X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from [66.219.56.253] (HELO mail.qnsi.net) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.2.14) with ESMTP id 3633930 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Wed, 06 May 2009 13:43:43 -0400 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=66.219.56.253; envelope-from=bhughes@qnsi.net Return-Receipt-To: "Bobby J. Hughes" Subject: RE: [FlyRotary] Re: Initial Engine Start - EC2 Next Steps? MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----_=_NextPart_001_01C9CE7A.9F17042C" Date: Wed, 6 May 2009 12:44:00 -0600 Disposition-Notification-To: "Bobby J. Hughes" Content-class: urn:content-classes:message Message-ID: <74120FDE88CAFE4DBDA8814BCE20A3F315E0E2@qnsi-mail.qnsi.net> x-mimeole: Produced By Microsoft Exchange V6.5 X-MS-Has-Attach: X-MS-TNEF-Correlator: Thread-Topic: [FlyRotary] Re: Initial Engine Start - EC2 Next Steps? thread-index: AcnOeGirFPImRkq4SVKPouE/VwEF5wAAFCaw References: From: "Bobby J. Hughes" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------_=_NextPart_001_01C9CE7A.9F17042C Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Mike, =20 Here's the method used.=20 =20 Mode 3 Mode 2 Mode 7A only if directed by Tracy. Mode 9 auto tune with some engine off programming in Mode 0 and EM2\3 using the MAP table screen.=20 I use the MAP table screen (engine off) to smooth out gaps in tables address or if auto tune is having to make large corrections. My experience is auto tune works well and fast if only small adjustments are necessary. Large adjustment make it difficult to stay on one address. Still works but takes longer and more attention to the throttle.=20 =20 Bobby =20 ________________________________ From: Rotary motors in aircraft [mailto:flyrotary@lancaironline.net] On Behalf Of Mike Fontenot Sent: Wednesday, May 06, 2009 11:27 AM To: Rotary motors in aircraft Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Initial Engine Start - EC2 Next Steps? Tracy, I pushed the email SEND button too soon. After a quick read of the Mode 2 section in the EC2 manual, I interpreted the instructions to be: make Mode 2 adjustments at low MAP/RPM settings AFTER making Mode 3 adjustments. So, my understanding of tuning order is: Mode 3 Mode 2 Mode 9 Mode 1 Ye or Nay? --=20 Mike =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D Mike Fontenot Apex Consulting & Services LLC Lakewood, Colorado 303 / 731-6645 mikef AT apexconsultingservices DOT com =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D ------_=_NextPart_001_01C9CE7A.9F17042C Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Mike,

Here's the method used. =

Mode 3

Mode 2

Mode 7A only if directed by = Tracy.

Mode 9 auto tune with some engine off = programming in Mode=20 0 and EM2\3 using the MAP table screen.

I use the MAP table screen (engine off) to = smooth out gaps=20 in tables address or if auto tune is having to make large corrections. = My=20 experience is auto tune works well and fast if only small adjustments = are=20 necessary. Large adjustment make it difficult to stay on one address. = Still=20 works but takes longer and more attention to the throttle.=20

Bobby

From: Rotary motors in aircraft=20 [mailto:flyrotary@lancaironline.net] On Behalf Of Mike=20 Fontenot
Sent: Wednesday, May 06, 2009 11:27 AM
To: = Rotary=20 motors in aircraft
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Initial Engine = Start - EC2=20 Next Steps?

Tracy,

I pushed the email SEND button too soon. After = a quick=20 read of the Mode 2 section in the EC2 manual, I interpreted the = instructions to=20 be: make Mode 2 adjustments at low MAP/RPM settings AFTER making Mode 3=20 adjustments.

So, my understanding of tuning order is:

Mode = 3
Mode 2
Mode 9
Mode 1

Ye or Nay?

--=20
Mike

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Mike Fontenot
Apex=20 Consulting & Services LLC
Lakewood, Colorado
303 / = 731-6645
mikef=20 AT apexconsultingservices DOT=20 com
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