Mailing List flyrotary@lancaironline.net Message #57813
From: <CozyGirrrl@aol.com>
Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: Laser Ignition, was: [FlyRotary] Re: The 16X is A L I V E...
Date: Sat, 14 Apr 2012 23:03:44 -0400 (EDT)
To: <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>
LOL, and so some new fangled laser system yet to be proven is going to cure all of our ills? Lets just say it will be fun to sit back and watch with optimism for awhile. The early adopters can tell us all about it.
 
I am curious, we tout our rotary systems and our EFI over conventional aircraft systems, yet for every wire we have there are two terminations, how many of the wires hooking up our systems are critical to keep it running? Got a number?, multiply that by two. Terminations are a huge liability.
A mag has to be grounded out to make it quit. Not saying it is better, but from this one angle it sure is simpler.
 
Chrissi & Randi
www.CozyGirrrl.com
CG Products, Custom Aircraft Hardware
Chairwomen, Sun-N-Fun Engine Workshop
 
In a message dated 4/14/2012 7:28:10 P.M. Central Daylight Time, echristley@att.net writes:
On 04/14/2012 11:39 AM, CozyGirrrl@aol.com wrote:
 High voltage is cheap and has worked well for over 100 years.
/end
 
It's her last paragraph that concerned me the most. I spent 20 years working with HID systems focused into fiber optics. Her last sentence says it all.
I am not against innovation but I am very cautious.
Chrissi & Randi
She is correct, except that word "well" has a very fuzzy meaning.  There are many levels of "well".  Magnetos work well.  Points work well.  Electronic ignition works well.  Capacitive discharge works well.....
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