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Old 01-01-2026 | 07:37 AM
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Tony Hallo
 
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About ready to tune the engine, waiting for a warm spell, less than 20F now.
The throttle servo is set for a 1 to 1 movement, so that 1 degree on the serov moves the throttle plate 1 degree. The throttle channel is controlled via exponential curve, the solenoid channel is controlled by a curve used by Jim Thompson. The S1 slider is set to add or subtract 15% from the solenoid curve for tuning. The engine is equipped with RPM and cylinder temperature indication. Pressing switch SI will play the current output value of the throttle stick and the solenoid channel. Each click on the throttle stick is approximately a 10% move from -100% to +100%, thinking i will tune at each click, then plot the data and fit it to whatever point curve makes sense in OpenTx.
Am I missing anything?