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>And the price is ?
I don't know. I think it's (vi-pec V88) in the $2k range.
>I read over the specs and did not see any
redundancy listed for the ViPec-88 – did I miss it?
It's not redundant. I'm using two for redundancy. Keeping in mind that
redundancy has value only when the two devices have independent failure
modes....no components in common, no common failure modes. If I were using oem
ECU's, which have extreme robust design (not affected by electrical noise for
example), I would not bother to have redundant ECU's. I keep finding significant
design oversights with custom ecu's. Poor handling of sensor errors, sensitive
to noise, etc. So I use two. Fwiw.
-al wick
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Saturday, July 04, 2009 3:00
PM
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Corruption of EC
settings
George (down under)
I've installed Megasquirt, Haltech, and now
Vi-Pec ECU's (not rotary installs). Most impressed with the Vi-Pec so far.
The others had various issues.
Vi-Pec V88 is highly flexible. No special
wiring for various injectors. Lot's of extra sensors and outputs available.
One of the few to be able to handle unusual crank signals (not
applicable to rotary). Very good documentation, the others were fair at
best. I have two on my plane for genuine redundancy. I'd give it strong
consideration. Guess I'd describe it as sophisticated, robust, yet friendly.
FWIW
-al wick
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Saturday, July 04, 2009 11:19
AM
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Corruption
of EC settings
Al Gietzen wrote:
>
> Al,
>
> Do
you know of any alternatives out there now that might be worth a
look?
>
> Bryan
>
> Preparing to commit $$$ to
EC
>
> Bryan;
>
> I haven’t looked any further
since prior to the final stages of
> getting my EC2 working. The
basic issue (besides cost) is always that
> the systems are set up
for automotive use, and although they may be
> noise tolerant, have
complexities that make them awkward for aviation
> use. And there
is the issue of redundancy. Tracy had good reason for
> developing
his own.
>
>
Al
>
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