Return-Path: Received: from [24.25.9.101] (HELO ms-smtp-02-eri0.southeast.rr.com) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2.5) with ESMTP id 576171 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Tue, 21 Dec 2004 22:06:32 -0500 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=24.25.9.101; envelope-from=eanderson@carolina.rr.com Received: from edward2 (cpe-069-132-111-212.carolina.rr.com [69.132.111.212]) by ms-smtp-02-eri0.southeast.rr.com (8.12.10/8.12.7) with SMTP id iBM3604S001812 for ; Tue, 21 Dec 2004 22:06:01 -0500 (EST) Message-ID: <001401c4e7d2$e86220f0$2402a8c0@edward2> From: "Ed Anderson" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" References: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Fuel pump question. Date: Tue, 21 Dec 2004 22:04:09 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1106 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1106 X-Virus-Scanned: Symantec AntiVirus Scan Engine Dana, I strongly recommend that you wire your two pumps so that both may be operated simultaneously. I turn on both pumps for take-0ff and Landings. Should one pump fail, I would not need those precious seconds to recognize what had happened to react correctly and get the fuel pressure back up in time. So look upon it as insurance. Once at adequate altitude I turn one pump off. Ed Anderson ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dana Overall" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" Sent: Tuesday, December 21, 2004 8:39 PM Subject: [FlyRotary] Fuel pump question. > Man am I ever going to expose my serious lack of electrical knowledge > here:-) I'm planning on using a single pole double throw switch to activate > one or the other fuel pump, but not both. Is there ever any reason to have > both pumps on at the same time?? > > > > Dana Overall > Richmond, KY i39 > RV-7 slider, Imron black, "Black Magic" > Finish kit > 13B Rotary. Hangar flying my Dynon. > http://rvflying.tripod.com > http://rvflying.tripod.com/blackrudder.jpg > do not archive > > > > >> Homepage: http://www.flyrotary.com/ > >> Archive: http://lancaironline.net/lists/flyrotary/List.html >