From: "Bobby J. Hughes bhughes@qnsi.net" <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>
Received-SPF: pass
 receiver=logan.com; client-ip=207.91.159.28; envelope-from=btv1==134f7c247ae==bhughes@qnsi.net
Content-class: urn:content-classes:message
Return-Receipt-To: "Bobby J. Hughes" <bhughes@qnsi.net>
MIME-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain;
	charset="us-ascii"
Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Disposition-Notification-To: "Bobby J. Hughes" <bhughes@qnsi.net>
Subject: RE: [FlyRotary] Re: EC3 Coil Diagnostics
Date: Mon, 19 Aug 2019 09:14:50 -0500
Message-ID: <74120FDE88CAFE4DBDA8814BCE20A3F3013312D6@qnsi-mail.qnsi.net>
In-Reply-To: <list-12858195@logan.com>
Thread-Topic: [FlyRotary] Re: EC3 Coil Diagnostics
Thread-Index: AdVWl2968qYPowOQTtS5/AFVx2G8fgAAKpwg
References: <list-12858195@logan.com>
To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>

It happened during initial ground runs and troubleshooting. This is
being made public knowledge for a friend:)=20

Bobby

-----Original Message-----
From: Rotary motors in aircraft [mailto:flyrotary@lancaironline.net]=20
Sent: Monday, August 19, 2019 9:07 AM
To: Rotary motors in aircraft
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: EC3 Coil Diagnostics

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:
>=20
> 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
>=20
> Bobby
>=20
>=20
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Rotary motors in aircraft [mailto:flyrotary@lancaironline.net]=20
> Sent: Monday, August 19, 2019 8:21 AM
> To: Rotary motors in aircraft
> Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: EC3 Coil Diagnostics
>=20
> This is what the manual says:
> "Remove all the spark plugs from the engine (or connect the plug wires

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

> 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
the=20
> 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)
>=20
> 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.
>=20
> If yes, I guess you'll have to inspect the program code.
>=20
> Finn
>=20
> On 8/19/2019 8:46 AM, Stephen Izett stephen.izett@gmail.com wrote:
>> Hi Guys
>>=20
>> 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?
>>=20
>> Cheers
>>=20
>> Steve Izett
>>=20
>>=20
>> --
>> Homepage:  http://www.flyrotary.com/
>> Archive and UnSub:
http://mail.lancaironline.net:81/lists/flyrotary/List.html
>>=20
>=20
>=20
> --
> Homepage:  http://www.flyrotary.com/
> Archive and UnSub:
http://mail.lancaironline.net:81/lists/flyrotary/List.html
>=20
> --
> Homepage:  http://www.flyrotary.com/
> Archive and UnSub:
http://mail.lancaironline.net:81/lists/flyrotary/List.html


--
Homepage:  http://www.flyrotary.com/
Archive and UnSub:
http://mail.lancaironline.net:81/lists/flyrotary/List.html