Return-Path: Received: from [199.185.220.240] (HELO priv-edtnes46.telusplanet.net) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2.8) with ESMTP id 659872 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Sat, 05 Feb 2005 01:31:08 -0500 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=199.185.220.240; envelope-from=haywire@telus.net Received: from Endurance ([207.81.25.155]) by priv-edtnes46.telusplanet.net (InterMail vM.6.01.04.00 201-2131-118-20041027) with SMTP id <20050205063037.QMEY20601.priv-edtnes46.telusplanet.net@Endurance> for ; Fri, 4 Feb 2005 23:30:37 -0700 From: "Todd Bartrim" To: "'Rotary motors in aircraft'" Subject: RE: [FlyRotary] Current measurement Date: Fri, 4 Feb 2005 22:30:22 -0800 Message-ID: <004c01c50b4c$2c4cfc30$0201a8c0@Endurance> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_004D_01C50B09.1E29BC30" X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook CWS, Build 9.0.2416 (9.0.2910.0) X-MIMEOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2180 Importance: Normal In-Reply-To: This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_004D_01C50B09.1E29BC30 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Nice work Al. Did you have the board made at PCB express or similar service? I'm all out of unused inputs to the EM2 right now, but in the future I may stop monitoring some of the extra temps, so will have one freed up. At that time I'd order a board or three if this works well. Todd -----Original Message----- From: Rotary motors in aircraft [mailto:flyrotary@lancaironline.net]On Behalf Of Al Gietzen Sent: Friday, February 04, 2005 10:18 PM To: Rotary motors in aircraft Subject: [FlyRotary] Current measurement There was a lot of chat a few weeks ago about "current draw". For amps readout on the EM2, I have a little circuit board that I had made that will give a 0-5 volt output signal from the standard 0-50 mv output from an ammeter shunt. (See http://www.bandc.biz/cgi-bin/ez-catalog/cat_display.cgi?15X358218 ). Feed the output to an unused channel on the EM2 and have current readout. I had three made to keep the unit cost down, and I'm willing to part with at least one. Contact me off list at alventures@cox.net if you're interested. Should work on a 0-5v channel, and I tried to use the "right tank" channel, but it won't take a voltage signal. I'm still waiting for an answer from Tracy on what it is that channel is set up for. Al ------=_NextPart_000_004D_01C50B09.1E29BC30 Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Nice=20 work Al.
    Did you have the board made at PCB express or = similar=20 service? I'm all out of unused inputs to the EM2 right now, but in the = future I=20 may stop monitoring some of the extra temps, so will have one freed up. = At that=20 time I'd order a board or three if this works well.
Todd
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From: Rotary motors in = aircraft=20 [mailto:flyrotary@lancaironline.net]On Behalf Of Al=20 Gietzen
Sent: Friday, February 04, 2005 10:18 = PM
To:=20 Rotary motors in aircraft
Subject: [FlyRotary] Current=20 measurement

There was a lot of = chat a few=20 weeks ago about “current draw”.  For amps readout on = the EM2, I have a=20 little circuit board that I had made that will give a 0-5 volt output = signal=20 from the standard 0-50 mv output from an ammeter shunt.  (See http://www.bandc.biz/cgi-bin/ez-catalog/cat_display.cgi?15X358218=20 ).  Feed the output to an unused channel on the EM2 and have = current=20 readout.

 

I had three made to = keep the=20 unit cost down, and I’m willing to part with at least one.  = Contact me=20 off list at alventures@cox.net if=20 you’re interested.

 

Should work on a 0-5v = channel,=20 and I tried to use the “right tank” channel, but it = won’t take a voltage=20 signal.  I’m still waiting for an answer from = Tracy on=20 what it is that channel is set up for. 

 

Al

 

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