X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from m15.nyc.untd.com ([64.136.22.78] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.3c5) with SMTP id 931194 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Tue, 03 May 2005 13:52:48 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=64.136.22.78; envelope-from=jbker@juno.com Received: from m15.nyc.untd.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by m15.nyc.untd.com with SMTP id AABBHRQTTAPCD2MA for (sender ); Tue, 3 May 2005 10:51:45 -0700 (PDT) X-UNTD-OriginStamp: Y+Mfppm2QyGfnY/dq+iW1a5dXoS9JPD68HU2jml93ETKt+GcTmpuUw== Received: (from jbker@juno.com) by m15.nyc.untd.com (jqueuemail) id KR4HYEAT; Tue, 03 May 2005 10:50:52 PDT To: flyrotary@lancaironline.net Date: Tue, 3 May 2005 13:49:41 -0400 Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: ECU power - was fuses vs breakers Message-ID: <20050503.134942.2832.1.JBKER@juno.com> X-Mailer: Juno 5.0.33 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=--__JNP_000_7559.705b.6ee5 X-Juno-Line-Breaks: 8-6,7-8,17-20,25-26,28-32767 From: WALTER B KERR X-ContentStamp: 8:4:600481284 This message is in MIME format. Since your mail reader does not understand this format, some or all of this message may not be legible. ----__JNP_000_7559.705b.6ee5 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Ed A wrote: The answer is yes, the engine will continue to run. In fact, talking with Tracy he assumed that most folks would kill the engine by turning off the master switch - which would indeed remove power from the EC2. If I had not installed injector switches, I would indeed have to kill the master switch to stop the engine. So I can verify it will run with the power switch to the EC2 OFF provided power to the injectors are on. However, since I don't know what components the sneak circuit involves or how much load they may be capable of, to be on the safe side, I normally do not run it with just the injector power. ---------------------------------------------------------------- Along these lines, how is the best way to turn the engine off with Tracy's EC2 and do some glide test to determine the engine out glide characteristics so that I can fiqure out what power and flap will get me similar glide to practice engine out landings with the engine running? Of course I wish the engine to restart after the glide test:>) Bernie, getting LT2 probe connected properly to read cool side of radiator, called Tracy 3 times this am! ----__JNP_000_7559.705b.6ee5 Content-Type: text/html; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Ed A wrote:
 
The answer is yes, the engine will = continue to=20 run.  In fact, talking with Tracy he assumed that most folks would = kill the=20 engine by turning off the master switch - which would indeed remove power = from=20 the EC2.  If I had not installed injector switches, I would indeed = have to=20 kill the master switch to stop the engine.  So I can verify it will = run=20 with the power switch to the EC2 OFF provided power to the injectors are=20 on.  However, since I don't know what components the sneak circuit = involves=20 or how much load they may be capable of, to be on the safe side,  I=20 normally do not run it with just the injector power.
 
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Along these lines, how is the best way to = turn the=20 engine off with Tracy's EC2 and do some glide test to determine the engine = out=20 glide characteristics so that I can fiqure out what power and flap will get= me=20 similar glide to practice engine out landings with  the engine=20 running? Of course I wish the engine to restart after the glide=20 test:>)
 
Bernie, getting LT2 probe connected = properly to=20 read cool side of radiator, called Tracy 3 times this am!
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