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From: "Ed Anderson" <eanderson@carolina.rr.com>
To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>
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Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: Mounting? Was Re: [FlyRotary] Re: alternator  choice?
Date: Wed, 1 Oct 2003 21:42:34 -0400
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Mark Steitle" <msteitle@mail.utexas.edu>
To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>
Sent: Wednesday, October 01, 2003 8:01 PM
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Mounting? Was Re: [FlyRotary] Re: alternator
choice?


>
> >Ed,
> >As I recall, they had two different styles available.  One would bolt
> >right onto the Mazda water pump housing, the other would require
> >fabrication of a bracket.  The one I got is made like the Mazda unit,
i.e.
> >two ears, fore and aft.  It required no modifications to attach in the
> >factory location.  Note that the picture I enclosed in my first posting
> >was of a similar unit as mine.  Upon close examination, I see that it has
> >a bracket bolted to the case.  My alternator has/needs no bracket, the
> >mounting ears are part of the casting.  -- Mark
>
>
>
> >Mark, does this alternator fit the stock alternator mounts?  Did you need
to
> >fabricate any special brackets?
> >
> >Ed Anderson
> >RV-6A N494BW Rotary Powered
> >Matthews, NC
> >eanderson@carolina.rr.com
> >
>

Ok, thanks, Mark

    I am trying to reduce the weight of my overly heavy RV-6A and the
alternator is one of the things on my list to replace.  So far I have
reduced the weight of the aircraft by 27 lbs and my self by 25 lbs, so need
to work a bit more on both.

Ed Anderson
RV-6A N494BW Rotary Powered
Matthews, NC
eanderson@carolina.rr.com