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Posted: Tue Aug 03, 2010 4:21 pm Post subject: Lynn's engine

Lynn

  

 I was looking at your engine installation last week ay Oshkosh.  You have two (I think yellow or orange) items on each side of the engine that states something like "high voltage".  I don't have this on my 2200 so I suppose this is an add on.  What is it, an electronic ignition?  Whatever it is I'm sure it helped you win your class in the race.

  

 Mike

 Kitfox IV, Jabiru 2200



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Lynn Matteson

Joined: 10 Jan 2006
Posts: 2778
Location: Grass Lake, Michigan

Posted: Wed Aug 04, 2010 4:51 am Post subject: Lynn's engine

Hi Mike-

Those are the coils for the Electroair direct-fire ignition system.  

Actually, the coils are black, but there is a yellow electrical  

insulator on each one. Electroair had a display booth in Hangar C, I  

think, and they had their "Electroair Test Plane" located near the  

Homebuilt Hangar. They are currently close to having their STC(?)  

granted for their unit for either Lycoming or Continental... or both,  

I don't know how all that works. They told me they had just sold a  

dual-mag unit to a Jabiru 3300 owner from Australia of all places.



This week I'm going to contact them regarding getting my MAP system  

for my engine.....this will allow for ignition advance at high  

altitudes, or for low manifold pressure situations, something I  

haven't had up to now. When I bought my unit from them, they did not  

have an engine to test on (I was the guinea pig for the Jabiru  

engine), so they would not include the MAP sensor in my package. When  

I get some testing done with the MAP included in my ignition system,  

they can interpolate my information and start to sell the MAP's along  

with the units they sell. That will make for a complete ignition  

system which they haven't been able to supply so far for the Jabiru.  

The advance curve that they will build into my unit will be set up to  

be on the cautious side....one and a half degrees of advance per inch  

of drop in manifold pressure, versus 2 degrees per inch drop on  

"regular" engines. At Oshkosh, they had a display that allowed you to  

see the manifold pressure drop, and the number of degrees of advance  

go up....to a maximum of 40 degrees. Now I need to get one of those  

advance readouts for my plane.....more lost panel space, but cool- 

looking as all hell!



I think what happened in the race was that any would-be competitor  

heard about the "high voltage" and was scared off from entering in my  

class. : )



Lynn Matteson

Kitfox IV Speedster, taildragger

Jabiru 2200, #2062

Sensenich 62"x46" Wood (summer)

Electroair direct-fire ignition system

Rotec TBI-40 injection

Status: flying...1030 hrs (since 3-27-2006)

do not archive



On Aug 3, 2010, at 8:16 PM, Mike Chaney wrote:



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		   Lynn



 I was looking at your engine installation last week ay Oshkosh.   

 You have two (I think yellow or orange) items on each side of the  

 engine that states something like "high voltage".  I don't have  

 this on my 2200 so I suppose this is an add on.  What is it, an  

 electronic ignition?  Whatever it is I'm sure it helped you win  

 your class in the race.



 Mike

 Kitfox IV, Jabiru 2200



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N369LM

Pat Reilly

Joined: 06 Aug 2009
Posts: 345

Posted: Wed Aug 04, 2010 12:58 pm Post subject: Lynn's engine

Lynn, You should talk to Electroair about sponsorship. You are an undefeated air race vet with their product. An endorsement from you after a race like that should be priceless.

  

 Pat Reilly

 Mod 3 582 REBUILT

 Rockford, IL



 On Tue, Aug 3, 2010 at 7:16 PM, Mike Chaney <poasttown(at)yahoo.com (poasttown(at)yahoo.com)> wrote:

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		       Lynn

  

 I was looking at your engine installation last week ay Oshkosh.  You have two (I think yellow or orange) items on each side of the engine that states something like "high voltage".  I don't have this on my 2200 so I suppose this is an add on.  What is it, an electronic ignition?  Whatever it is I'm sure it helped you win your class in the race.

   

 Mike

 Kitfox IV, Jabiru 2200



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Lynn Matteson

Joined: 10 Jan 2006
Posts: 2778
Location: Grass Lake, Michigan

Posted: Wed Aug 04, 2010 3:46 pm Post subject: Lynn's engine

It does sound pretty good if a few of the facts are left out, doesn't  

it? : )

Lynn Matteson

Kitfox IV Speedster, taildragger

Jabiru 2200, #2062

Sensenich 62"x46" Wood (summer)

Electroair direct-fire ignition system

Rotec TBI-40 injection

Status: flying...1030 hrs (since 3-27-2006)

do not archive



On Aug 4, 2010, at 4:58 PM, Patrick Reilly wrote:



 	  Quote: 	
		   Lynn, You should talk to Electroair about sponsorship. You are an  

 undefeated air race vet with their product. An endorsement from you  

 after a race like that should be priceless.



 Pat Reilly

 Mod 3 582 REBUILT

 Rockford, IL

 On Tue, Aug 3, 2010 at 7:16 PM, Mike Chaney <poasttown(at)yahoo.com>  

 wrote:

 Lynn



 I was looking at your engine installation last week ay Oshkosh.   

 You have two (I think yellow or orange) items on each side of the  

 engine that states something like "high voltage".  I don't have  

 this on my 2200 so I suppose this is an add on.  What is it, an  

 electronic ignition?  Whatever it is I'm sure it helped you win  

 your class in the race.



 Mike

 Kitfox IV, Jabiru 2200



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Lynn
Kitfox IV-Jabiru 2200
N369LM

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