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 5.4.0) with ESMTP id 5040852 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Sat, 02 Jul 2011 21:22:57 -0400 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=64.129.170.194; envelope-from=cbarber@texasattorney.net Received: from FCD-MAIL06.FCDATA.PRIVATE ([fe80::697f:d6aa:b87:78d8]) by FCD-MAIL05.FCDATA.PRIVATE ([fe80::809d:a06e:5913:452e%13]) with mapi id 14.01.0289.001; Sat, 2 Jul 2011 20:22:19 -0500 From: Chris Barber To: Rotary motors in aircraft Subject: EGT and EM2 Thread-Topic: EGT and EM2 Thread-Index: Acw5HUKR4p1nVloTT1+z++gZfn7sJw== Date: Sun, 3 Jul 2011 01:22:01 +0000 Message-ID: <2D41F9BF3B5F9842B164AF93214F3D307DBF6850@FCD-MAIL06.FCDATA.PRIVATE> Accept-Language: en-US Content-Language: en-US X-MS-Has-Attach: X-MS-TNEF-Correlator: x-originating-ip: [166.139.76.11] Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="_000_2D41F9BF3B5F9842B164AF93214F3D307DBF6850FCDMAIL06FCDATA_" MIME-Version: 1.0 --_000_2D41F9BF3B5F9842B164AF93214F3D307DBF6850FCDMAIL06FCDATA_ Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I have written about this before but continue to have issues. My EGT readings are inconsitant. They seem to give what would seem to be a= correct reading but then seem to cycles to much higher readings. So, it m= ay show 1500 but then jump to 3000, then 6500 then 7200 (or whatever) and t= hen start from what seems to be low to high. I have not been sitting on my hands fretting. I had sent the unit back to = Tracy and mentioned it and he found nothing amiss. Since then I have repla= ced all connections to the EM2, new thermalwire, new connectors and now new= sensors from "thesensorconnnection" all to no avail. While not flight ess= ential, I hate that I can't solve the problem. I tire of throwing money an= d time at it. I have looked at grounds, redid connections and tried a few = different connections methods (where I connect the thermal wire from the EM= 2 to the thermalwire from the actual EGT connector. This is becomeing a real annoyance. I am currently finishing up my A/C ins= tall (95% done) and them I am back to my first squawk list...quite short no= w) before I have a squawk "party...yeah, yall are all invited....not time, = just show up, I will do what I can to make it a party ;-)) before I pay a D= AR. Ya'll's input is appreciated. Chris Barber Velocity N17010 Houston, Texas 13b Turbo/Mistral Intake --_000_2D41F9BF3B5F9842B164AF93214F3D307DBF6850FCDMAIL06FCDATA_ Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

I have written about this before but continue to have issues. 

 

My EGT readings are inconsitant<= a>.  They seem to give what would seem to be a correct reading but= then seem to cycles to much higher readings.  So, it may show 1500 bu= t then jump to 3000, then 6500 then 7200 (or whatever) and then start from what seems to be low to high.

 

I have not been sitting on my hands fretting.  I had sent the unit = back to Tracy and mentioned it and he found nothing amiss.  Since then= I have replaced all connections to the EM2, new therm= alwire, new connectors and now new sensors from "thesensorconnnection&q= uot; all to no avail.  While not flight essential, I hate that I can't= solve the problem.  I tire of throwing money and time at it.  I = have looked at grounds, redid connections and tried a few different connections methods (where I connect the thermal wire from the&n= bsp;EM2 to the thermalwire f= rom the actual EGT connector.

 

This is becomeing a real annoyance.  I am= currently finishing up my A/C install (95% done) and them I am back to my = first squawk list...quite short now) before I have a squ= awk "party...yeah, yall are all invited....not time, just show up, I will do what I can to make it a p= arty ;-)) before I pay a DAR.

 

Ya'll's input is appreciated.

 

Chris Barber

Velocity N17010

Houston, Texas

13b Turbo/Mistral Intake

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