---------------------------------------------------------- Beech-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Tue 05/03/05:3 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 05:26 PM - Engine Monitors (The Armstrongs) 2. 07:52 PM - Beech 19 alternator connections. (Sally and George) 3. 07:54 PM - Re: Engine Monitors (Tom Henderson) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 05:26:21 PM PST US From: The Armstrongs Subject: Beech-List: Engine Monitors --> Beech-List message posted by: The Armstrongs I am in the process of putting a factory reman engine in my J35. I am going to install either a GEM 610 or JPI 700 C CHT/EGT monitor during the process. Does anyone out there have any experiences with either of these they would like to share? George Armstrong N8366D. ________________________________ Message 2 _____________________________________ Time: 07:52:17 PM PST US From: "Sally and George" Subject: Beech-List: Beech 19 alternator connections. --> Beech-List message posted by: "Sally and George" I have an 60 amp alternator, voltage regulator and overvoltage relay from a Beech 19. The VR and OV relay are Lamar products. The voltage regulator has three leads: a red, a yellow, and a black. The black lead is connected to a black lead on the overvoltage relay, which has three other leads coming out: a read, a green and a white. Does anyone out there know how those leads should be connected? George Kilishek - ________________________________ Message 3 _____________________________________ Time: 07:54:11 PM PST US From: "Tom Henderson" Subject: Re: Beech-List: Engine Monitors --> Beech-List message posted by: "Tom Henderson" George- We have a JPI 700, and like it. But -- beware of one thing. The JPI engine monitors that have been sold since late last year encrypt the data so that it can ONLY be viewed using their proprietary software. They give away some bare-bones software that in my opinion is awful. They charge you an extra ~$100 for their better software, but I've heard that even it isn't very good. Who knows what they will charge next year, and the year after that, etc. So you will be forever a slave to whatever they decide to charge you for their software. If Joe P. (the owner) gets killed in a car wreck and the company goes under, the time will come when you won't be able to look at your engine data any more... because there will be nobody to provide data viewing software the next time Microsoft upgrades Windows. I'd suggest looking at the EI monitor -- in some respects the hardware may not be quite as good as JPI, but EI doesn't encrypt their data so no matter what you'll be able to use other applications (like Excel) to view your data in perpetuity. This issue doesn't bother some people because they never look at their monitor data. I do, and I'm as angry with JPI as I could possibly be, as are hundreds of other JPI customers since JPI will impose the encrypted software on you whenever you send your unit in for repair or upgrade, even if you tell them not to. I know this is hard to believe, but I'm deadly serious about it. So think about it and factor this issue into your decision. If you want to download and examine your engine data, this may be a significant factor. The GEM products have not been improved much over the years, and many feel like they are in third place compared to EI etc. So good luck, and happy shopping. -Tom Henderson Ventura, CA ----- Original Message ----- From: "The Armstrongs" Subject: Beech-List: Engine Monitors > --> Beech-List message posted by: The Armstrongs > > I am in the process of putting a factory reman engine in my J35. I am > going to install either a GEM 610 or JPI 700 C CHT/EGT monitor during > the process. Does anyone out there have any experiences with either of > these they would like to share? > > George Armstrong > N8366D. > > >