From: "Stephen Izett stephen.izett@gmail.com" <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>
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Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: EC3 Coil Diagnostics
Date: Mon, 19 Aug 2019 22:07:00 +0800
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Booby are you postulating what might happen, or did this actually happen =
to you? - The HT fried the processors!

Steve

> On 19 Aug 2019, at 9:42 pm, Bobby J. Hughes bhughes@qnsi.net =
<flyrotary@lancaironline.net> wrote:
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> Just make sure to position / secure the plugs so than cannot fall off =
the engine and into the wiring harness during the test.   It does not =
end well for the controller.=20
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> Bobby
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> Sent: Monday, August 19, 2019 8:21 AM
> To: Rotary motors in aircraft
> Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: EC3 Coil Diagnostics
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> This is what the manual says:
> "Remove all the spark plugs from the engine (or connect the plug wires=20=

> to spare plugs) and lay them on the engine where you can see the spark=20=

> gaps. Make sure the body of the plug is in contact with something=20
> grounded to the engine. Now put the Mode switch in Mode 8 and press =
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> Store switch. This puts the EC3 in ignition diagnostic mode and fires=20=

> all the coils as if the engine were running at about 3000 RPM. You=20
> should see all plugs firing. To end this diagnostic mode, change the=20=

> Mode switch selection or cycle the power off on the EC3."
> (EC3-A8 13B ENGINE CONTROLLER 07-30-13 INSTALLATION AND PROGRAMMING=20
> GUIDE 2008 series)
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> Sure you've got +12V power to the coils?
> Are the coils properly grounded?
> Coils wired correctly to EM3?
> Note the different coil pin-outs from brand to brand.
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> If yes, I guess you'll have to inspect the program code.
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> Finn
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> On 8/19/2019 8:46 AM, Stephen Izett stephen.izett@gmail.com wrote:
>> Hi Guys
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>> For those of you with EC3???s.
>> I wanted to check all coils were firing yesterday so plugged the =
leads into plugs laying on the top of the engine.
>> I tried to enter the coil diagnostic with Mode 8 and pressing Store. =
I got nothing.
>> So I checked the injector diagnostic Mode 1 Cold Start plus Store and =
the injectors all lit up.
>> Am I missing/forgetting/Misreading the manual or something else?
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>> Cheers
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>> Steve Izett
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