X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from [64.12.143.100] (HELO imo-m12.mail.aol.com) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.2.2) with ESMTP id 2874706 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Sun, 27 Apr 2008 19:46:47 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=64.12.143.100; envelope-from=SHIPCHIEF@aol.com Received: from SHIPCHIEF@aol.com by imo-m12.mx.aol.com (mail_out_v38_r9.3.) id q.d03.3182f01c (48552) for ; Sun, 27 Apr 2008 19:46:04 -0400 (EDT) From: SHIPCHIEF@aol.com Message-ID: Date: Sun, 27 Apr 2008 19:46:39 EDT Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: the Kubota dynamo To: flyrotary@lancaironline.net MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="part1_d03.3182f01c.35466a5f_boundary" X-Mailer: 7.0 for Windows sub 10618 X-Spam-Flag: NO --part1_d03.3182f01c.35466a5f_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit George (down under); Could do that, we were just refering to how the regulator handles excess power with a PM alternator, that is, it can't reduce the alt output, it can only sink excess power to ground and let the excess heat go somewhere. That's a strong motivator to size the alternator output to be no greater than the desired load. Scott E ************** Need a new ride? Check out the largest site for U.S. used car listings at AOL Autos. (http://autos.aol.com/used?NCID=aolcmp00300000002851) --part1_d03.3182f01c.35466a5f_boundary Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable George (down under);
Could do that, we were just refering to how the regulator handles excess pow= er with a PM alternator, that is, it can't reduce the alt output, it can onl= y sink excess power to ground and let the excess heat go somewhere.
That's a strong motivator to size the alternator output to be no greater tha= n the desired load.
Scott E


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