Other than JPI, who else is there?

Other than the JPI EDM line of engine analyzers, what other
manufacturers are out there with good, reliable, full featured products
for a big bore Continental?


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Kindest regards,
James A. (Jim) Carter, ANS #8215
Rogers, Arkansas

Anyone can do the job when things are going right. In this business we
play for keeps.
- Ernest K. Gann

In article 000f01c7e25a$7191c0e0$4b01a8c0@omnibook6100,
"Jim Carter" wrote:

Other than the JPI EDM line of engine analyzers, what other
manufacturers are out there with good, reliable, full featured products
for a big bore Continental?

What about the Insight family of graphic engine monitors?

http://www.insightavionics.com/gemseries.htm

--
Bob Noel
(goodness, please trim replies!!!)

Thanks Bob. I even see where their model 610 is STC'd like I need it.

I read a lot here about the JPI products, but not many talk about the
Insight GEMs. Are the owners just a quiet bunch, or are these not very
popular?

-----Original Message-----
From: Bob Noel ]
Posted At: Sunday, August 19, 2007 7:26 AM
Posted To: rec.aviation.owning
Conversation: Other than JPI, who else is there?
Subject: Other than JPI, who else is there?

In article 000f01c7e25a$7191c0e0$4b01a8c0@omnibook6100,
"Jim Carter" wrote:

Other than the JPI EDM line of engine analyzers, what other
manufacturers are out there with good, reliable, full featured
products
for a big bore Continental?

What about the Insight family of graphic engine monitors?

http://www.insightavionics.com/gemseries.htm

--
Bob Noel
(goodness, please trim replies!!!)

Jim Carter wrote:

Other than the JPI EDM line of engine analyzers, what other
manufacturers are out there with good, reliable, full featured products
for a big bore Continental?


You couldn't give me a JPI. An unbelievably poor attitude toward its
customers. You want Electronics International.

"

You couldn't give me a JPI. An unbelievably poor attitude toward its
customers. You want Electronics International.

I second that EI has wonderful customer support.

Paul
N1431A
KPLU

In article 001501c7e266$142eee30$4b01a8c0@omnibook6100,
"Jim Carter" wrote:

I read a lot here about the JPI products, but not many talk about the
Insight GEMs. Are the owners just a quiet bunch, or are these not very
popular?

Not sure. I like my GEM 602, but I only have a cherokee 140.
If I were to do it again, I'd probably go with the recording model
so that I could play with the numbers post-flight.

btw - there can be such a thing as too much information. Sometimes
ignorance is bliss. :-)

--
Bob Noel
(goodness, please trim replies!!!)

"Jim Carter" wrote in message
news:000f01c7e25a$7191c0e0$4b01a8c0@omnibook6100.. .
Other than the JPI EDM line of engine analyzers, what other
manufacturers are out there with good, reliable, full featured products
for a big bore Continental?


I'd recommend looking at Electronics International http://www.buy-ei.com/

Their products are good and their customer support is the greatest.

Dennis

"Newps" wrote in message
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Jim Carter wrote:

Other than the JPI EDM line of engine analyzers, what other
manufacturers are out there with good, reliable, full featured products
for a big bore Continental?


You couldn't give me a JPI. An unbelievably poor attitude toward its
customers. You want Electronics International.

Second that.


--
Matt Barrow
Performance Homes, LLC.
Cheyenne, WY

You couldn't give me a JPI. An unbelievably poor attitude toward its
customers. You want Electronics International.

I've always had excellent support from JPI with my EDM700, and it's a
high quality product.

Paul kgyy wrote:

You couldn't give me a JPI. An unbelievably poor attitude toward its
customers. You want Electronics International.


I've always had excellent support from JPI with my EDM700, and it's a
high quality product.


Ditto. I've dealt with them 3 times now, all good.

1st, when I got the unit. I needed 6 bayonet probes not 5 bayonet and
one sparkplug type. The mechanic didn't realize that and opened and
installed the sparkplug probe. I called JPI asking about getting a
bayonet probe. They offered an exchange even though the sparkplug probe
had already been opened and installed. They didn't have to.

2nd, I bought a JPI OAT probe from another pilot who had decided to use
a different thermocouple and put it in the air inlet rather than using
the probe. I called JPI to ask about buying a harness for it, as all I
had was the probe. They sent a new harness no charge, including
overnight shipping. I was willing to buy the harness and pay shipping,
they wouldn't hear of it.

3rd, I decided to get the USB inteface upgrade for my unit. They
offered an offer I can't refuse for that plus fuel flow. Further calls
to tech support to ask about what else I needed to buy to install the
fuel flow as well as what additional holes I needed in the panel were
answered quickly, cheerfully, and as far as I can tell accurately.

I have no complaints whatsoever with JPI tech support. I'm not sure
what the hub-bub is about, but I for sure didn't get any bad support.

The product is a good product (and for a six cylinder engine has more
function than any of the competitors because 12 of the competitor's 16
available channels are used up with EGT and CHT).