---------------------------------------------------------- Europa-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Thu 03/20/08: 7 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 04:39 AM - windmapper.com (David Joyce) 2. 06:58 AM - Re: windmapper.com (Alan Burrows) 3. 07:59 AM - Re: GRT EIS Question (h&jeuropa) 4. 09:23 AM - Re: Re: GRT EIS Question (MJKTuck@cs.com) 5. 10:21 AM - Re: Re: GRT EIS Question (Jerry Rehn) 6. 10:33 AM - Re: Re: GRT EIS Question (JEFF ROBERTS) 7. 12:20 PM - Re: GRT EIS Question (h&jeuropa) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 04:39:19 AM PST US From: "David Joyce" Subject: Europa-List: windmapper.com For our US friends: If you haven't already discovered it, look at windmapper.com It gives instant decodes of all airfield Metars, together with all sorts of extra brilliant features. I understand it has only recently started up, but its equivalent European service xc weather has been a firm favourite here for some time. Regards, David Joyce, G-XSDJ ________________________________ Message 2 _____________________________________ Time: 06:58:41 AM PST US From: "Alan Burrows" Subject: RE: Europa-List: windmapper.com Hi David Thanks for that, I can use it whilst over here in the U.S. but tell me about "XC Weather" I've never come across it? Alan -----Original Message----- From: owner-europa-list-server@matronics.com [mailto:owner-europa-list-server@matronics.com] On Behalf Of David Joyce Sent: 20 March 2008 11:35 Subject: Europa-List: windmapper.com For our US friends: If you haven't already discovered it, look at windmapper.com It gives instant decodes of all airfield Metars, together with all sorts of extra brilliant features. I understand it has only recently started up, but its equivalent European service xc weather has been a firm favourite here for some time. Regards, David Joyce, G-XSDJ -- Checked by AVG. 09:54 ________________________________ Message 3 _____________________________________ Time: 07:59:23 AM PST US Subject: Europa-List: Re: GRT EIS Question From: "h&jeuropa" Hi Martin, Since pressing ACK for oil pressure makes the light stop flashing, that is what is generating the alarm. The light is staying on because the oil pressure is still out of limits. This is explained on Figure 1b of the EIS manual. Check that your oil pressure is between the lower and upper limits you have set. If fuel pressure (Aux input) were causing an alarm, you would have to press Ack to extinguish that alarm. And setting limits to 0 causes EIS to ignore that input from an alarm point of view (see page 7 of EIS Manual). My bet is that you either have low oil pressure limit set higher than what your oil pressure is indicating or high oil pressure is set lower than what your oil pressure is indicating. Is your oil pressure indicating what you expect? Are you using GRT or Rotax oil pressure sending unit? Not sure what a Mitchell sending unit is but EIS probably isn't calibrated for Mitchell's. For fuel pressure, the easiest solution is to purchase the sensor from GRT. It will come with the SF and Offset information. You could calibrate the existing Mitchell sensor if you have or can obtain the resistance vs pressure data. Jim Butcher N241BW Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=171225#171225 ________________________________ Message 4 _____________________________________ Time: 09:23:02 AM PST US From: MJKTuck@cs.com Subject: RE: Europa-List: Re: GRT EIS Question Hi Jim, Thanks for the thoughts. The initial trigger for the warning light is low oil pressure but once the engine starts the oil pressure is where it should be and within the upper and lower limits that are set - in fact the unit came with the upper and lower units already set for a Rotax but I double checked anyway. In fact once the engine is started and warmed up all the parameters are within limits (except that pesky CHT2 which stays at around 60-80 deg F - but there is no 'Low CHT Temp' parameter so should not be causing a warning) but the warning light stays on and I can't figure out why. Martin ________________________________ Message 5 _____________________________________ Time: 10:21:25 AM PST US From: "Jerry Rehn" Subject: RE: Europa-List: Re: GRT EIS Question Martin I've had this system for some time and like it very much. If you have an out of limits issue the warning light blinks and continues until it is no longer out of limits and then the light goes out or if you "acknowledge" the issue the light burns steady ( I suppose so it is not quite as annoying) until it is fixed. If the oil pressure is the offending limit I would go back into the settings and reset your upper and lower limits yourself. In any case what ever is coming up on your EIS as the problem I would go to that and readjust and reset the EIS. Hopefully that will work if not I would call and speak to their tech. people who have always been helpful. Good luck. Jerry -----Original Message----- From: owner-europa-list-server@matronics.com [mailto:owner-europa-list-server@matronics.com] On Behalf Of MJKTuck@cs.com Sent: Thursday, March 20, 2008 9:17 AM Subject: RE: Europa-List: Re: GRT EIS Question Hi Jim, Thanks for the thoughts. The initial trigger for the warning light is low oil pressure but once the engine starts the oil pressure is where it should be and within the upper and lower limits that are set - in fact the unit came with the upper and lower units already set for a Rotax but I double checked anyway. In fact once the engine is started and warmed up all the parameters are within limits (except that pesky CHT2 which stays at around 60-80 deg F - but there is no 'Low CHT Temp' parameter so should not be causing a warning) but the warning light stays on and I can't figure out why. Martin ________________________________ Message 6 _____________________________________ Time: 10:33:23 AM PST US From: JEFF ROBERTS Subject: Re: Europa-List: Re: GRT EIS Question Martin, Perhaps you have a CHT span warning as I did with my stratomaster monitor. I have made inserts to the front round openings that shoot the air up over the cylinders and now have fairly even cooling within 15 degrees. Still a bit high but I'm working on that. I'm considering a ram inlet on the top of the cowl of some sorts. Regards, Jeff R. A258 - N128LJ / Gold Rush 108 hours and climbing slowly. On Mar 20, 2008, at 10:16 AM, MJKTuck@cs.com wrote: > > Hi Jim, > > Thanks for the thoughts. The initial trigger for the warning light is > low oil pressure but once the engine starts the oil pressure is where > it should be and within the upper and lower limits that are set - in > fact the unit came with the upper and lower units already set for a > Rotax but I double checked anyway. > > In fact once the engine is started and warmed up all the parameters > are within limits (except that pesky CHT2 which stays at around 60-80 > deg F - but there is no 'Low CHT Temp' parameter so should not be > causing a warning) but the warning light stays on and I can't figure > out why. > > Martin > > ________________________________ Message 7 _____________________________________ Time: 12:20:33 PM PST US Subject: Europa-List: Re: GRT EIS Question From: "h&jeuropa" Martin, When you power up EIS, the red light comes on flashing, correct? And when it does, the page showing has Oil Press on it and that value is blinking, correct? And when you push ACK, the light quits blinking but stays on steady and the default display page (usually fuel qty & flow display page 0) comes up, correct? Then you start up and the light stays on, not blinking, correct? If all these are true, the problem is in the oil press low/high limits or the pressure measurement. Be aware there are two low oil press settings - one is Min OilP and the other is Min Crz_OP. Have a look at page 9 of the EIS manual. Min OilP is set at 22 and Max OilP is set at 98 for my 914. Note that Max OilP must be set less than 99 - if it's set over 100 that may be your problem. 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