Canadian_JOY
Well Known Member
I'm shortly going to be removing our AF2500 engine monitor and replacing it with a GRT EIS and a Sport EX EFIS to round out the GRT equipment in the panel.
Here's my dilemma... I really like the AFS tachometer sensor that screws into the bottom of the Slick magneto housing. I like that it provides tach readings whenever the motor is spinning the magneto, irrespective of ignition switch selection. I really like that it doesn't mess with my P-leads which I consider to be two of the most critical wires in the airplane. In short, I want to keep using it.
My question to this esteemed group... Has anybody successfully made this AFS sensor work with the GRT EIS? If so, how did you do it? What settings did you use in the EIS?
I'm assuming I will have to power the sensor and provide it a ground, just as it currently gets from the AF2500. I would use the regulated sensor power output of the EIS for this function. My big concern is whether or not the EIS is capable of reading the output of this sensor.
Thanks for sharing your knowledge and experience on this topic!
Here's my dilemma... I really like the AFS tachometer sensor that screws into the bottom of the Slick magneto housing. I like that it provides tach readings whenever the motor is spinning the magneto, irrespective of ignition switch selection. I really like that it doesn't mess with my P-leads which I consider to be two of the most critical wires in the airplane. In short, I want to keep using it.
My question to this esteemed group... Has anybody successfully made this AFS sensor work with the GRT EIS? If so, how did you do it? What settings did you use in the EIS?
I'm assuming I will have to power the sensor and provide it a ground, just as it currently gets from the AF2500. I would use the regulated sensor power output of the EIS for this function. My big concern is whether or not the EIS is capable of reading the output of this sensor.
Thanks for sharing your knowledge and experience on this topic!