Originally Posted by
35Plus21
Roelof, have you noticed any differencies in the results if you compare your and Richards method. (Horizontal vs vertical assembly)
I am still thinking about making my own device...
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Originally Posted by
Roelof
There is no difference, with both ways an open backplate is needed to keep the rod on its place alhough with the horizontal placement it seems not needed but you do not want to have the rod going its own way.
His OS as a nice compare came out in the same way as my OS.
I would like to add my comments..
My initial design was similar to Roelof’s unit, actually for this 2nd unit he is building for an RC friend, Roelof is using my old components. But during my design and making process, which initially was going on quite simultaneously, I streamlined my ideas and thoughts … Finally I was convinced that breaking-in the RC engine in the same position as it is in the RC car is crucial, so I decided that mine had to be a horizontal design, similar to Roy’s (Break In Dutch) first and personal unit, and not like his later commercial version where the RC engine shaft is in vertical position. My main doubt with the RC engine in that vertical situation is that the conrod can slide sideways from the bigend end possibly pushing the piston in the same way sideways with unknown theoretical consequences. The vertical design is easier and cheaper to produce, because no complicated oil seal system is required in the wall of the oil bath tub, but personally I had no good feeling about breaking in my highend RC engines in that vertical position.
By the way, I have never used any backplate in my horizontal EBIS unit.
And for your information, just a copy of my text in my "Building the EBIS" topic:
Originally Posted by
Richard E
Actually YES guys, thanks for asking, there are some things really really worth mentioning.
No.1: Meanwhile I have performed 25+ customer break-ins of RC engines in my prototype EBIS unit. Without any exception, ALL customers were very happy with the result. Just an example, there was 1 customer from Austria who sent me 2 Novarossi engines, 1x Novarossi 3.5ccm Elite 80FF + 1x Novarossi 3.5ccm Mito 70FFA. This customer had a race within 2 weeks so he had no time for break in and the weather forecasts were rain for the coming weeks. So I had to do it within 1 week, including from and to shipping. Now the interesting part… Where the normal factory pinch ends about 4.4-5.8mm below the sleeve top side, that specific MITO engine did 7.7 (!) mm. I just wondered how it would be possible to do a normal break-in fur such an engine?? … Anyway, he subsequently used the engines directly and was so enthusiastic with the result. Such an easy break-in at the track without the normal break-in issues and TOP results on the track and race. When I told him about the extreme factory pinch he gave me the feedback that actually THAT was the reason that he didn’t use Novarossi engines during many years.
That is just 1 typical example of the so many enthusiastic reactions that I got.
No. 2: Since season has started here in Europe, I personally had the same track experience. After EBIS break in, I went to the track with my OS Speed 2102 engine. I properly warmed up my engine with a hair dryer, did ¼ tank indle, then ¼ tank WOT, and then I went within 2.1/2 tank on the track in race trim, really amazing. And after inspection of the engine at home, the piston looks still exactly the same as directly after EBIS, just added with the normal combustion colour change… Ready To Race !!
In addition:
The power of my OS 2102 is impressive. During the race at my home track my colleague RC racers asked me if I used a different gearing, because the acceleration and RPM is amazing. Actually NOT, on my 977evo I use exactly the same “old” 977 gearbox, not yet the new 977evo. Next weekend I am going to run the Xceed Pro Stock series in the German Nitro-West Series, since these are the only allowed engine, together with the Novarossi N21-5T. The PSS has been in EBIS already, let’s wait and see the performance. I am full confidence.
As stated in my "Building the EBIS" topic, I am about to do a limited production series really soon, identical to my prototype EBIS unit, but designed for, and made by professional CNC mill and CNC lathe machining, with exactly the same components. This will be based on Pre Order, and I can tell you that meanwhile there are already more than enough requests. I case anyone else is interested, let me know (PM), then I can possibly still include.