---------------------------------------------------------- Rocket-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Fri 09/09/05: 3 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 06:23 AM - electronic ignition (Frazier, Vincent A) 2. 07:31 AM - Re: electronic ignition (Fred Weaver) 3. 12:25 PM - Can we help a fellow Rocketeer? (Morocketman@aol.com) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 06:23:07 AM PST US Subject: Rocket-List: electronic ignition From: "Frazier, Vincent A" --> Rocket-List message posted by: "Frazier, Vincent A" SNIP P.S. In case there are newbies out there... the Rose mag pickup sucks. SNIP Oops, not very clear. My bad. I'm referring to the timing housing that replaces one of the magnetos. It stinks when used on a Lyc. 540. I've heard others say that the Rose front mounted timing pickup works fine. Apologies, Vince ________________________________ Message 2 _____________________________________ Time: 07:31:11 AM PST US From: "Fred Weaver" Subject: Re: Rocket-List: electronic ignition --> Rocket-List message posted by: "Fred Weaver" Vince, just a short note to let you know Jeff Rose isn't the ElectroAir guy anymore. Two guys from Michigan bought the company and Jeff was retained as a consultant for awhile. About the pickups.... The crank triggered pickup works the best but is the more difficult one to install. This pickup requires the removal of the prop to install or to service. Of course, if you haven't mounted the prop yet, it's no big deal. Typically, they never need service but as soon as you say that, something always goes haywire somewhere. Anyway, on the 540 or any of the six cylinder engines, the pickup that fits into the existing mag hole, there is a set of gears in the box and sometimes they cause all sorts of grief. Sometimes they don't but they are more prone to need service than the fixed pickup on the front. The same unit used on the four cylinder engines has no gears and works great. Direct drive just like the mags.. FWIW, I've used ElectroAir on Three different airplanes so far and I have only used the crank triggered pickup. They work great.... Weav ----- Original Message ----- From: "Frazier, Vincent A" Subject: Rocket-List: electronic ignition > --> Rocket-List message posted by: "Frazier, Vincent A" > > > SNIP P.S. In case there are newbies out there... the Rose mag pickup > sucks. SNIP > > Oops, not very clear. My bad. I'm referring to the timing housing that > replaces one of the magnetos. It stinks when used on a Lyc. 540. > > I've heard others say that the Rose front mounted timing pickup works > fine. > > Apologies, > Vince > > ________________________________ Message 3 _____________________________________ Time: 12:25:36 PM PST US From: Morocketman@aol.com Subject: Rocket-List: Can we help a fellow Rocketeer? --> Rocket-List message posted by: Morocketman@aol.com About a month ago I was visiting with a Rocket pilot from McComb, Mississippi. Does anyone know who this guy is or any information about him? I am realizing that he, and his Rocket were likely at great risk. If I/we could help him with a temporary storage/hangar for his airplane, or even give he and his family a place to dwell for awhile it would be nice. Please help me find him so that I can offer my hangar or my house to him for assistance in the current situation. Les Featherston "Airgasm" 217 hours at Rebel's Bluff Airstrip, Mt Vernon, MO 417-466-4663