl-tDqOz04A:10 a=EzXvWhQp4_cA:10 a=AfD3MYMu9mQA:10 Message-ID: <294A6B6513744178B0C4C9BE41180A8E@WschertzPC> From: "Bill Schertz" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" References: In-Reply-To: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: Question on EM-2 autotune Date: Thu, 2 Oct 2008 09:50:54 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0010_01C92474.5C6C56A0" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Windows Mail 6.0.6000.16480 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.0.6000.16669 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0010_01C92474.5C6C56A0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Thanks Mark, I will check it again on the next engine run. By the way, it gets a little hairy as you go up in MP while the aircraft = is tied down. The prop really pulls hard. Bill Schertz KIS Cruiser #4045 N343BS ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Mark Steitle=20 To: Rotary motors in aircraft=20 Sent: Thursday, October 02, 2008 7:45 AM Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Question on EM-2 autotune Bill,=20 If the MAP address moves up and down with manifold pressure changes, = then it is tracking. If you're not in track mode, the MAP address being = edited is determined by the UP and DOWN buttons. Don't forget to put it = in mode 9 to activate the Auto-Tune feature. As a side note, I had to set the program knob to about 3 o-clock to = get the tuning to come in to where I wanted it. At 12 o-clock it was = much too lean. Not sure why, but I'm sure that Tracy could enlighten = me.=20 Mark S. On Wed, Oct 1, 2008 at 9:25 PM, Bill Schertz = wrote: Question for those operating a EC-2/EM-2 combination that have used = track mode and autotune. According to my manual, to go into TRACK mode, 1. set mode 0 on EC2 2. Select EC2 MA{P table mode on EM2 (hold abort and pres ACK) (this = works) 3. Select TRACK mode (Hold UP button (1) and press DOWN (2), Verify that EM2 MAP is tracking engine -- This is where I have a = question. From my reading of the manual,=20 LINE 1 and 2 show the MAP location being edited, and in Track Mode, Line 3 and 4 show the actual location the engine is running at. My question is that line 1 and 3 show the same value, I.e. the same = location in the MAP table, but lines 2 and 4 are showing different = values for the manifold pressure. For example, MAP location 9 showed 14.5 on the line 2, and 16.0 on line 4. This makes me wonder whether the Track mode is operating correctly. Any comments from those who have used this feature? Bill Schertz KIS Cruiser #4045 N343BS ------=_NextPart_000_0010_01C92474.5C6C56A0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Thanks Mark, I will check it again on = the next=20 engine run.
 
By the way, it gets a little hairy as = you go up in=20 MP while the aircraft is tied down. The prop really pulls = hard.
Bill Schertz
KIS Cruiser #4045
N343BS
----- Original Message -----
From:=20 Mark = Steitle=20
Sent: Thursday, October 02, = 2008 7:45=20 AM
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: = Question on EM-2=20 autotune

Bill,
 
If the MAP address moves up and down with manifold pressure = changes, then=20 it is tracking.  If you're not in track mode, the MAP address = being=20 edited is determined by the UP and DOWN buttons.  Don't = forget to=20 put it in mode 9 to activate the Auto-Tune feature.
 
As a side note, I had to set the program knob to about 3 = o-clock to=20 get the tuning to come in to where I wanted it.  At 12 o-clock it = was=20 much too lean.  Not sure why, but I'm sure that Tracy could = enlighten=20 me. 
 
Mark S.

On Wed, Oct 1, 2008 at 9:25 PM, Bill Schertz = <wschertz@comcast.net> = wrote:
Question for those operating a EC-2/EM-2 combination that have = used=20 track mode and autotune.
 
According to my manual, to go into TRACK mode,
1. set mode 0 on EC2
2. Select EC2 MA{P table mode on EM2 (hold abort and pres ACK) = (this=20 works)
3. Select TRACK mode (Hold UP button (1) and press DOWN = (2),
 
Verify that EM2 MAP is tracking engine  -- This is where I = have a=20 question. From my reading of the manual,
LINE 1  and 2 show the MAP location being edited,
and in Track Mode,
Line 3 and 4 show the actual location the engine is running = at.
 
My question is that line 1 and 3 show the same value, I.e. the = same=20 location in the MAP table, but lines 2 and 4 are showing different = values=20 for the manifold pressure. For example,
 
MAP location 9 showed 14.5 on the line 2, and 16.0 on line = 4.
 
This makes me wonder whether the Track mode is operating=20 correctly.
 
Any comments from those who have used this feature?
Bill Schertz
KIS Cruiser=20 = #4045
N343BS

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