Return-Path: Received: from mtiwmhc11.worldnet.att.net ([204.127.131.115] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.1b9) with ESMTP id 2472996 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Sat, 12 Jul 2003 14:08:24 -0400 Received: from unknown (78.birmingham-05-10rs.al.dial-access.att.net[12.86.96.78]) by mtiwmhc11.worldnet.att.net (mtiwmhc11) with SMTP id <2003071218075211100qtt8ie>; Sat, 12 Jul 2003 18:07:52 +0000 Message-ID: <002001c348a0$756f46e0$4e60560c@unknown> From: "Michael D. Callahan" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" References: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] We have ignition Date: Sat, 12 Jul 2003 13:07:28 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_001D_01C34876.8B850FC0" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1106 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1106 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_001D_01C34876.8B850FC0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable "I tried turning off the master, which disconnects the alternator from = the essential buss, and the voltage on the non essential side spiked to = 18V. Realistically, this probably won't kill anything, but I haven't = decided what I want to do about it. "=20 It will kill your alternator. It's running unregulated, that's why the = 18V spike. Mike C. ------=_NextPart_000_001D_01C34876.8B850FC0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

"I tried turning off the master, which disconnects the = alternator=20 from the essential buss, and the voltage on the non essential side = spiked to=20 18V. Realistically, this probably won=92t kill anything, but I = haven=92t=20 decided what I want to do about it. "

It will kill your alternator. It's running = unregulated, that's=20 why the 18V spike. Mike C.

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