X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Mon, 30 Jan 2006 01:16:14 -0500 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from a34-mta02.direcway.com ([66.82.4.91] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.0.7f) with ESMTP id 958043 for lml@lancaironline.net; Sun, 29 Jan 2006 12:32:03 -0500 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=66.82.4.91; envelope-from=billhogarty@direcway.com Received: from [127.0.0.1] (dpc691984131.direcpc.com [69.19.84.131]) by a34-mta02.direcway.com (iPlanet Messaging Server 5.2 HotFix 1.25 (built Mar 3 2004)) with ESMTP id <0ITV00HYO7BQ2Z@a34-mta02.direcway.com> for lml@lancaironline.net; Sun, 29 Jan 2006 12:31:15 -0500 (EST) X-Original-Date: Sun, 29 Jan 2006 09:31:02 -0800 From: billhogarty Subject: Re: [LML] Alternator troubles In-reply-to: X-Original-To: Lancair Mailing List X-Original-Message-id: <43DCFBD6.20601@direcway.com> MIME-version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT X-Accept-Language: en-us, en User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird 0.9 (Windows/20041103) References: For Steve Reeves: Steve: Intermittent problems can be extremely difficult to solve. In your case, I would start by checking the alternator/regulator wiring, and especially the grounds. How old is the regulator? If the alternator is easily removed, any electrical shop can check it out for you. If the alternator checks out, then the problem most likely is in the regulator. Sizing an alternator is primarily a function of your steady state electrical load plus fudge factor for your intermittent loads. Take 120 % of that total and you should be pretty close. Using a 100 amp alternator to service a 25 amp electrical load is overkill and just adds unnecessary weight and additional cost. Hope this helps. Best Regards, Bill Hogarty