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That is the current setup, Kelly. I assumed I would pick up some heat. I never imagined a 40 degree delta from ambient. The intake air is being sucked through the bare metal of the gearbox, so even a small amount of insulation would go a long way, I think.
Kelly Troyer <keltro@gmail.com> wrote:
>Ernest,
> Any way to feed cool ram air to blower from your annular intake
>??...........
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>Kelly Troyer
>
>On Mon, Jul 23, 2012 at 5:09 PM, Ernest Christley <echristley@att.net>wrote:
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>> As most here already know, I have a Harley-Davidson rotor mounted to my
>> gearbox adapter plate and the stator bolted to the back of the gearbox.
>> This setup is working better than it has any right to, giving me over 14
>> volts when I open her up.
>>
>> The generator is surrounded by a blower. I was questioning earlier
>> whether this was doing anything at all. I can confirm that my blower is
>> driving the MAP above ambient above 4500RPM. The downside is that I'm
>> picking up a lot of heat from the gearbox and engine. I'm getting intake
>> temps north of 130. I'm considering some insulation options, but not
>> really sure what I can do.
>>
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>> "Bobby J. Hughes" <bhughes@qnsi.net> wrote:
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>> >The air conditioner compressor location would work with a fabricated
>> >bracket. Four holes are available for mounting a bracket. Line up with
>> >the outer main pulley and use the compressor belt tensioner pulley for
>> >tightening the belt.
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>> >
>> >Bobby
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>> >
>> >From: Rotary motors in aircraft [mailto:flyrotary@lancaironline.net] On
>> >Behalf Of ARGOLDMAN@aol.com
>> >Sent: Monday, July 23, 2012 3:20 PM
>> >To: Rotary motors in aircraft
>> >Subject: [FlyRotary] Alternator question
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >Greetings all,
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >Anybody have info on how to add an additional alternator to a Renesis???
>> >
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>> >
>> >Thanks in advance
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >Rich
>> >
>>
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>Kelly Troyer
>Dyke Delta_"Eventually"
>13B_RD1C_EC2_EM2
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