Keith and members
Check this site out, these little recorders can do a lot for very little
money.
4 channel unit for $169, software for $99. You will have to come up a your own
gages though( thermal, current or voltage). Check the application page, seems
our
astronauts have these units sown into their space suits.
Rich
john robinson wrote:
> Howdy,
> Try looking up www.onsetcomp.com they have relatively cheap
> loggers, 8 channel 100kHz rates,up to 1MB memory, $500....
>
> At 06:21 PM 5/25/00 , you wrote:
> >Keith
> > Finding a relatively inexpensive event recorder (data aquisition
> >system if it costs a lot) with some storage will open all kinds of
> >possibilities.
> > You could put a cam corder in the car to watch the gages. Might
> > be the
> >cheapest way to go.
> >
> >Rich (see you in June a Maxton)
> >
> >Keith Turk wrote:
> >
> > > Hey Rich good to see you.... The Problem with Trying to Capture the Air
> > > Pressure number is that bumps equate to spikes on the Air Pressure Gauge.
> > > My original thought was to use a Compression gauge mounted on each wheel
> > > line.... but then the Spikes would be what I read rather then a high
> > average
> > > Pressure.
> > >
> > > K
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: Richard Kensicki <richk@sparta-junction.com>
> > > To: Keith Turk <kturk@ala.net>
> > > Cc: <land-speed@autox.team.net>
> > > Sent: Wednesday, May 24, 2000 9:38 PM
> > > Subject: Re: Air Ride Tech
> > >
> > > > Keith
> > > > I don't remember if you could record oil pressure on each
> > run but
> > > you
> > > > could try plumbing in an electric oil pressure sending unit in each
> > line.
> > > If
> > > > you have time to look at more guages any air prussure guage would work
>Or
> > > get
> > > > those expensive CART air pressure guages with the built in telemetry
>they
> > > use
> > > > on their wheels.
> > > > The old grommet around the shock is a cheap standby, unless you
> > > hit
> > > > too many potholes.
> > > >
> > > > Rich
> > > >
> > > > Keith Turk wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > Well I have ordered some parts today to change the air ride
> > around a
> > > > > bit....
> > > > >
> > > > > up to this point the front and rear have been combined systems.... in
> > > other
> > > > > words I could only change the front bags or the rear as a unit....
>what
> > > I
> > > > > have coming is a single controller that I am going to put on the Front
> > > > > system and I am going to seperate the two rear bags so that I can Jack
> > > > > weight into the car left to right on the rear end.... Don't really
> > plan
> > > on
> > > > > changing the basic set up much but I thought I would share the
> > Change...
> > > > >
> > > > > I am also still trying to figure out how to capture the Pressures ....
> > > as
> > > > > the increase in pressure on the gage represents downforce on the
>car...
> > > > >
> > > > > Keith ( ain't these little Post notes neat .... noticed Ole Dan was
> > > getting
> > > > > the hang of it)
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> >
> >
>
> John Robinson, Mechanician
> Mechanical Engineering University of Wisconsin
> 1513 University Ave.
> Madison, Wi. 53706
> 608-262-3606
> FAX 608-265-2316
> Current World Land Speed Record Holder
> Bonneville Salt Flats
> H/GCC 92 cu.in. 1980 Dodge Colt
> 131.333 MPH set 1995
> 136.666 MPH set 1996
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