The Rotary-engine Compression Tester Model ReCT-03b User Manual
The Rotary-engine Compression Tester can be used to obtain accurate engine compression measurements in a rotary (i.e., Wankel) engine. The Tester combines the output from an AST pressure transducer with the data conversion function of a DATAQ analog-to-digital device to acquire and record accurate compression readings for each face of each rotor in a rotary engine. This system also allows the calculation of engine cranking RPM during the test for data normalization.
This system is useful in diagnosing suspected engine or engine-related issues, to monitor engine health over time and to demonstrate engine health in real-time.
It should be clearly understood that this system requires installation and configuration of software and manual extraction of the compression readings and engine cranking RPM from the recorded data. The readings are not automatically presented to the user, as is the case with much more expensive, rotary-engine compression testers.
This user manual contains all the information you will need to install and configure the associated software and to operate the system to conduct a compression test on your rotary engine. However, should you wish to know more about the DATAQ data conversion hardware or the WinDaq software, manuals for both are installed on your computer with the programs and are available via the WINDAQ program group under the Programs menu. You can also go to the DATAQ web site for more information. Links to that site, as well as to the AST web site, are in the References section of this manual. All support for the Tester is provided by RDS. The user should not contact the component manufacturers directly for support. (See the Warranty section for instructions on how to obtain support for this system.)
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