X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from col0-omc2-s12.col0.hotmail.com ([65.55.34.86] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.2.15) with ESMTP id 3785463 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Wed, 29 Jul 2009 18:50:45 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=65.55.34.86; envelope-from=momsblacksheep@msn.com Received: from COL109-W40 ([65.55.34.73]) by col0-omc2-s12.col0.hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC(6.0.3790.3959); Wed, 29 Jul 2009 15:50:09 -0700 Message-ID: Return-Path: momsblacksheep@msn.com Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="_056e4635-9ac7-4952-b7fd-32d72a5b4a66_" X-Originating-IP: [76.28.141.211] From: Steve Parkins To: flyrotary Subject: RE: [FlyRotary] Re: EC2 and Ed's EFISM - a great combination Date: Wed, 29 Jul 2009 15:50:09 -0700 Importance: Normal In-Reply-To: References: MIME-Version: 1.0 X-OriginalArrivalTime: 29 Jul 2009 22:50:09.0693 (UTC) FILETIME=[ECC8A4D0:01CA109E] --_056e4635-9ac7-4952-b7fd-32d72a5b4a66_ Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable just crawling here=2C would like to walk. sorry for the dumb questions in advance ! i have a fw=2Cmount=2Cold 20b=2Cintake. what would you buy next ?=20 i kinda work with 500 a month but have 1000 to spend a month =2Cso you can = see my dilemma. =20 steve parkins =20 To: flyrotary@lancaironline.net From: lendich@aanet.com.au Date: Thu=2C 30 Jul 2009 07:10:57 +1000 Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: EC2 and Ed's EFISM - a great combination Ed=2C Would your EFISM be advantageous to a carb set-up or do you have to have th= e electronics of the EC2 and sensors etc. George (down under) Thanks for the kind words about the EFISM=2C Jeff. I think most folks will= find that being able to graphically see their fuel MAP/MCT makes it much e= asier to understand what your engine is doing and how well your MAP is adju= sted =96 the only two units offered that are capable of doing this (that = I am aware of) Is Tracy=92s RWL excellent EM2/3 system and my EFISM. Either one will prov= ide this capability.=20 =20 You can certainly tune and fly safely without either of these units to moni= tor/adjust your MAP =96 I did it for years. However=2C I never could elimi= nate my staging bog (for example) until I watch the air/fuel ratio indicato= r and the fuel MAP as the engine operating point approached the staging poi= nt. For whatever the reason=2C my A/F ratio would take a nose dive toward= the lean side just before staging =96 causing a temporary (but annoying) h= esitation or bog. Using the graphical display I began increasing the richn= ess of each bin as the A/F indicated lean and advance bin by bin making th= is adjustment until after increasing 4-6 bins just before the staging point= =2C my staging bog has completely disappeared. =20 It is also difficult (at least for me) to try to tune the EC2 by advancing = the manifold pressure =BD=94 Hg at a time to activate each bin. I also fo= und (using the EFISM)=2C that when I adjusted the value of the bin my engin= e was operating on =96 that change (rich or lean) invariably cause the engi= ne to change operating conditions =96 just enough so that it would shift to= the adjacent bin or two =96 so I was no longer tuning the same bin as a mo= ment before. I know some can do it by hear =96 Tracy for example =96 but= =2C for me visual was much easier to do. =20 In any case whether Tracy=92s EM2/3 or my EFISM =96 I think most will find = a graphical representation easier to work with. =20 Ed Ed Anderson Rv-6A N494BW Rotary Powered Matthews=2C 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 Beh= alf Of Jeff Whaley Sent: Wednesday=2C July 29=2C 2009 9:05 AM To: Rotary motors in aircraft Subject: [FlyRotary] EC2 and Ed's EFISM - a great combination =20 The following is an excerpt from a Mike Wills post several months ago: =20 =93Anyone trying to tune up Tracy's EC2 without either having an EM2/3 or E= d Anderson's EFISM=2C you're wasting your time. I spent the better part of = a year tweaking the MAP table and thought I had it pretty well done. On my = first flight I spent a fair amount of time fiddling with mixtures and had a= couple of rough running spots. I installed Ed's EFISM and spent 2 days twe= aking. In the process I got the engine running smoother than it ever has an= d now have it is idling nicely at 1350 RPM. That=92s 300 RPM lower than I w= as ever able to get it previously. In my opinion you really HAVE to have so= me sort of indication of what is loaded in the MAP table to effectively tun= e it.=94 =20 I whole-heartedly agree!! I installed ED=92s EFISM last night and was anxio= us to see my MCT =96 let=92s just say it was a mess. There were a few point= s=2C mostly around the staging area=2C where I could see that some tuning h= ad taken place=3B however=2C there were several locations with wild swings = from one bin to the next. These wild variations appeared in the middle of t= he high rpm band where the engine has spent very little time=2C as I=92m us= ually near idle or WOT =96 but man it sure is nice to actually see what=92s= going on. Jeff __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus=2C version of virus signat= ure database 3267 (20080714) __________ The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. http://www.eset.com _________________________________________________________________ NEW mobile Hotmail. Optimized for YOUR phone. Click here. http://windowslive.com/Mobile?ocid=3DTXT_TAGLM_WL_CS_MB_new_hotmail_072009= --_056e4635-9ac7-4952-b7fd-32d72a5b4a66_ Content-Type: text/html; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable just crawling here=2C would like to walk.
sorry for the dumb questions in advance !
i have a fw=2Cmount=2Cold 20b=2Cintake.
what would you buy next ?

i kinda work with 500 a month but have 1000 to spend a month =2Cso you = can see my dilemma.

 =3B
steve parkins



 =3B
To: flyrotary@lancaironline.net
From: lendich@aanet.com.au
Date: Thu= =2C 30 Jul 2009 07:10:57 +1000
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: EC2 and Ed's EFI= SM - a great combination

Ed=2C
Would your EFISM be advantageous to a carb= set-up or do you have to have the electronics of the EC2 and sensors etc.<= /FONT>
George (down under)

Thanks for the k= ind words about the EFISM=2C Jeff. =3B I think most folks will find tha= t being able to graphically see their fuel MAP/MCT makes it much easier to = understand what your engine is doing and how well your MAP is adjusted &nbs= p=3B=96 the only two units offered  =3Bthat are capable of doing this (= that I am aware of)

Is Tracy=92s RWL= excellent EM2/3 system and my EFISM. =3B Either one will provide this = capability.

 =3B<= /FONT>

You can certainl= y tune and fly safely without either of these units to monitor/adjust your = MAP =96 I did it for years. =3B However=2C I never could eliminate my s= taging bog (for example) until I watch the air/fuel ratio indicator and the= fuel MAP as the engine operating point approached the staging point. = =3B For whatever the reason=2C my A/F ratio  =3Bwould take a nose dive = toward the lean side just before staging =96 causing a temporary (but annoy= ing) hesitation or bog. =3B Using the graphical display I began increas= ing the richness of each bin as the A/F indicated lean and  =3Badvance = bin by bin making this adjustment until after increasing 4-6 bins just befo= re the staging point=2C my staging bog has completely disappeared.

 =3B<= /FONT>

It is also diffi= cult (at least for me) to try to tune the EC2 by advancing the manifold pre= ssure =BD=94 Hg  =3Bat a time to activate each bin. =3B I also foun= d (using the EFISM)=2C that when I adjusted the value of the bin my engine = was operating on =96 that change (rich or lean) invariably cause the engine= to change operating conditions =96 just enough so that it would shift to t= he adjacent bin or two =96 so I was no longer tuning the same bin as a mome= nt before. =3B I know some can do it by hear =96 Tracy for example =96 = but=2C for me visual was much easier to do.

 =3B<= /FONT>

In any case whet= her Tracy=92s EM2/3 or my EFISM =96 I think most will find a graphical repr= esentation easier to work with.

 =3B<= /FONT>

Ed=

From: Rotary motors in aircraft [mailto:flyrotary@lancaironline.ne= t] On Behalf Of Jeff Whaley=
Sent: Wednesday=2C July= 29=2C 2009 9:05 AM
To: = Rotary motors in aircraft
Subject:<= /SPAN> [FlyRotary] EC2 and Ed's EFISM - a great combination

 =3B

The follow= ing is an excerpt from a Mike Wills post several months ago:<= /P>

 =3B

=93Anyone trying to tune up Tracy's EC2 with= out either having an EM2/3 or Ed Anderson's EFISM=2C you're wasting your ti= me. I spent the better part of a year tweaking the MAP table and thought I = had it pretty well done. On my first flight I spent a fair amount of time f= iddling with mixtures and had a couple of rough running spots. I installed = Ed's EFISM and spent 2 days tweaking. In the process I got the engine runni= ng smoother than it ever has and now have it is idling nicely at 1350 RPM. = That=92s 300 RPM lower than I was ever able to get it previously. In my opi= nion you really =3BHAVE to have some sort of indication of what is load= ed in the MAP table to effectively tune it.=94

 =3B

I whole-he= artedly agree!! I installed ED=92s EFISM last night and was anxious to see = my MCT =96 let=92s just say it was a mess. There were a few points=2C mostl= y around the staging area=2C where I could see that some tuning had taken p= lace=3B however=2C there were several locations with wild swings from one b= in to the next. These wild variations appeared in the middle of the high rp= m band where the engine has spent very little time=2C as I=92m usually near= idle or WOT =96 but man it sure is nice to actually see what=92s going on.=

Jeff



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