It looks like the switch is marked "CHT Select" in the top part of the image. Does this aircraft have a 4 cylinder engine by any chance?
Richard > -----Original Message----- > From: WillyB [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 28 July 2003 8:10 pm > To: FlightGear developers discussions > Subject: Re: [Flightgear-devel] Instrument help > > > 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
