Subject: [FlyRotary]
EM2 Calibration
Altitude.
In understand that the altitude readout isn't adjusted for current pressure,
but still. Mine reads 687 ft when I'm actually at 14 ft. Is there a way to
adjust it so that it's al least close?
I wouldn’t be concerned about this
– density altitude could easily differ from actual altitude by that much.
Mine was much further off; but then I have some discrepancies on other readouts
that are still puzzling me.
Warnings.
The system sends an intermittent ground to flash a warning light. If you're
using a voice system or a LED that flashes anyway you'll need a steady ground.
So, instead of saying "John,
Check the engine monitor" my voice system says "John...John...John..."
Is it a sexy female voice? Maybe
she is just overwhelmed . . J Can’t comment on that one; don’t have a voice
warning, but the flashing LED seems to work - although it has been flashing all
the time. I haven’t checked all the warning settings, but I assume
something has always been out of range.
I
also notice that the offending item on the display flashes about once every 30
seconds. I find that this is too long. If you miss the first flash you have 30
seconds to wait until you know what's wrong. I'd rather see this flash set at
every 3 seconds or so.
Hum-m-m. I recall that mine
flashes with the LED; at least once/second.
Anyone
else have any tips as I head into this calibration stuff?
My experience so far would indicate that
you should check the calibration on most or all channels. That would mean
verifying readings at least at two points; low end and in operating range. I
had air temps and MAP readings that were a consistent 10% off using the default
calibration inputs, although when Tracy had the unit in his shop it apparently was giving good readings;
so there must be something that is installation dependant; maybe just mine.
As I was getting into the calibration
stuff a couple of weeks ago I managed to trigger some obscure bug (some
combination of inputting a correction just as a low voltage warning was
triggered) in the software that resulted in corruption of all the calibration
data on a half dozen channels. Unfortunately added to Tracy’s concerns while
Frances was
dealing its blow. But a new chip is on the way, so I will resume that
journey soon.
Meanwhile, my rotor oil injection pump
was leaking oil around the adjustment level shaft and stopped pumping oil, so I
had to exchange that. I thought that little Mikuni (sp?) pump was bulletproof.
Al