X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from securemail.ever-tek.com ([64.129.170.194] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.3c2) with ESMTP id 3972998 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Wed, 11 Nov 2009 22:25:11 -0500 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=64.129.170.194; envelope-from=cbarber@texasattorney.net Received: from fcd-mail05.FCDATA.PRIVATE ([172.16.5.24]) by FCD-MAIL03.FCDATA.PRIVATE with Microsoft SMTPSVC(6.0.3790.3959); Wed, 11 Nov 2009 21:24:35 -0600 Received: from fcd-mail05.FCDATA.PRIVATE ([4.4.5.9]) by fcd-mail05.FCDATA.PRIVATE ([4.4.5.9]) with mapi; Wed, 11 Nov 2009 21:24:35 -0600 From: Chris Barber To: Rotary motors in aircraft Date: Wed, 11 Nov 2009 21:21:06 -0600 Subject: Still quiet Thread-Topic: Still quiet Thread-Index: AQHKY0en07LTpYpxY0SLjOpSvN1MgA== Message-ID: <6A3D27B02C7348499A682286EDB2310502261DC101@fcd-mail05.FCDATA.PRIVATE> Accept-Language: en-US Content-Language: en-US X-MS-Has-Attach: X-MS-TNEF-Correlator: acceptlanguage: en-US Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable MIME-Version: 1.0 Return-Path: cbarber@texasattorney.net X-OriginalArrivalTime: 12 Nov 2009 03:24:35.0450 (UTC) FILETIME=[A88385A0:01CA6347] Hey guys, do I have to go have another baby to get some activity on the lis= t? Geez, there must be something going on. If I have to I will take one f= or the team and go out and find some likely candidates to practice with, bu= t come on....we must be doing some work on our rotaries. I miss you guys. BTW, is Tracy back yet? I have my "extra" ECU I need to send in. All the best, Chris ________________________________________ From: Rotary motors in aircraft [flyrotary@lancaironline.net] On Behalf Of = Steve Brooks [cozy4pilot@gmail.com] Sent: Tuesday, November 10, 2009 4:17 PM To: Rotary motors in aircraft Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: No start after Steve, Thanks for checking this on your set up. I just sent Tracy an email off line about this. I am thinking that there must be an issue with the controller, unless he has some other test I can do. I am out of ideas on things to check at this point. Steve Brooks sboese wrote: > > Steve, > > Last night I tried to determine the effects of miswiring a properly > functioning CAS to one of my EC2=92s > > Reversing the two CAS signals resulted in no sparks (no coil control > signal pulses generated and not one spark seen at any RPM). > > Disconnecting either or both of the CAS signals resulted in no sparks. > > Reversing the polarity of either one of the CAS sensors also resulted > in no sparks. > > Reversing the polarity of both CAS sensors resulted in sparks that > appeared normal in intensity and timing. This last condition may be a > non-issue or possibly an insidious problem. Probably only Tracy would > know which would be the case. The sensible thing would be to wire > things according to his recommendations, of course. > > In any case, I could not produce the symptoms you are seeing by > miswiring known good components as described. > > Again, for what it is worth=85 > > Steve Boese > -- Homepage: http://www.flyrotary.com/ Archive and UnSub: http://mail.lancaironline.net:81/lists/flyrotary/List.= html=