Return-Path: Received: from imf24aec.mail.bellsouth.net ([205.152.59.72] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.1.8) with ESMTP id 3119275 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Wed, 24 Mar 2004 20:05:30 -0500 Received: from TOSHIBAjhr ([209.214.12.136]) by imf24aec.mail.bellsouth.net (InterMail vM.5.01.06.08 201-253-122-130-108-20031117) with SMTP id <20040325010526.OZYS18468.imf24aec.mail.bellsouth.net@TOSHIBAjhr> for ; Wed, 24 Mar 2004 20:05:26 -0500 From: "John Slade" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" Subject: RE: [FlyRotary] Re: Alternator - again Date: Wed, 24 Mar 2004 20:05:24 -0500 Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook IMO, Build 9.0.2416 (9.0.2910.0) X-MIMEOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1165 In-Reply-To: Importance: Normal > some main busses have a diode that robs you a > volt. Yep. You got it. My voltmeter is hooked to the E-bus which has a diode. I found a stamp on the alternator data plate indicating which is L and which is S. I think I'm going in the right direction now. Thanks for all the input and suggestions. John