Return-Path: <13brv3@bellsouth.net> Received: from imf16aec.mail.bellsouth.net ([205.152.59.64] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.3c2) with ESMTP id 757393 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Thu, 24 Feb 2005 10:47:27 -0500 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=205.152.59.64; envelope-from=13brv3@bellsouth.net Received: from rd ([65.6.194.9]) by imf16aec.mail.bellsouth.net (InterMail vM.5.01.06.11 201-253-122-130-111-20040605) with ESMTP id <20050224154641.XFRF1997.imf16aec.mail.bellsouth.net@rd> for ; Thu, 24 Feb 2005 10:46:41 -0500 From: "Russell Duffy" <13brv3@bellsouth.net> To: "'Rotary motors in aircraft'" Subject: RE: [FlyRotary] Re: E-shaft permanent magnet alternator Date: Thu, 24 Feb 2005 09:47:09 -0600 Message-ID: <060601c51a88$1993fad0$6101a8c0@rd> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0607_01C51A55.CEF98AD0" X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook, Build 10.0.6626 Importance: Normal X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2527 In-Reply-To: This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0607_01C51A55.CEF98AD0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Rusty, a PM alternator won't experience the overvoltage problems of a standard one.=20 =20 Thanks, but that wasn't really the question. I would have two = alternators, and would want to be able to test them individually during preflight. = Also, I'm using the EM-2 as a voltage warning, so if either alt was working, = I'd have no alarm. =20 =20 I'm still not all that crazy about having dual alternators. I'd like to = see the e-shaft alt putting out enough for primary duty, and perhaps it can, particularly if they can "stack" them. =20 Rusty =20 ------=_NextPart_000_0607_01C51A55.CEF98AD0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message

Rusty, a PM alternator won't experience the = overvoltage problems=20 of a
standard one. 

 
Thanks, = but that wasn't=20 really the question.  I would have two alternators, and would want = to be=20 able to test them individually during preflight.  Also, I'm using = the EM-2=20 as a voltage warning, so if either alt was working, I'd have no = alarm. =20
 
I'm still not all that crazy = about having=20 dual alternators.  I'd like to see the e-shaft alt putting out = enough for=20 primary duty, and perhaps it can, particularly if they can "stack"=20 them.
 
Rusty
 



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