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1. 12:04 PM - Magneto drive gear - Lightspeed Ignition questions (Stephen J. Soule)
2. 01:17 PM - Re: Magneto drive gear - Lightspeed Ignition questions (Brian Denk)
3. 04:44 PM - Re: Magneto drive gear - Lightspeed Ignition questions (Lenleg@aol.com)
4. 08:47 PM - Re: Magneto drive gear - Lightspeed Ignition questions (Jim Bean)
5. 10:03 PM - Re: Innodyn Turbine (David Alderman)
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| Subject: | Magneto drive gear - Lightspeed Ignition questions |
--> RV8-List message posted by: "Stephen J. Soule" <SSoule@pfclaw.com>
Hello fellow Listers,
I'm looking into buying a Lightspeed Plasma II Plus ignition for my flying
RV-6A. According the website I will need to get a gear for the Hall effect
module that goes into the hole in the Lycoming case vacated by the magneto
it will replace.
The manufacturer of the Lightspeed system does not supply the gear and
suggests that I get it from Lycoming, Superior or a magneto overhauler.
During construction of the RV-6A (and now my RV-8) I have found that
scrounging missing parts can hold up the project for months. I have never
had to get a magneto gear. Have any of you? Where do you get such a thing?
What would I except to pay for it?
I can't use the gear from one of the mags I will remove because both of my
mags have impulse couplings and the Lightspeed module requires a non-impulse
gear.
The next question will be - Once I have the gear, how do I get it to stick
to the Hall effect module? Chewing gum? If anyone has real world experience,
I'm all ears (eyes.)
Also, I recall hearing that Lightspeed had a competitor - one Joel Rose. I
see references to his ignition system in the archives, but no URL for his
website. Anyone know what it is? Does his system come ready to bolt on, or
are there items that have to be chased down in order to install the system?
Stephen Soule
Swanton, Vermont
RV-6A N227RV flying (270 hours!)
RV-8 N222SZ under construction
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Magneto drive gear - Lightspeed Ignition questions
Hello fellow Listers,
I'm looking into buying a Lightspeed Plasma II Plus ignition for my flying RV-6A.
According the website I will need to get a gear for the Hall effect module
that goes into the hole in the Lycoming case vacated by the magneto it will replace.
The manufacturer of the Lightspeed system does not supply the gear and suggests
that I get it from Lycoming, Superior or a magneto overhauler.
During construction of the RV-6A (and now my RV-8) I have found that scrounging
missing parts can hold up the project for months. I have never had to get a magneto
gear. Have any of you? Where do you get such a thing? What would I except
to pay for it?
I can't use the gear from one of the mags I will remove because both of my mags
have impulse couplings and the Lightspeed module requires a non-impulse gear.
The next question will be - Once I have the gear, how do I get it to stick to the
Hall effect module? Chewing gum? If anyone has real world experience, I'm all
ears (eyes.)
Also, I recall hearing that Lightspeed had a competitor - one Joel Rose. I see
references to his ignition system in the archives, but no URL for his website.
Anyone know what it is? Does his system come ready to bolt on, or are there items
that have to be chased down in order to install the system?
Stephen Soule
Swanton, Vermont
RV-6A N227RV flying (270 hours!)
RV-8 N222SZ under construction
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| Subject: | Magneto drive gear - Lightspeed Ignition questions |
--> RV8-List message posted by: "Brian Denk" <akroguy@hotmail.com>
>Hello fellow Listers,
>
>I'm looking into buying a Lightspeed Plasma II Plus ignition for my flying
>RV-6A. According the website I will need to get a gear for the Hall effect
>module that goes into the hole in the Lycoming case vacated by the magneto
>it will replace.
>
>The manufacturer of the Lightspeed system does not supply the gear and
>suggests that I get it from Lycoming, Superior or a magneto overhauler.
>
>During construction of the RV-6A (and now my RV-8) I have found that
>scrounging missing parts can hold up the project for months. I have never
>had to get a magneto gear. Have any of you? Where do you get such a thing?
>What would I except to pay for it?
>
>I can't use the gear from one of the mags I will remove because both of my
>mags have impulse couplings and the Lightspeed module requires a
>non-impulse
>gear.
>
>The next question will be - Once I have the gear, how do I get it to stick
>to the Hall effect module? Chewing gum? If anyone has real world
>experience,
>I'm all ears (eyes.)
It simply attaches to the shaft with a nut. A woodruff key keeps the gear
from ever spinning freely on the shaft. I'm going from memory here so bear
with me. It really is a neat setup and very easy to do.
>
>Also, I recall hearing that Lightspeed had a competitor - one Joel Rose. I
>see references to his ignition system in the archives, but no URL for his
>website. Anyone know what it is? Does his system come ready to bolt on, or
>are there items that have to be chased down in order to install the system?
It's Jeff Rose. He also makes an electronic ignition that is very good.
Lightspeed is a bit more prominent on the web but I've heard of no major
issues with either system. I've been totally satisfied with the LIghtspeed
for about three years on my RV8.
Sorry I can't offer much on the sourcing of the mag gear. I'd go straight
to the mag manufacturer, maybe Superior Air Parts, or even the engine
builders...Bart Lalonde at Aerosport, Mattituck, etc.
>
Brian Denk
RV8 N94BD
RV10 '51
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| Subject: | Re: Magneto drive gear - Lightspeed Ignition questions |
--> RV8-List message posted by: Lenleg@aol.com
In a message dated 12/29/2004 3:05:42 PM Eastern Standard Time,
SSoule@pfclaw.com writes:
The next question will be - Once I have the gear, how do I get it to stick
to the Hall effect module? Chewing gum? If anyone has real world experience,
I'm all ears (eyes.)
Also, I recall hearing that Lightspeed had a competitor - one Joel Rose. I
see references to his ignition system in the archives, but no URL for his
website. Anyone know what it is? Does his system come ready to bolt on, or
are there items that have to be chased down in order to install the system?
Stephen Soule
Swanton, Vermont
Jeff Rose is not selling his system anymore ... he is supporting it for a
while.
Len
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| Subject: | Re: Magneto drive gear - Lightspeed Ignition questions |
--> RV8-List message posted by: Jim Bean <jim-bean@att.net>
Steve,
The drive gear and the impulse coupler are separate assemblies on the
magnito. You can separate the drive gear from the impulse coupler. Most
engines have the magnito install into a spacer which is the same depth
as the impulse coupler. Romove the impulse coupler and the spacer and
the gear ends up in at the same depth. This makes it easy for the
manufacturer to have one magnito without an impulse coupler.
The gear you have is probably usable on the hall effect module. If your
engine has a spacer behind the magnito you would have to remove it
before installing the hall effect module.
I prefer the pickup ring on the front of the engine. It dosn't require
maintenance which the hall effect module does. Also it leaves the
magnito intact as either a spare or to sell. It does require installing
two timy magnets in the ring gear but Lightspeed will do it for a small fee.
Jim Bean
RV-8 almost done.
Stephen J. Soule wrote:
> --> RV8-List message posted by: "Stephen J. Soule" <SSoule@pfclaw.com>
>
> Hello fellow Listers,
>
> I'm looking into buying a Lightspeed Plasma II Plus ignition for my flying
> RV-6A. According the website I will need to get a gear for the Hall effect
> module that goes into the hole in the Lycoming case vacated by the magneto
> it will replace.
>
> The manufacturer of the Lightspeed system does not supply the gear and
> suggests that I get it from Lycoming, Superior or a magneto overhauler.
>
> During construction of the RV-6A (and now my RV-8) I have found that
> scrounging missing parts can hold up the project for months. I have never
> had to get a magneto gear. Have any of you? Where do you get such a thing?
> What would I except to pay for it?
>
> I can't use the gear from one of the mags I will remove because both of my
> mags have impulse couplings and the Lightspeed module requires a non-impulse
> gear.
>
> The next question will be - Once I have the gear, how do I get it to stick
> to the Hall effect module? Chewing gum? If anyone has real world experience,
> I'm all ears (eyes.)
>
> Also, I recall hearing that Lightspeed had a competitor - one Joel Rose. I
> see references to his ignition system in the archives, but no URL for his
> website. Anyone know what it is? Does his system come ready to bolt on, or
> are there items that have to be chased down in order to install the system?
>
> Stephen Soule
> Swanton, Vermont
> RV-6A N227RV flying (270 hours!)
> RV-8 N222SZ under construction
>
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> Magneto drive gear - Lightspeed Ignition questions
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>
> Hello fellow Listers,
>
>
> I'm looking into buying a Lightspeed Plasma II Plus ignition for my flying RV-6A.
According the website I will need to get a gear for the Hall effect module
that goes into the hole in the Lycoming case vacated by the magneto it will
replace.
>
>
> The manufacturer of the Lightspeed system does not supply the gear and suggests
that I get it from Lycoming, Superior or a magneto overhauler.
>
>
> During construction of the RV-6A (and now my RV-8) I have found that scrounging
missing parts can hold up the project for months. I have never had to get a
magneto gear. Have any of you? Where do you get such a thing? What would I except
to pay for it?
>
>
> I can't use the gear from one of the mags I will remove because both of my mags
have impulse couplings and the Lightspeed module requires a non-impulse gear.
>
>
> The next question will be - Once I have the gear, how do I get it to stick to
the Hall effect module? Chewing gum? If anyone has real world experience, I'm
all ears (eyes.)
>
>
> Also, I recall hearing that Lightspeed had a competitor - one Joel Rose. I see
references to his ignition system in the archives, but no URL for his website.
Anyone know what it is? Does his system come ready to bolt on, or are there
items that have to be chased down in order to install the system?
>
>
> Stephen Soule
>
> Swanton, Vermont
>
> RV-6A N227RV flying (270 hours!)
>
> RV-8 N222SZ under construction
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
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| Subject: | Re: Innodyn Turbine |
--> RV8-List message posted by: "David Alderman" <kenalder@hotmail.com>
A couple weeks ago, I had the opportunity to talk with an executive officer
who had been associated with Innodyn people but is no longer involved. One
of my many questons was about their fuel burn claim. He said it is very
valid and the "secret" is a computer controlled delivery system that
provides a precise, measured, amt of fuel for a given power setting - sort
of like spurts rather than full fuel flow. Time will tell as it always does.
My two pennies for what it's worth. What a boon for the HB industry if it
comes to fruitation. Ken Alderman, wannabe RV-9A
Dont just search. Find. Check out the new MSN Search!
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