Return-Path: Received: from [206.46.252.48] (HELO vms048pub.verizon.net) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.3c2) with ESMTP id 758506 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Thu, 24 Feb 2005 23:09:30 -0500 Received: from verizon.net ([4.12.145.173]) by vms048.mailsrvcs.net (Sun Java System Messaging Server 6.2 HotFix 0.04 (built Dec 24 2004)) with ESMTPA id <0ICG000NB8VK1IG0@vms048.mailsrvcs.net> for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Thu, 24 Feb 2005 22:09:21 -0600 (CST) Date: Thu, 24 Feb 2005 23:09:19 -0500 From: Finn Lassen Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: Racemate alt/water pump In-reply-to: To: Rotary motors in aircraft Message-id: <421EA4EF.9090607@verizon.net> MIME-version: 1.0 Content-type: multipart/alternative; boundary=------------080903030307090901040808 X-Accept-Language: en-us, en References: User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.4) Gecko/20030624 Netscape/7.1 (ax; PROMO) This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --------------080903030307090901040808 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit I was looking for possible failure modes. We know that alternators fail. What would be the possible fairure modes of this PM generator - other than rectifiers, and series voltage regulator? Alternators failures: rectifiers, bearings, brushes, ? The envisioned PM generator would have which possible mechanical failure modes? Finn Timothy Peters wrote: >Finn wrote: > > > >>I'm a bit worried how well the mags will stay put glued onto the rotor >>(heat and vibration). >> >> > >The one I looked at was for a Harley... have you ever ridden a V-twin? :-p > >-TWP > > --------------080903030307090901040808 Content-Type: text/html; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit I was looking for possible failure modes. We know that alternators fail. What would be the possible fairure modes of this PM generator - other than rectifiers, and series voltage regulator?
Alternators failures: rectifiers, bearings, brushes, ?
The envisioned PM generator would have which possible mechanical failure modes?

Finn

Timothy Peters wrote:

Finn wrote:

I'm a bit worried how well the mags will stay put glued onto the rotor
(heat and vibration).


The one I looked at was for a Harley...  have you ever ridden a V-twin?  :-p

-TWP

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