ozbear Posted March 15, 2013 Posted March 15, 2013 Has anybody had anything to do with the electric carby heaters available for the bing carbs fitted to rotax and jabiru engines how well do they work?
Gnarly Gnu Posted March 15, 2013 Posted March 15, 2013 Would the Jabiru alternator be up to this? Electric elements, even small ones, tend to draw quite a lot of current. No experience with them, just a question.
ozbear Posted March 15, 2013 Author Posted March 15, 2013 I have no experience with them but they seem to run ok on jabirus in England where it's a lot colder I have no carb heating on my a/c so am looking at alternatives .
fly_tornado Posted March 15, 2013 Posted March 15, 2013 contact www.motionaero.com they sell/manufacture them.
ozbear Posted March 15, 2013 Author Posted March 15, 2013 Thanks Tornado they look ok I am wondering what the heating elements are. They only draw 5.5 amps .You would not need them on all the time and you can select 1 or 2 elements. 1
billwoodmason Posted March 16, 2013 Posted March 16, 2013 Conventional carb heat works a treat on Jabs - no need for electric coil assistance in my experience. 2
billwoodmason Posted March 16, 2013 Posted March 16, 2013 Just had a look at web site mentioned in FT's post above. Product attaches to the outside of one side of the carb and heats the outside of the carb body. Seems to me that if you need carb heat in a hurry you need hot air in the carb throat to melt ice forming before it possibly causes the engine to stop altogether. It may be necessary with this system to have it turned on in advance if you suspect icing could be a possibility for it to be of any benefit. Not a good idea in my opinion. Just my thoughts.
fly_tornado Posted March 16, 2013 Posted March 16, 2013 I think the motionaero kit is designed for carbs that have a temp probe. They fly out of SLC
ozbear Posted March 16, 2013 Author Posted March 16, 2013 Conventional carb heat works a treat on Jabs - no need for electric coil assistance in my experience. Hi bill I don't have a conventional system on the aircraft that's why I was looking at the direct electrical approach
facthunter Posted March 17, 2013 Posted March 17, 2013 I've used it on a HKS. You tend to leave it on all the time. There might be occasions when you feel confident enough to leave it off as long as you pick them carefully. At least it works when you are in a long descent, where perhaps the exhaust might have cooled down enough not to be effective. Nev
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