X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from qmta07.westchester.pa.mail.comcast.net ([76.96.62.64] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.4c2a) with ESMTP id 4850170 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Wed, 09 Feb 2011 17:08:03 -0500 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=76.96.62.64; envelope-from=wschertz@comcast.net Received: from omta04.westchester.pa.mail.comcast.net ([76.96.62.35]) by qmta07.westchester.pa.mail.comcast.net with comcast id 5y571g0070ldTLk57y7WGR; Wed, 09 Feb 2011 22:07:30 +0000 Received: from WschertzPC ([69.96.8.141]) by omta04.westchester.pa.mail.comcast.net with comcast id 5y7A1g00132aL6V3Qy7Fal; Wed, 09 Feb 2011 22:07:28 +0000 Message-ID: From: "Bill Schertz" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" References: In-Reply-To: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Fwd: EC2 modes 5 & 9 Date: Wed, 9 Feb 2011 16:07:04 -0600 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0006_01CBC873.64CD6E10" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal Importance: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Windows Live Mail 15.4.3502.922 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V15.4.3502.922 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0006_01CBC873.64CD6E10 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Mode 1 adjusts the mixture in a =E2=80=98bigger=E2=80=99 step. When you = put the mixture at 3 o=E2=80=99clock to make it run better, and then set = the program knob to 3 o=E2=80=99clock and push store, it makes a = correction that is supposed to take it all the way to stoichiometric. = Doing this in the air could be hazardous to your drawers, you might take = it to a setting where the engine quits. Mode 9 is incremental adjustments. setting the program knob rich or lean = and pushing the store button moves it a =E2=80=98little way =E2=80=98 in = the preferred direction, need more =E2=80=93 push again. Much safer for = inflight adjustments. Tracy can probably explain this better, but that is my understanding. Bill Schertz KIS Cruiser #4045 N343BS Phase I testing From: bktrub@aol.com=20 Sent: Wednesday, February 09, 2011 3:25 PM To: Rotary motors in aircraft=20 Subject: [FlyRotary] Fwd: EC2 modes 5 & 9 =20 I think I have uncovered the glitch making my engine run like crap- the = solid wires on the back of the cold start switch got smooshed together = thereby making the engine run too rich all the time. Have not had time = to get into the panel and correct it, but when I run the engine, and put = sideways pressure on the switch, the engine smooths out. So, I'll check = on those wires when I get up to the airport tomorrow.=20 Hope that this is the cause for my rough running- This engine/airframe = combination promises to be a real nice combination. Also I have a question- mode 5 is not used, at least in my version = (circa 2006). Is there any use for it in later versions? Another question- mode 9 differs from mode 1 in what respect? I've = re-read the manual but don't see what the difference is. Brian Trubee ------=_NextPart_000_0006_01CBC873.64CD6E10 Content-Type: text/html; charset="utf-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Mode 1 adjusts the mixture in a =E2=80=98bigger=E2=80=99 step. When = you put the mixture at=20 3 o=E2=80=99clock to make it run better, and then set the program knob = to 3 o=E2=80=99clock and=20 push store, it makes a correction that is supposed to take it all the = way to=20 stoichiometric. Doing this in the air could be hazardous to your = drawers, you=20 might take it to a setting where the engine quits.
 
Mode 9 is incremental adjustments. setting the program knob rich or = lean=20 and pushing the store button moves it a =E2=80=98little way =E2=80=98 in = the preferred=20 direction, need more =E2=80=93 push again. Much safer for inflight = adjustments.
 
Tracy can probably explain this better, but that is my = understanding.
 
Bill=20 Schertz
KIS Cruiser #4045
N343BS
Phase I testing
 
Sent: Wednesday, February 09, 2011 3:25 PM
Subject: [FlyRotary] Fwd: EC2 modes 5 & = 9
 
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I think I have uncovered the glitch making my = engine run=20 like crap- the solid wires on the back of the cold start switch got = smooshed=20 together thereby making the engine run too rich all the time. Have not = had time=20 to get into the panel and correct it, but when I run the engine, and put = sideways pressure on the switch, the engine smooths out. So, I'll check = on those=20 wires when I get up to the airport tomorrow.
Hope that this is the cause for my rough running- This = engine/airframe=20 combination promises to be a real nice combination.
 
Also I have a question- mode 5 is not used, at least in my version = (circa=20 2006). Is there any use for it in later versions?
 
Another question- mode 9 differs from mode 1 in what respect? I've = re-read=20 the manual but don't see what the difference is.
 
Brian Trubee
 


 
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