End of Service Life & Product Obsolescense
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End of Service Life & Product Obsolescense

To all valued ACES Systems customers and affiliates. System Obsolescence is a common occurrence with computerized electronic equipment. ACES Systems has worked hard at supporting all legacy equipment with repair and calibration services for 3 decades. However, it has become challenging to continue to support many of the legacy processors and equipment. Starting Jan 1…

Service Pack 6 Now Available for Viper II and Cobra II
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Service Pack 6 Now Available for Viper II and Cobra II

This Software Release Notice covers information applicable to Service Pack 6 for the Viper II and Cobra II analyzers.  The purpose of the update is to add new features and enhance current features already in the Generation II analyzers.  SP6 also addressed discrepancies and recommendations in our continual quality improvement of our products and service…

Portable Vibration Analyzer For Convenient Field Analysis
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Portable Vibration Analyzer For Convenient Field Analysis

Helicopter maintenance is a growing industry, and a portable vibration analyzer can keep you ahead of your competition. The good news is: if your industry has anything to do with helicopter maintenance, you are experiencing a boom in operations. Commercial helicopter sales were up around 5 billion dollars last year. There is more good news,…

JEDA-Less 5-Point Performance Run on TFE731 Engines
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JEDA-Less 5-Point Performance Run on TFE731 Engines

Simplify TFE731 Performance Runs With the New EMS Direct Connect System ACES Systems is proud to announce a new EMS (Engine Management Software) Direct Connect feature for the Viper II that does not require the use of the Model 1752B JEDA for 5-point performance runs on Honeywell TFE731 engines.  Using the Viper II, the EMS…

Service Pack 4 Now Available for Viper II and Cobra II
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Service Pack 4 Now Available for Viper II and Cobra II

Service Pack 4 – New Firmware Available for Viper II and Cobra II Analyzers As part of our continual quality improvement or our products, ACES Systems just released Service Pack 4 for all Viper II and Cobra II analyzers.  This service pack will include new features, improved features, and software fixes from the previous version…

Can You Fly with Your Cobra II or Viper II On Commercial Flight?
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Can You Fly with Your Cobra II or Viper II On Commercial Flight?

Our Engineers Looked at the Regulations to Find Out Some people enjoy reading the Code of Federal Regulations to find out whether they can fly with Aces equipment aboard commercial airlines flights.  Most of us, however, do not. So we got our Engineers to take a look at the “Hazardous Materials Table, Special Provisions, Hazardous…

Easy as Pie
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Easy as Pie

Conducting Vibration Spectrum Surveys is easy Now I don’t make a lot of pies, but my grandma would say conducting a Vibration Spectrum Survey is just that simple. Let’s see what she means by that. To get this job started using the Viper II analyzer, it all begins with the power button. Yep. Turn that box on and feel the power. Now use the…

White Paper:  Transient Balance
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White Paper: Transient Balance

Revolutionary Trim Balance Process Saves Time, Yields Better Results ABSTRACT: The technique of Transient Balance saves money by reducing the overall duration of the fan balance process.  Just recently available to the flight line incorporated in a battery-operated analyzer, the method reduces technician time, engine run time, and customer returns and complaints for recurring noise…