X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Wed, 23 May 2012 11:17:45 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from mail-qc0-f180.google.com ([209.85.216.180] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.4.5) with ESMTPS id 5555247 for lml@lancaironline.net; Wed, 23 May 2012 08:28:48 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=209.85.216.180; envelope-from=bakercdb@gmail.com Received: by qcmv28 with SMTP id v28so4932557qcm.25 for ; Wed, 23 May 2012 05:28:14 -0700 (PDT) MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.229.137.83 with SMTP id v19mr6692741qct.124.1337776094081; Wed, 23 May 2012 05:28:14 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.229.213.209 with HTTP; Wed, 23 May 2012 05:28:14 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: References: X-Original-Date: Wed, 23 May 2012 13:28:14 +0100 X-Original-Message-ID: Subject: Re: [LML] Re: sky tec starter for 4P From: Clark Baker X-Original-To: Lancair Mailing List Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=00235452ef60e075ff04c0b344da --00235452ef60e075ff04c0b344da Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I initially put a Sky-Tec ST3 on my IO-550N Barrett 10/1 engine in my Legacy with a 12 volt system. (I removed the factory new Iskra before the engine ran because of the starter drag issue). I had to swap for an ST5 as the cranking power of the ST3 was marginal with the 10/1 and 12volt system. Sky-Tec was great about the exchange. Bear this in mind if you have 12volt system. Regards, Clark Baker Legacy, 100hrs On Tue, May 22, 2012 at 8:27 PM, pete@leapfrogventures.com < pete@leapfrogventures.com> wrote: > I am using an ST3 on my TSIO-550. I considered the ST5, but, after > talking with the folks at Skytek, chose the ST3. The ST3 is lighter and > smaller, and, even though it sounds like ball bearings in a coffee grinde= r > due to its dry gear design, has worked perfectly now for 360 hours with n= ot > a drop of oil and no slippage. It has plenty of power. **** > > ** ** > > Note that you can=92t just switch from an old Iskra starter to a skytek. > The Iskra has likely worn the starter adapter to a point that the Skytek > will start slipping either immediately or within a few hundred hours. Th= is > is not the fault of the Skytek. You should install a rebuilt adapter whe= n > switching to the Skytek. Not sure if this has anything to do with the oi= l > leak, but it might be related.**** > > ** ** > > Pete**** > > > --00235452ef60e075ff04c0b344da Content-Type: text/html; charset=windows-1252 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I initially put a Sky-Tec ST3 on my IO-550N Barrett 10/1 engine in my Legac= y with a 12 volt system. (I removed the factory new Iskra before the engine= ran because of the starter drag issue).

I had to swap for an = ST5 as the cranking power of the ST3 was marginal with the 10/1 and 12volt = system. =A0Sky-Tec was great about the exchange. =A0Bear this in mind if yo= u have 12volt system. =A0

Regards,

Clark Baker

Legacy, 100hrs= =A0

On Tue, May 22, 2012 at 8:27 P= M, pete@leapfrogventures.com <pete@leapfrogventures.com> wrote:

I am using= an ST3 on my TSIO-550.=A0 I considered the ST5, but, after talking with th= e folks at Skytek, chose the ST3.=A0 The ST3 is lighter and smaller, and, e= ven though it sounds like ball bearings in a coffee grinder due to its dry = gear design, has worked perfectly now for 360 hours with not a drop of oil = and no slippage.=A0 It has plenty of power.

=A0
Note that you ca= n=92t just switch from an old Iskra starter to a skytek.=A0 The Iskra has l= ikely worn the starter adapter to a point that the Skytek will start slippi= ng either immediately or within a few hundred hours.=A0 This is not the fau= lt of the Skytek. =A0You should install a rebuilt adapter when switching to= the Skytek.=A0 Not sure if this has anything to do with the oil leak, but = it might be related.

=A0
Pete

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