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From: "Alex Madsen" <madsena@rose-hulman.edu>
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It seems to me a good solution to this would be to add a voltage regulator
that can run the ECU and EM2 at a lower voltage (say 6V). This would avoid
some frustration with low batteries on the ground and I think add safety
allowing longer flight times with a dead alternator.

Alex Madsen


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From: Rotary motors in aircraft [mailto:flyrotary@lancaironline.net] On
Behalf Of Todd Bartrim
Sent: Tuesday, January 18, 2005 1:31 AM
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Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: New discovery...

	I believe that the EM2 is set to give this alarm. My bottom line on
the
screen will flash "BATTERY VOLTAGE TOO LOW" at ~9 volts, IIRC. When I'm
cranking it when it's too darn cold to start, I can hear it trying to fire
but as soon as the voltage drops far enough that the warning appears, it
will no longer try to fire. Then out come the jumper cables :-(
	When Tracy finishes vacationing or building Rusty's parts or trouble
shooting for John or Bernie, maybe he'll come back to us lost souls and
clarify this for us.

Cheers...
Todd.


So, given that "data point", looks like it might be useful for us folks with
"computer dependent" engines, which need 9v (for this particular ECU), to
fabricate a second LVM (set for 9.1 or 9.3 v) that turns on a light - or
voice warning - to tell us "voltage too low to start" (i.e., below ECU
minimum voltage required to start).  I'd probably put the light close to
the starter switch.


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