X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from [64.129.170.194] (HELO VIRCOM1.fcdata.private) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.3.11) with ESMTP id 4631569 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Mon, 06 Dec 2010 19:21:39 -0500 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=64.129.170.194; envelope-from=cbarber@texasattorney.net Received: from fcd-mail06.FCDATA.PRIVATE ([2002:404:40b::404:40b]) by FCD-MAIL06.FCDATA.PRIVATE ([::1]) with mapi; Mon, 6 Dec 2010 18:20:49 -0600 From: Chris Barber To: Rotary motors in aircraft Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: Today I am a man! Thread-Topic: [FlyRotary] Re: Today I am a man! Thread-Index: AQHLlZ3MOrq932841UqYlx29MiNECZOUHi6M Date: Tue, 7 Dec 2010 00:20:48 +0000 Message-ID: References: In-Reply-To: Accept-Language: en-US Content-Language: en-US X-MS-Has-Attach: X-MS-TNEF-Correlator: Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="_000_C2CD9316CEE84BE99D10213D691F5F6Dtexasattorneynet_" MIME-Version: 1.0 --_000_C2CD9316CEE84BE99D10213D691F5F6Dtexasattorneynet_ Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Thanks Sent from my iPhone 4 On Dec 6, 2010, at 5:32 PM, "Dave" > wrote: If you decide to play with the welding rig I have out there at the hangar, = feel free. BUT.. you will need to take the tank down and get the gas changed. It was s= et up for aluminum wire, which uses a different gas mix than steel. The al= uminum wire was too soft and kept jamming in the feeder. Dave On 12/6/2010 11:06 AM, Chris Barber wrote: Well, yesterday actually. I completed the EAA Sport Air workshop yesterday= on Welding. While I know the Gas Oxy method it just a BIT antiquated by a= ll the new stuff, the class removed much of the mystery involved. I was am= azed at the progress made in just two days. From dripped, blotchy beads, t= o "not all that bad", somewhat consistent beads. I know it is not much of a leap for many of y'all, but I always felt quite = lacking not having a base understanding of the process (videos and books ju= st do not breach the gap). Now I will be looking for a Tig course, or even= , now with a basic comprehension, even a friends input. The Velocity is no= t a big welded craft, but there were a few things I would at least have ent= ertained, even if I would have farmed them out anyway. On the rotary front, since I dedicated a bus for just the EM2/EC2 and reins= talled the units in the plane (currently using Rino's old unit since the wi= ring is correct for it...my unit has a pin difference being a later unit), = I am currently NOT having my tach dropping out at 6000 rpm (so far). Last = night I did a quick run up after leaving from the welding class and ran up = to 6450 rmp static at about 34.5 MAP. I had trouble holding it with the br= akes...and this was on rough asphalt. I hope to get out there in a bit and= do some tuning and RE-determine best cranking settings. It is starting qu= ickly when cold at full rich mixture. Gotta keep it a full mixture for a f= ew minutes till it warms. However, it is taking quite a bit of fudging aro= und to get it to start hot. Per Mistral, my injectors are large so I think= I may need to go leaner (about 10 o' clock currently) when hot...or so my= preliminary feeling is such. For those who are not there yet, you pretty = much have to start over with base mapping every time you get your units bac= k from Tracy. Of course, I am getting much better at it...... ;-) All the best, Chris Barber Houston, Texas Velocity 13b turbo with Mistral intake --_000_C2CD9316CEE84BE99D10213D691F5F6Dtexasattorneynet_ Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Thanks

Sent from my iPhone 4

On Dec 6, 2010, at 5:32 PM, "Dave" <david.staten@gmail.com> wrote:

If you decide to play with the welding rig I have out there at the hangar, feel free.

BUT.. you will need to take the tank down and get the gas changed. It was set up for aluminum wire, which uses a different gas mix than steel. The aluminum wire was too soft and kept jamming in the feeder.

Dave

On 12/6/2010 11:06 AM, Chris Barber wrote:
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Well, yesterday actually. I completed the EAA = Sport Air workshop yesterday on Welding. While I know the Gas Oxy method it just a BIT antiquated by all the new stuff, the class removed much of the mystery involved. I was amazed at the progress made in just two days. From dripped, blotchy beads, to "not all that bad", somewhat consistent = beads.

I know it is not much of a leap for many of y'all, but I always felt quite lacking not having a base understanding of the process (videos and books just do not breach the gap). Now I will be looking for a Tig course, or even, now with a basic comprehension, even a friends input. The Velocity is not a big welded craft, but there were a few things I would = at least have entertained, even if I would have farmed them out anyway.

On the rotary front, since I dedicated a bus for just the EM2/EC2 and reinstalled the units in the plane (currently using Rino's old unit since the wiring is correct for it...m= y unit has a pin difference being a later unit), I am currently NOT having my tach dropping out at 6000 = rpm (so far). Last night I did a quick run up after leaving from th= e welding class and ran up to 6450 rmp static at about 34.5 MAP. I had trouble holding it with the brakes...and this wa= s on rough asphalt. I hope to get out there in a bit and do some tuning and RE-determine best cranking settings. It is starting quickly when cold at full rich mixture. = Gotta keep it a full mixture for a few minutes till it warms. However, it is taking quite a bit of fudging around to get it to start hot. Per Mistral, my injectors are large so I think I may need to go leaner (about 10 o' clock currently) when h= ot...or so my preliminary feeling is such. For those who are not there yet, you pretty much have to start over with base mapping every time you get your units back from Tracy. = Of course, I am getting much better at it...... ;-)

All the best,

Chris Barber

Houston, Texas

Velocity 13b turbo with Mistral intake

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