TE adjustment

[xcnick]

I flew in still air and successfully adjusted for my installed TE probe. However I wrongly thought I only had to switch to electronic TE in the menu and then adjust the electronic TE. Do I have to cap off the TE pneumatic when using electronic TE? Or maybe connect it to static? As it was, a pull up in still air made the vario show massive down that could not be adjusted out when set to electronic.

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[xcnick]

I also have the airspeed showing 12/13 knots when in the hanger. I imagine I should find a way to zero this out.

I have tested all pneumatic as having no leaks but worry about this airspeed error and calibrating the TE. Is there anything else I should set? I feel the zero of the vairio is off because I can get a slight up in audio when the altimeter is loosing feet.

[Evan Ludeman / T8]

I flew in still air and successfully adjusted for my installed TE probe. However I wrongly thought I only had to switch to electronic TE in the menu and then adjust the electronic TE. Do I have to cap off the TE pneumatic when using electronic TE? Or maybe connect it to static? As it was, a pull up in still air made the vario show massive down that could not be adjusted out when set to electronic.

Switching between probe and no probe is strictly electronic.  In "no probe" mode, CNv simply ignores the TE pneumatic input.

FWIW, I use "no probe" all the time.  I have a triple probe source, I use the TE for my mechanical vario.  I get better TE compensation off "no probe" than I do with the TE.

[Evan Ludeman / T8]

I also have the airspeed showing 12/13 knots when in the hanger. I imagine I should find a way to zero this out.

I have tested all pneumatic as having no leaks but worry about this airspeed error and calibrating the TE. Is there anything else I should set? I feel the zero of the vairio is off because I can get a slight up in audio when the altimeter is loosing feet.

The zeroing procedure is as follows:

1.  Let the instrument warm up at least 20 minutes.
2.  In completely calm air...
3.  Go to the "tools" menu
4.  Press/hold down arrow button, and then push GO (while holding down arrow).
5.  "Hidden tools" will now be visible.  There are several screens here, the one you want shows raw pressure sensor values and includes an option for zeroing (push GO).
6.  After zeroing, exit the hidden tools menu or just restart the vario.

If using the pointer display, at step 4 press both buttons together, then follow instructions on the display to get to hidden tools.

[xcnick]

Thanks, zeroing out the airspeed did not fix my electronic TE. In this video I try to adjust the electronic TE and the results are not what I expected.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9o6bI--JhmU

[Evan Ludeman / T8]

I use electronic compensation routinely, with unshared triple probe sources.  It works great.  Didn't have to make any adjustments.

So: what sources are you using for pitot and static, and what instruments are they shared with, if any?

In general, any instrument that adds volume, or flow, is going to be a problem. 

[xcnick]

Airspeed, CNv, and CN map. Static and Pitot is shared. Static under the wing on both sides. TE in the tail and shared with no one.

On a computer screen one can see the vario. It is set to electronic in my video, does it make any sense to anyone? When set to use the probe it doesn't go crazy like this.

[Evan Ludeman / T8]

You'll get better results with the TE probe on that setup.

Unshared, co located, probe based pitot and static sources are the only kind that work reliably for no-probe TE.  You can (maybe) get away with sharing pitot with your ASI, but it will cause some transient issues.  If you are flying a lot at very high altitude, the problem becomes more difficult (higher TAS, more kinetic energy to compensate).

I landed remotely yesterday, took an aero retrieve in dead air.  I whiled away my glide to the home drome tuning my TE system and checking the polar in CNv.  I have a triple probe set up, and I am currently using "No-Probe" TE.  I ended up at +7%.  It is essentially perfect. 

[xcnick]

Thanks, I can hook up a second static source. However it is so drastically wrong in the opposite direction this seems like too small a swing at it. Taking the sensors to 0 so my airspeed is zero had no effect. I am thinking I have a wire crossed or a dip switch backwards, or at least that kind of error. I will do a second static and report back.

[xcnick]

No change. I have zeroed the sensors, separate static and pitot... nothing.

I found the wiring diagram for the phone cord to the CN, but I can't find how the phone cord from the display to the ADC should be wired.

Are there any dip switches?

[Evan Ludeman / T8]

No dip switches.

Not sure what's up with the blinking display, but that's got to be a power or hardware (electrical connection) problem.  Check the external stuff first.  If no external fault can be found, call Rex @ Williams. 

As far as the TE problem... I think there's a problem in the pneumatic system.  It isn't obvious to me where this is, but I'd be looking for something major.  I'd start with verifying that all the connections were what I thought they were (mixed up static and TE would explain some of this, maybe).   Check for leaks.  I find a syringe, an old vario flask and a box of T connectors and tubing work well for pneumatic troubleshooting.  The purpose of the flask is to provide some extra volume so movement of the syringe doesn't break things.  Compare vario IAS to ASI. 

[xcnick]

The pneumatic system was tested, sensors zeroed, separate pneumatic tried. Rex confirms the blinking "is common. Nothing broken. Just annoying." It goes crazy when using electronic compensation, not the installed TE.

[Evan Ludeman / T8]

Ah, that's why I don't see the blinking.  Then it should go away with a software update.  Don't laugh!  We're flight testing 3.8 now.

Do you get sensible airspeeds in flight from CNv?

[xcnick]

I did not go to that info page while flying on electronic TE. When testing the pneumatic system, the airspeed on the CNv was the only a couple of miles faster than my airspeed, is that good enough?

[xcnick]

Actually the test was done with it set on probe. It didn't occur to me it could be different on electronic.