Return-Path: Received: from relay02.roc.ny.frontiernet.net ([66.133.131.35] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.1.8) with ESMTP id 3116866 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Wed, 24 Mar 2004 00:20:05 -0500 Received: (qmail 18973 invoked from network); 24 Mar 2004 05:20:05 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO frontiernet.net) ([65.73.215.188]) (envelope-sender ) by relay02.roc.ny.frontiernet.net (FrontierMTA 2.3.7c) with SMTP for ; 24 Mar 2004 05:20:05 -0000 Message-ID: <40611AC0.4F07C359@frontiernet.net> Date: Tue, 23 Mar 2004 23:21:05 -0600 From: Jim Sower X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.77 [en] (Win98; U) X-Accept-Language: en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Rotary motors in aircraft Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: Alternator - again References: Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="------------3925ED932C774EB404E65783" --------------3925ED932C774EB404E65783 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit John, Forgot to mention - I get 13.5 V at the buss. Took my handheld voltmeter and connected it to the Alt relay and discovered I have 14.5 there. I have heavier wire on order to met demand up forward without line losses. I've got a 10' or 12' run of 10 and/or 12 ga wire and am replacing it with 8 ga. I'll let you know how that comes out. What size wire do you have from batt to buss' ? ...Jim S. Russell Duffy wrote: > 2. The picture on the schematic seems backwards to the actual > alternator, and there are no markings on the connector. Is > there a way to test which terminal is the sensor (direct to > battery) and which is the idiot light? > > John Slade (coming down to the wire) John, The picture on the > photo from the manual is correct. There's no doubt about it. > As for voltage, attached is a photo from one of my early > runs. Cheers,Rusty (good voltage is not an option) > > > --------------------------------------------------------- > >> Homepage: http://www.flyrotary.com/ > >> Archive: > http://lancaironline.net/lists/flyrotary/List.html > -- Jim Sower ... Destiny's Plaything Crossville, TN; Chapter 5 Long-EZ N83RT, Velocity N4095T --------------3925ED932C774EB404E65783 Content-Type: text/html; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit John,
Forgot to mention - I get 13.5 V at the buss.  Took my handheld voltmeter and connected it to the Alt relay and discovered I have 14.5 there.  I have heavier wire on order to met demand up forward without line losses.  I've got a 10' or 12' run of 10 and/or 12 ga wire and am replacing it with 8 ga.  I'll let you know how that comes out.
What size wire do you have from batt to buss' ? ...Jim S.

Russell Duffy wrote:

2. The picture on the schematic seems backwards to the actual alternator, and there are no markings on the connector. Is there a way to test which terminal is the sensor (direct to battery) and which is the idiot light?

John Slade (coming down to the wire) John, The picture on the photo from the manual is correct.  There's no doubt about it.  As for voltage, attached is a photo from one of my early runs. Cheers,Rusty (good voltage is not an option) 
  

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Long-EZ N83RT, Velocity N4095T
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