Thanks Kris That makes sense :)
WillyB On Monday 28 July 2003 12:34, Kris Feldmann wrote: > The engine has four cylinders and the four-position switch in question > allows the pilot to select between four Cylinder Head Temperature > sensors (one in each cylinder head). > > Kris > > WillyB wrote: > > Hmmmm.... > > > > Ok, I'm probably confusing the switch then. > > > > I resized and enhanced the photos and have attached the new one I made > > from it. > > > > Is that 4 position switch for the C HT or am I totally wrong on that? > > > > Re's > > WillyB > > > > On Monday 28 July 2003 11:42, Alex Perry wrote: > >>From: Matthew Law <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >> > >>>>If ther eis a switch for CHT .. would this be so you can manually > >>>>adjust the > >>>>temp if needed? > >>> > >>>No. Cylinder Head Temp is usually used to help you assess the health of > >>>your engine. > >> > >>CHT itself doesn't have a switch, it is purely a measurement. _However_ > >> ... * Some people put EGT and CHT on the same dial and need a switch to > >> select which output is being shown at any given time. > >>* Like EGT, it is often useful to have a peak hold feature, > >> in which case you need a switch to disable the peak hold. > >>* You normally have one CHT sensor per cylinder (sometimes two), > >> so you either need to have lots of dials, or a switch to select > >> among them, or an electronic display to cycle through them, etc. > >>* On a racing aircraft, I might be tempted to connect an autothrottle > >> to the CHT (with a switch to disable it), just like a lot of acft > >> have an autolean that operates the mixture on carburated engines. > > _______________________________________________ > Flightgear-devel mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://mail.flightgear.org/mailman/listinfo/flightgear-devel _______________________________________________ Flightgear-devel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.flightgear.org/mailman/listinfo/flightgear-devel
