X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: <13brv3@bellsouth.net> Received: from imf17aec.mail.bellsouth.net ([205.152.59.65] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.0c2) with ESMTP id 718061 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Sat, 10 Sep 2005 22:33:06 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=205.152.59.65; envelope-from=13brv3@bellsouth.net Received: from ibm57aec.bellsouth.net ([65.6.194.9]) by imf17aec.mail.bellsouth.net with ESMTP id <20050911023222.XGHX17957.imf17aec.mail.bellsouth.net@ibm57aec.bellsouth.net> for ; Sat, 10 Sep 2005 22:32:22 -0400 Received: from rd ([65.6.194.9]) by ibm57aec.bellsouth.net with ESMTP id <20050911023222.TSTT15611.ibm57aec.bellsouth.net@rd> for ; Sat, 10 Sep 2005 22:32:22 -0400 From: "Russell Duffy" <13brv3@bellsouth.net> To: "'Rotary motors in aircraft'" Subject: RE: [FlyRotary] Re: Overvoltage control (help Ed A) Date: Sat, 10 Sep 2005 21:32:18 -0500 Message-ID: <000401c5b679$07c9c950$6101a8c0@rd> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0005_01C5B64F.1EF3C150" X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook, Build 10.0.6626 Importance: Normal In-Reply-To: X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2527 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0005_01C5B64F.1EF3C150 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi! Guys I was in the automotive repair business for nearly 40 years I saw some "overcharging" conditions, but none over 18volts. I like protection but = some of the solutions mentioned are over the top. Georges B.=20 =20 =20 Here here! And to Jim as well. I've never heard of anyone having any automotive electronics fried by an alternator failure. If the regulator fails, it can damage the battery eventually, but you should be = monitoring the voltage, and prepared to take action if it gets out of limits. My = plan is to let the EM-2 tell me it's too high, then turn it off. If it went high, I imagine you could fly a long time even if you didn't have the ability to turn it off, so a stock alt is probably just fine. =20 =20 Cheers, Rusty (domesticated today) =20 =20 =20 =09 ------=_NextPart_000_0005_01C5B64F.1EF3C150 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message
Hi! Guys
I was in the automotive repair business for nearly 40 years I = saw=20 some "overcharging" conditions, but none over 18volts. I like = protection=20 but some of the solutions mentioned are over the top.
Georges B. 
 
 
Here = here! =20 And to Jim as well.  I've never heard of anyone having = any=20 automotive electronics fried by an alternator failure.  = If the=20 regulator fails, it can damage the battery eventually, but you = should be=20 monitoring the voltage, and prepared to take action if it gets out = of=20 limits.  My plan is to let the EM-2 tell me it's too high, = then turn=20 it off.  If it went high, I imagine you could fly a long = time=20 even if you didn't have the ability to turn it off, so a stock alt = is=20 probably just fine.  
 
Cheers,
Rusty=20 (domesticated=20 today)    



 
 
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