Return-Path: <13brv3@bellsouth.net> Received: from imf17aec.mail.bellsouth.net ([205.152.59.65] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.3c3) with ESMTP id 820677 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Fri, 25 Mar 2005 18:56:50 -0500 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=205.152.59.65; envelope-from=13brv3@bellsouth.net Received: from rd ([65.6.194.9]) by imf17aec.mail.bellsouth.net (InterMail vM.5.01.06.11 201-253-122-130-111-20040605) with ESMTP id <20050325235600.YELP2001.imf17aec.mail.bellsouth.net@rd> for ; Fri, 25 Mar 2005 18:56:00 -0500 From: "Russell Duffy" <13brv3@bellsouth.net> To: "'Rotary motors in aircraft'" Subject: RE: [FlyRotary] alternators and regulators Date: Fri, 25 Mar 2005 17:56:20 -0600 Message-ID: <007101c53196$3e1a8cf0$6101a8c0@rd> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0072_01C53163.F3801CF0" X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook, Build 10.0.6626 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2527 Importance: Normal In-Reply-To: This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0072_01C53163.F3801CF0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Found this on another site........Do not know about validity of = content..... Surely one of our many talented members can tell us if it is good info !! FWIW =20 I can probably say that monitoring the amount of AC ripple on the buss = would give you a sign of something going bad, but I'm not sure I agree with = the conclusion that it's going to be the alternator. I would guess that a = bad regulator could show the same signs. I'll try to remember to put a = meter on my buss one of these days to see what it looks like. =20 =20 Cheers, Rusty (step 487 of cowl modification in progress) ------=_NextPart_000_0072_01C53163.F3801CF0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message
Found this on another site........Do not know about validity of=20 content..... Surely
one of our many talented members can tell us if it is good info !!=20 FWIW
 
I can probably say that monitoring the amount of AC = ripple on=20 the buss would give you a sign of something going bad, but I'm not sure = I agree=20 with the conclusion that it's going to be the = alternator.  I=20 would guess that a bad regulator could show the same signs.  I'll = try to=20 remember to put a meter on my buss one of these days to see what it = looks=20 like. 
 
Cheers,
Rusty (step 487 of cowl modification in=20 progress)
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