Return-Path: Received: from vasfw03.fdic.gov ([192.147.69.46] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.1b8) with ESMTP id 2431336 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Mon, 16 Jun 2003 14:09:39 -0400 Received: by vasfw03.fdic.gov; id OAA25665; Mon, 16 Jun 2003 14:09:38 -0400 (EDT) Received: from unknown(151.174.4.145) by vasfw03.fdic.gov via smap (V5.5) id xma025593; Mon, 16 Jun 03 14:08:49 -0400 Received: by s00exc101.fdic.gov with Internet Mail Service (5.5.2655.55) id ; Mon, 16 Jun 2003 14:08:49 -0400 Message-ID: From: "Rogers, Bob J." To: "'Rotary motors in aircraft'" Subject: RE: [FlyRotary] Re: Starter Problem Date: Mon, 16 Jun 2003 14:08:47 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Internet Mail Service (5.5.2655.55) Content-Type: text/plain You might want to look at this article on the subject by Bob Nuckolls of the Aeroelectric Connection. http://www.aeroelectric.com/articles/strtctr.pdf According to him, the initial current rush of the starter is really hard on the starter switch contacts if you do not have a separate starter contactor. -----Original Message----- From: mail.bellsouth.net [mailto:sladerj@bellsouth.net] Sent: Monday, June 16, 2003 12:07 PM To: Rotary motors in aircraft Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Starter Problem >why the separate contactor? Tracy, Are you saying a contactor isnt needed for the starter? John Slade >> Homepage: http://www.flyrotary.com/ >> Archive: http://lancaironline.net/lists/flyrotary/List.html