Received-SPF: none
 receiver=logan.com; client-ip=76.96.30.16; envelope-from=cbarber@texasattorney.net
Message-ID: <4A6EA6C1.7080907@TexasAttorney.net>
Date: Tue, 28 Jul 2009 02:20:33 -0500
From: Christopher Barber <CBarber@TexasAttorney.net>
User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.22 (Windows/20090605)
MIME-Version: 1.0
To: Rotary motors in aircraft <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>
Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: Just livid.....but think anyway.
References: <list-3783139@logan.com>
In-Reply-To: <list-3783139@logan.com>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit

I made it out to the hangar tonight and attempted to reset the EM2.  No 
joy.  It would not reset and I could not get it to accept any changes in 
the MAP table.  It is all flat lined. 

I will likely not get a chance to further investigate wires until I am 
off on Friday.  I did not see anything obvious other than the ground 
wire that was broken but I shall  investigate much  further.  Of course 
I am bothered but perhaps more concerned as to the why.  I do not want 
to send the unit back to Tracy again, just to hook it up and it blow 
again.  As I mentioned, the engine was running really well before I 
started concentrating on the planes finish.  I felt pretty good that 
after a couple of big set backs over the last two year that I was 
finally on track.  As a matter of fact, I felt this has been the first 
time I have actually been able to use the EM2/EC2 as it should be used 
since I can't blame the EC2 for coolant in my rotor housing or bad 
Jeffco in the tanks.

So, to maybe ask a couple of obvious questions....could the one bad 
thick ground wire breaking completely "toast' the EC2?   I  know it is 
difficult to make hard and fast rules, but this seems pretty 
catastrophic for a single wire break. <yikes>  Also, if I change to 
Controller B, will I be looking at the MAP table for the B controller?  
(if this is flagrantly stated in the manual, I have read past it as I 
focused on other issues).  Okay, I have a few more questions, but my 
brain is a bit too fried/disappointed to form them right now. <sigh again>

So, uh, Tracy, do you have an old EC2 laying around I could buy, that 
way I can be trashing/working on one while your repair the other.  I am 
not kidding, you have any old stock of EC2's?

All the best,

Chris
Houston
>