Mailing List flyrotary@lancaironline.net Message #57650
From: Tracy <rwstracy@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: #1 rotor cutting out
Date: Thu, 22 Mar 2012 09:13:52 -0400
To: Rotary motors in aircraft <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>
Sorry Mark, that came out a bit harsher than I intended!   BTW,   the current version of the EC2/3 software (since about two months ago) now programs both A & B when you tune A.   You can still program B differently when running on B if desired as changes to B do not affect A.   On your rotor 1 symptoms between 3800 and 5000, I was wondering if you still had the resistor between CAS and EC2 that you were using to try and make the Renesis CAS work.  If so, you might try eliminating it since you are using the original CAS.   That's one reason I was anxious to hear if B had the same symptom.

Sounds like the CAS sensor circuit change I installed in (Brian's ?) EC2 13-BREW  fixed the high rpm breakup problem so anyone having similar symptoms on BREW or Renesis engines using the EC2 should have that change too.

Tracy

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On Mar 21, 2012, at 4:56 PM, Mark Steitle <msteitle@gmail.com> wrote:

Tracy,

OUCH, that hurts!  OK, here's the rest of the story.  I've changed my
intake manifold and changed injector sizes, so I'm back to the tuning
phase.  The B controller won't run right now as I haven't copied A to
B yet.  I'll have to do that before I can try the B controller.
Thanks for reminding me that I typically do things the hard way.

Mark

On 3/21/12, Tracy <rwstracy@gmail.com> wrote:
Trying the B controller should always be the FIRST thing to try since it is
the easiest.   This needs to be ingrained in all EC2/3 users mental (or
preferably written) engine failure check list.   Everything including the
coil & injector drivers are swapped out when selecting B controller.   Based
on the number of time I have asked if the B controller was tried when called
about an engine anomally I have concluded that very few builders are even
aware it it there : ).

Tracy

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On Mar 21, 2012, at 3:58 PM, Mark Steitle <msteitle@gmail.com> wrote:

I have been chasing a problem with my p-port 3-rotor where the #1
rotor cuts out at around 3800 rpm, but comes back at around 5000 rpm.
When this happens, I can hear a change in the exhaust, and I see the
EGT on #1 drop way down to around 500*, so that's how I determined
that it was the #1 rotor.  The other two rotors continue to run
normally.

I have tried swapping coils, replacing the #1 rotor's plugs & coil
wires, and swapping injectors.  I have not tried the B controller, but
that sounds like what I should try next.  My suspicion is there may be
a defective coil driver circuit in the EC-2.  I have borrowed another
20B EC-2 to try, but won't be able to do the swap until this coming
weekend.

Since things have been so quiet on the list, I thought I would post
this strange problem and see what suggestions others may have.

Mark S.

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