X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: <13brv3@bellsouth.net> Received: from imf16aec.mail.bellsouth.net ([205.152.59.64] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.3.6) with ESMTP id 627123 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Sat, 06 Aug 2005 21:23:45 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=205.152.59.64; envelope-from=13brv3@bellsouth.net Received: from ibm56aec.bellsouth.net ([65.6.194.9]) by imf16aec.mail.bellsouth.net with ESMTP id <20050807012300.BQIN16961.imf16aec.mail.bellsouth.net@ibm56aec.bellsouth.net> for ; Sat, 6 Aug 2005 21:23:00 -0400 Received: from rd ([65.6.194.9]) by ibm56aec.bellsouth.net with ESMTP id <20050807012300.FLZB8550.ibm56aec.bellsouth.net@rd> for ; Sat, 6 Aug 2005 21:23:00 -0400 From: "Russell Duffy" <13brv3@bellsouth.net> To: "'Rotary motors in aircraft'" Subject: RE: [FlyRotary] LCD V VFD Date: Sat, 6 Aug 2005 20:23:01 -0500 Message-ID: <000c01c59aee$8dabfd00$6101a8c0@rd> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_000D_01C59AC4.A4D5F500" X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook, Build 10.0.6626 Importance: Normal In-Reply-To: X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2527 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_000D_01C59AC4.A4D5F500 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable OK fellars help me out here with my EM2 display selection, I've got to nominate either the LCD ( small or large) or the VFD unit ( small only) I'm not asking for a recommendation but an opinion will do. For instance what are most people using?=20 =20 Hi George, =20 First, I think you transposed the choices. The LCD comes only in small, = and the VFD comes in small or large. I have the large VFD in the RV-3, and bought the small LCD for the SlingShot. I can't recall what you're = planning to put this in, but the issue will come down to whether you have any = shade for your panel. In the RV-3, the VFD gets almost completely washed out = by direct sun, and I have to hold my hand up to shade it, in order to read what's on it, if if the sun is behind me. I like the larger size, and = if you have any shade at all (non-bubble canopy), it would be my choice. =20 =20 Since the SS is just as bad as the RV-3 wrt the lack of shade, I chose = the LCD, because Tracy said it was easier to read in the direct sun. I've = yet to power mine up though, so I have no first hand experience with it. = Hope that helps.=20 =20 Are most people using the LS1 coils and the Mazda Injectors ? Or are the Ford injectors the choice? George (down under)=20 =20 LS-1 all around here. By Ford, do you mean Mazda? Most folks around = here don't really think of the fact that Ford owns Mazda very often. =20 =20 Cheers, Rusty (severely depressed)=20 ------=_NextPart_000_000D_01C59AC4.A4D5F500 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message
OK fellars help me out = here with my=20 EM2 display selection,
I've got to nominate either the LCD ( = small or=20 large) or the VFD unit ( small only)
I'm not asking for a recommendation but = an opinion=20 will do.
For instance what are most people = using? 
 
Hi George,
 
First, I think you transposed the = choices.  The=20 LCD comes only in small, and the VFD comes in small or large.  I = have the=20 large VFD in the RV-3, and bought the small LCD for = the SlingShot.  I=20 can't recall what you're planning to put this in, but the issue = will come=20 down to whether you have any shade for your panel.  In the RV-3, = the VFD=20 gets almost completely washed out by direct sun, and I have to hold = my hand=20 up to shade it, in order to read what's on it, if if the sun = is behind=20 me.  I like the larger size, and if you have any shade at all=20 (non-bubble canopy), it would be my=20 choice.  
 
Since the SS is just as bad as the=20 RV-3 wrt the lack of shade, I chose the LCD, because Tracy = said it was=20 easier to read in the direct sun.  I've yet to power mine up = though,=20 so I have no first hand experience with it.  Hope that helps.=20
 
Are most people using the LS1 coils and = the Mazda=20 Injectors ?
Or are the Ford injectors the = choice?
George (down under) 
 
LS-1 all around here.  By Ford, do you = mean=20 Mazda?  Most folks around here don't really think of the fact that=20 Ford owns Mazda very = often.  
 
Cheers,
Rusty=20 (severely depressed) 
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