X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from cdptpa-omtalb.mail.rr.com ([75.180.132.120] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.2.14) with ESMTP id 3644491 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Sat, 16 May 2009 21:46:58 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=75.180.132.120; envelope-from=eanderson@carolina.rr.com Received: from computername ([75.191.186.236]) by cdptpa-omta01.mail.rr.com with ESMTP id <20090517014619674.KDZJ13751@cdptpa-omta01.mail.rr.com> for ; Sun, 17 May 2009 01:46:19 +0000 From: "Ed Anderson" To: "'Rotary motors in aircraft'" Subject: RE: [FlyRotary] Re: Initial Tuning - Alternator working Date: Sat, 16 May 2009 21:46:24 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_000C_01C9D66F.C2B00800" X-Mailer: Microsoft Office Outlook, Build 11.0.5510 In-Reply-To: Thread-Index: AcnWdCdCZPsoy1YZTMepryGbEGPPBgAHPApA X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.5579 Message-Id: <20090517014619674.KDZJ13751@cdptpa-omta01.mail.rr.com> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_000C_01C9D66F.C2B00800 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit You're getting there, Mike, one step at a time. Now that your A/F ratio indication is working properly that should help with the tuning considerably. Won't be long now. Ed Ed Anderson Rv-6A N494BW Rotary Powered Matthews, NC eanderson@carolina.rr.com http://www.andersonee.com http://www.dmack.net/mazda/index.html http://www.flyrotary.com/ http://members.cox.net/rogersda/rotary/configs.htm#N494BW http://www.rotaryaviation.com/Rotorhead%20Truth.htm _____ From: Rotary motors in aircraft [mailto:flyrotary@lancaironline.net] On Behalf Of Mike Fontenot Sent: Saturday, May 16, 2009 6:17 PM To: Rotary motors in aircraft Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Initial Tuning - Alternator working Update: I got the right connection for my alternator, experimented and rewired the field and ground leads per some suggestions from the Aeroelectric List. WhaLa, alternator started outputting about 15 volts. Too high, but a few turns of the LR3C regulator screw has it now outputing 14.2 volts. And as an added bonus, after letting the engine warm up, I started slowing adjusting the Mixture Control up and down. Guess what, the Mixture Indicator on the EM2 slowly tracked those changes in a smooth manner. Much more so than last weekend when running on battery only. Engine still idles higher than it should but now I'll go back to actual tuning tasks. Progress is good. -- Mike ================================ Mike Fontenot Apex Consulting & Services LLC Lakewood, Colorado 303 / 731-6645 mikef AT apexconsultingservices DOT com ================================ ------=_NextPart_000_000C_01C9D66F.C2B00800 Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

You’re getting there, Mike, = one step at a time.  Now that your A/F ratio indication is working properly = that should help with the tuning considerably.  Won’t be long = now.

 

Ed

 

From: = Rotary motors in aircraft [mailto:flyrotary@lancaironline.net] On Behalf Of Mike Fontenot
Sent: Saturday, May 16, = 2009 6:17 PM
To: Rotary motors in aircraft
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: = Initial Tuning - Alternator working

 

Update:

I got the right connection for my alternator, experimented and rewired = the field and ground leads per some suggestions from the Aeroelectric List. = WhaLa, alternator started outputting about 15 volts. Too high, but a few turns = of the LR3C regulator screw has it now outputing 14.2 volts.

And as an added  bonus, after letting the engine warm up, I started slowing adjusting the Mixture Control up and down. Guess what, the = Mixture Indicator on the EM2 slowly tracked those changes in a smooth manner. = Much more so than last weekend when running on battery only.

Engine still idles higher than it should but now I'll go back to actual = tuning tasks. Progress is good.

--
Mike

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Mike Fontenot
Apex Consulting & Services LLC
Lakewood, = Colorado
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mikef AT apexconsultingservices DOT com
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