X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from [64.129.170.194] (HELO VIRCOM1.fcdata.private) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 6.0c1) with ESMTP id 5688982 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Wed, 01 Aug 2012 21:29:16 -0400 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=64.129.170.194; envelope-from=cbarber@texasattorney.net Received: from FCD-MAIL05.FCDATA.PRIVATE (unverified [172.16.5.24]) by VIRCOM1.fcdata.private (Vircom SMTPRS 5.1.1024.13396) with ESMTP id for ; Wed, 1 Aug 2012 20:28:06 -0500 X-Modus-BlackList: 172.16.5.24=OK;cbarber@texasattorney.net=OK X-Modus-RBL: 172.16.5.24=Excluded X-Modus-Trusted: 172.16.5.24=NO X-Modus-Audit: FALSE;0;0;0 Received: from FCD-MAIL06.FCDATA.PRIVATE ([fe80::697f:d6aa:b87:78d8]) by FCD-MAIL05.FCDATA.PRIVATE ([fe80::809d:a06e:5913:452e%13]) with mapi id 14.01.0355.002; Wed, 1 Aug 2012 20:27:49 -0500 From: Chris Barber To: Rotary motors in aircraft CC: Rotary motors in aircraft Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: Flame detector Thread-Topic: [FlyRotary] Re: Flame detector Thread-Index: AQHNcEid9QAorDkPgEq6QFvxC951+5dFu7eq Date: Thu, 2 Aug 2012 01:29:28 +0000 Message-ID: <5F98596B-A521-48F4-91F6-CC3FBF47E733@texasattorney.net> References: In-Reply-To: Accept-Language: en-US Content-Language: en-US X-MS-Has-Attach: X-MS-TNEF-Correlator: Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="_000_5F98596BA52148F491F6CC3FBF47E733texasattorneynet_" MIME-Version: 1.0 --_000_5F98596BA52148F491F6CC3FBF47E733texasattorneynet_ Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable When I first heard I fears it was John Slade but have been assured it was n= ot. No less tragic tho. I heard it was his sixth flight from a couple of so= urces. Someone posted the registered name but I did not immeadeatly recogni= ze it. I had one fear it was me. Not me yet yikes. Sent from my iPhone 4 On Aug 1, 2012, at 7:49 PM, "Kelly Troyer" > wrote: On Tue, Jul 31, 2012 at 7:11 PM, Mark Steitle > wrote: Chris, Yes, that was me that brought and demonstrated the IR fire detector. I had= it mounted in a metal project box on the hot side of my engine, but it fai= led shortly thereafter. My guess is the UVtron photo tube failed. Replace= ment sensors were $28/ea at the time, so it has been sitting on the shelf w= aiting for some time to mess with it again. Since I experimented with the first one, the design has been upgraded and t= he old model is no longer available. You can purchase the whole kit for $8= 9 at http://www.acroname.com/robotics/parts/R345-UVTRON-PKG.html . Just m= ount it in a robust box with a hole facing the engine and wire it to 12 - 2= 4 volts. You'll want to put an LED on the panel to warn you in case of fir= e. Mark S. On Tue, Jul 31, 2012 at 1:51 PM, Chris Barber > wrote: Several years ago at the rotary get together in Pecan Gove south of Ft Wort= h, Texas a flame detector was demonstrated. Does anyone remember this and h= ave any info on it? The demo was impressive and I would hope/think the tec= hnology has improved and is available. With the recent fire in a turbo rosary canard a few days ago it got me comp= templating such matters again. Especially in a pusher. Thanks. Chris Barber Houston Velocity 13b Turbo Phase One Testing. Sent from my iPhone 4 -- Homepage: http://www.flyrotary.com/ Archive and UnSub: http://mail.lancaironline.net:81/lists/flyrotary/List.= html Chris, Who had a fire with their Turbo/Rotary Canard ??..............Part of our= little group ??............. -- Kelly Troyer --_000_5F98596BA52148F491F6CC3FBF47E733texasattorneynet_ Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
When I first heard I fears it was John Slade but have been assured it = was not. No less tragic tho. I heard it was his sixth flight from a couple = of sources. Someone posted the registered name but I did not immeadeatly re= cognize it. I had one fear it was me. Not me yet yikes. 


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On Aug 1, 2012, at 7:49 PM, "Kelly Troyer" <keltro@gmail.com> wrote:


   

On Tue, Jul 31, 2012 at 7:11 PM, Mark Steitle <msteitle@gmail.= com> wrote:
Chris, 

Yes, that was me that brought and demonstrated the IR fire detector. &= nbsp;I had it mounted in a metal project box on the hot side of my engine, = but it failed shortly thereafter.  My guess is the UVtron photo tube f= ailed.  Replacement sensors were $28/ea at the time, so it has been sitting on the shelf waiting for some time to mes= s with it again.  

Since I experimented with the first one, the design has been upgraded = and the old model is no longer available.  You can purchase the whole = kit for $89 at  http://www.acroname.com/robotics/parts/R345-UVTRON-PKG.html . &nbs= p;Just mount it in a robust box with a hole facing the engine and wire it t= o 12 - 24 volts.  You'll want to put an LED on the panel to warn you i= n case of fire.  

Mark S.

On Tue, Jul 31, 2012 at 1:51 PM, Chris Barber <cbarber@= texasattorney.net> wrote:
Several years ago at the rotary get together in Pecan Gove south of Ft Wort= h, Texas a flame detector was demonstrated. Does anyone remember this and h= ave any info on it?  The demo was impressive and I would hope/think th= e technology has improved and is available.

With the recent fire in a turbo rosary canard a few days ago it got me comp= templating such matters again. Especially in a pusher.

Thanks.

Chris Barber
Houston
Velocity 13b Turbo
Phase One Testing.

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Chris,
  Who had a fire with their Turbo/Rotary Canard ??..............P= art of our little group ??.............


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