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 5.4.5) with ESMTP id 5586369 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Thu, 07 Jun 2012 15:48:18 -0400 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=64.129.170.194; envelope-from=cbarber@texasattorney.net Received: from FCD-MAIL05.FCDATA.PRIVATE (unverified [172.16.5.24]) by VIRCOM1.fcdata.private (Vircom SMTPRS 5.1.1024.13396) with ESMTP id for ; Thu, 7 Jun 2012 14:47:22 -0500 X-Modus-BlackList: 172.16.5.24=OK;cbarber@texasattorney.net=OK X-Modus-RBL: 172.16.5.24=Excluded X-Modus-Trusted: 172.16.5.24=NO X-Modus-Audit: FALSE;0;0;0 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 14.01.0355.002; Thu, 7 Jun 2012 14:46:40 -0500 From: Chris Barber To: Rotary motors in aircraft CC: Rotary motors in aircraft Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: EGT Thread-Topic: [FlyRotary] Re: EGT Thread-Index: AQHNRNRRZZcuDDsS+US9xQBweu1ug5bvQyJz Date: Thu, 7 Jun 2012 19:47:48 +0000 Message-ID: <07E882BD-9018-4B94-AADC-52F3815674E6@texasattorney.net> 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_07E882BD90184B94AADC52F3815674E6texasattorneynet_" MIME-Version: 1.0 --_000_07E882BD90184B94AADC52F3815674E6texasattorneynet_ Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Thanks. I will give that a shot (hoping I understand what ya mean by jumper= ing....I think you mean on the config screens not physical jumpers). Actually, it was sequencing from high numbers to lower numbers. ie 9000, 72= 00, 6800, 5000 etc. No, not rounded numbers but seemed random. It did this = when connected to the EGT sensors too. It is a prevailing reason (read that= as justification) for me getting the Skyview engine monitor. I sent it in = to you ages ago but you couldn't find a reason. Thanks tho again. Chris Sent from my iPhone 4 On Jun 7, 2012, at 12:38 PM, "Tracy" > wrote: The suggested method for unused EGTs is to jumper each channel pair (red & = yellow) together, not all channels together. You didn't mention what the EC2 EGTs were reading but they should read 0 or= 32 if jumpered correctly. They should blink only if out of limits (32 is= not out of default limits) but check what the High & low limits are and se= t them above (high limit) & below (low limit) whatever the EGTs are readin= g and they should stop blinking. Tracy On Thu, Jun 7, 2012 at 12:44 PM, Chris Barber > wrote: Tracy, Speaking of EGT's. I am using my Dynon Skyview to read my EGT's and not the= EM2. With the EGT sensors not connected the EGT readout blinks. I asked you if t= here was a way to stop the blinking and you suggested connecting the sensor= s to each other which I did, both the red wire to red and yellow to yellow = on the separate sensors as well as the red to yellow on the individual sens= ors. None of this stopped the blinking. Do you have any other suggestions as the blinking is a bit distracting? Thanks. Chris Sent from my iPhone 4 On Jun 7, 2012, at 10:47 AM, "Tracy" > wrote: Possible it may be going open (thermocouple sensors are normally a shorted = junction) but also possible you are picking up noise on the leads from some= source. These are millivolt level signals so it doesn't take much noise t= o make a wild reading. Keep leads away from high tension wires (spark plug= leads) and lines with a lot of switching current (injector, ignition coil= power, etc). Tracy On Wed, Jun 6, 2012 at 11:01 PM, > wrote: Info needed about EGT sensors, on my RWS EM2 #2 EGT about every 10 seconds = will come up as 4000 deg. F. or so. Is the sensor going open or shorted in= termittently. Have not checked it yet, just removed break-in oil after 24 = hrs. run time & went with 20w50w full synthetic, getting ready for first fl= ight ( got delayed last year by coolant & oil temp readings in-op., solved = & my youngest daughter grad. EMU, Meagan & Cody moved to Bloomington Illino= is for Cody's new job, with dad as one of the movers ). David R. Cook R= V6A Rotary Lansing MI. --_000_07E882BD90184B94AADC52F3815674E6texasattorneynet_ Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Thanks. I will give that a shot (hoping I understand what ya mean by j= umper ing....I think you mean on the config screens not physical jumpers).&= nbsp;

Actually, it was sequencing from high numbers to lower numbers. ie 900= 0, 7200, 6800, 5000 etc. No, not rounded numbers but seemed random. It did = this when connected to the EGT sensors too. It is a prevailing reason (read= that as justification) for me getting the Skyview engine monitor. I sent it in to you ages ago but you couldn't = find a reason. 

Thanks tho again. 

Chris

Sent from my iPhone 4

On Jun 7, 2012, at 12:38 PM, "Tracy" <rwstracy@gmail.com> wrote:

The suggested method for unused EGTs is to jumper each channel pair (r= ed & yellow) together, not all channels together.

You didn't mention what the EC2 EGTs were reading but they should read 0 or= 32 if jumpered correctly.   They should blink only if out of lim= its (32 is not out of default limits) but check what the High & low lim= its are and set them above (high limit)  & below (low limit) whatever the EGTs are reading and they should stop blinking. <= br>
Tracy

On Thu, Jun 7, 2012 at 12:44 PM, Chris Barber <cbarber@= texasattorney.net> wrote:
Tracy, 
Speaking of EGT's. I am using my Dynon Skyview to read my EGT's = and not the EM2. 

With the EGT sensors not connected the EGT readout blinks. I ask= ed you if there was a way to stop the blinking and you suggested connecting= the sensors to each other which I did, both the red wire to red and yellow= to yellow on the separate sensors as well as the red to yellow on the individual sensors. None of this stopp= ed the blinking. 

Do you have any other suggestions as the blinking is a bit distr= acting?

Thanks. 

Chris

Sent from my iPhone 4

On Jun 7, 2012, at 10:47 AM, "Tracy" <rwstracy@gmail.com> wrote:

Possible it may be going open (thermocouple sensors are normally a sho= rted junction) but also possible you are picking up noise on the leads from= some source.  These are millivolt level signals so it doesn't take mu= ch noise to make a wild reading.  Keep leads away from high tension wires (spark plug leads)  and lines with= a lot of switching current (injector, ignition coil power, etc).

Tracy

On Wed, Jun 6, 2012 at 11:01 PM, <hoursawa= y1@comcast.net> wrote:

Info needed about EGT sensors, on my RWS EM2 #2 EGT about every 10 secon= ds will come up as 4000 deg. F. or so.  Is the sensor going open or sh= orted intermittently.  Have not checked it yet, just removed break-in = oil after 24 hrs. run time & went with 20w50w full synthetic, getting ready for first flight ( got delayed last year by = coolant & oil temp readings in-op., solved & my youngest daugh= ter grad. EMU, Meagan & Cody moved to Bloomington Illinois fo= r Cody's new job, with dad as one of the movers ).    David R. Cook  RV6A Rotary  Lansing MI. 



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