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Option to use CHT inputs for other readings.

Posted: Mon Jan 18, 2016 11:38 pm
by Roger
I have a water cooled engine and therefore CHT is not very important. Is there any thought of having the option of removing the CHT from the EIS and EFIS display units? Making these inputs available for other readings might be an option.

Re: Option to use CHT inputs for other readings.

Posted: Tue Jan 19, 2016 12:44 am
by Bobturner
OF course the CHT inputs are designed for thermocouples - very small voltages, compensating junctions, etc. Not clear that they could easily be used for 'ordinary' voltage inputs.

Re: Option to use CHT inputs for other readings.

Posted: Tue Jan 19, 2016 1:53 am
by Roger
They could be used for other thermocouple temperature inputs! My major problem is that I don't believe there is a way to get rid of them on my EFIS screen. I don't particularly care if they go unused as long as they are off my HX display!

Re: Option to use CHT inputs for other readings.

Posted: Wed Jan 20, 2016 5:15 pm
by Roger
Let me put this a different, perhaps more understandable, way. Is there any way to GET RID of the CHT display on my HX?

Re: Option to use CHT inputs for other readings.

Posted: Wed Jan 20, 2016 5:30 pm
by Bobturner
One of the options is to select "EGT" instead of "temperatures". "EGT" will replace the CHT bar graph with a time history of EGTs. The EGT (only) bar graph remains.

Re: Option to use CHT inputs for other readings.

Posted: Wed Jan 20, 2016 8:39 pm
by Roger
Bob,

Could you perhaps lead me through how to do this setup? In setting up the PFD display with the flight data on the top and the engine info on the bottom of the screen I am unable to eliminate the CHT graph. I must be looking in the wrong place or overlooking something in the setup.

Re: Option to use CHT inputs for other readings.

Posted: Thu Jan 21, 2016 1:43 am
by jclark
Roger wrote:Bob,

Could you perhaps lead me through how to do this setup? In setting up the PFD display with the flight data on the top and the engine info on the bottom of the screen I am unable to eliminate the CHT graph. I must be looking in the wrong place or overlooking something in the setup.
What EFIS model are you using?

Are you using the SPLIT screen?
If so, I **think** there are some limits as to how much modification can be done on the engine data at the bottom.

There are a lot of configuraton options for the ENGINE page.

James
... of course, I may be WRONG and hopefully will be corrected here.

Re: Option to use CHT inputs for other readings.

Posted: Thu Jan 21, 2016 1:57 am
by Roger
I am using an HX unit. Would like to change the PFD with the engine data at the bottom to eliminate the CHT graphics.

Re: Option to use CHT inputs for other readings.

Posted: Thu Jan 21, 2016 2:25 am
by GRT_Jeff
There's no way to remove the CHT bar graphs from the engine strip at the bottom of the screen on the PFD and MAP pages. This will require a software change.

Re: Option to use CHT inputs for other readings.

Posted: Thu Jan 21, 2016 4:20 am
by Bobturner
Yes, that is apparently correct. I wrote my earlier post after looking at the manual!! But I was looking at the dedicated engine page, not the small strips at the bottom. I did run out to the plane this afternoon and could not get that page to show up. But I also just realized that my engine page is on a HS, not HX.