Return-Path: Received: from [129.116.87.171] (HELO MAIL01.austin.utexas.edu) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2.8) with ESMTP id 619216 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Mon, 24 Jan 2005 09:48:01 -0500 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=129.116.87.171; envelope-from=mark.steitle@austin.utexas.edu X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft Exchange V6.5.7226.0 Content-class: urn:content-classes:message MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----_=_NextPart_001_01C50223.A139FEED" Subject: RE: [FlyRotary] Re: Battery load test Date: Mon, 24 Jan 2005 08:47:30 -0600 Message-ID: <87DBA06C9A5CB84B80439BA09D86E69E6CBF22@MAIL01.austin.utexas.edu> X-MS-Has-Attach: X-MS-TNEF-Correlator: Thread-Topic: [FlyRotary] Re: Battery load test Thread-Index: AcUBuRCEqS83cR2/TqeszRvsuBEKOwAaPv8w From: "Mark R Steitle" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------_=_NextPart_001_01C50223.A139FEED Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Wendell, There is some benefit to using a starter relay in addition to the starter solenoid. The argument is that this arrangement will keep the fat wire going to the starter from being always hot. Also, I've heard stories of starter solenoids sticking with no way to stop the starter until it runs the battery dead. Not sure I buy that argument though. I tied my alternator B+ wire to the battery terminal on the solenoid (mounted on firewall) rather than running it all the way back to the battery (in the tail). I also picked up on the same B+ terminal to provide power to the Main Power Buss. This saved about 25' of heavy gauge wire, offsetting the weight of the solenoid. =20 Mark S. =20 =20 =20 Refering to the battery going directly to the starter, most all starters with built in solinoids are so wired. I remember having a starter to hang on occasion and drain the battery or ruin the starter. Is it practicle to use a relay in conjunction with the starter/solenoid set up? Wendell ------_=_NextPart_001_01C50223.A139FEED Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Wendell,

There is some benefit to using a = starter relay in addition to the starter solenoid.  The argument is that this arrangement will keep the fat wire going to the starter from being = always hot.  Also, I’ve heard stories of starter solenoids sticking = with no way to stop the starter until it runs the battery dead.  Not sure I = buy that argument though.  I tied my alternator B+ wire to the battery = terminal on the solenoid (mounted on firewall) rather than running it all the way = back to the battery (in the tail).  I also picked up on the same B+ = terminal to provide power to the Main Power Buss.  This saved about 25’ = of heavy gauge wire, offsetting the weight of the = solenoid.

 

Mark = S.

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Refering to the battery going = directly to the starter,  most all starters with built in solinoids are so wired.  I remember having a starter to hang on occasion and drain = the battery or ruin the starter.  Is it practicle to use a relay in conjunction with the starter/solenoid set = up?

Wendell

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