Will add some shielding were we can, is there an ohm reading I could watch with Fluke meter in place of EM2 on lead to sensor so I can look for intermittant open? David
From: "Tracy" <rwstracy@gmail.com>
To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>
Sent: Thursday, June 7, 2012 11:46:49 AM
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: EGT
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 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,
<hoursaway1@comcast.net> 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 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 daughter grad. EMU, Meagan & Cody moved to Bloomington Illinois for Cody's new job, with dad as one of the movers ). David R. Cook RV6A Rotary Lansing MI.