X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from fed1rmmtao05.cox.net ([68.230.241.34] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.0.7f) with ESMTP id 953249 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Wed, 25 Jan 2006 10:24:17 -0500 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=68.230.241.34; envelope-from=ALVentures@cox.net Received: from BigAl ([68.7.14.39]) by fed1rmmtao05.cox.net (InterMail vM.6.01.05.02 201-2131-123-102-20050715) with ESMTP id <20060125152121.EDZL17838.fed1rmmtao05.cox.net@BigAl> for ; Wed, 25 Jan 2006 10:21:21 -0500 From: "Al Gietzen" To: "'Rotary motors in aircraft'" Subject: RE: [FlyRotary] Re: Two Alternators? Date: Wed, 25 Jan 2006 07:23:44 -0800 Message-ID: <002901c621c3$54cae440$6400a8c0@BigAl> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_002A_01C62180.46A9EE30" X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook, Build 10.0.6626 Importance: Normal X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2180 In-Reply-To: This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_002A_01C62180.46A9EE30 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit I have 2 alternators - although since I have 2 batteries and I'm heavy (the plane that is) - I'm considering taking one of the alternators out. I mounted the second alternator on the intake side just above where the water inlet is. This picture isn't very good - but you get the idea of where it is. It's a small 6lb. Powermaster alternator. Regards, Joe Hull It would seem that taking out one battery would get rid of more weight; unless you have some other reason for wanting to get rid of the second alternator. Although I'd say a battery is more reliable than an alternator. I think two batteries and two alternators is redundant redundancy, and a weight penalty. But that's just me. Al ------=_NextPart_000_002A_01C62180.46A9EE30 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

 

I have 2 = alternators – although since I have 2 batteries and I’m heavy (the plane = that is) – I’m considering taking one of the alternators out. I = mounted the second alternator on the intake side just above where the water = inlet is.  This picture isn’t very good – but you get the idea of where = it is. It’s a small 6lb. Powermaster alternator.

 

Regards,

Joe = Hull

 

It would seem that taking out one battery would get rid of more weight; unless you have some other reason = for wanting to get rid of the second alternator. Although I’d say a = battery is more reliable than an alternator.

 

I think two batteries and two alternators is redundant redundancy, and a weight penalty.  But = that’s just me.

 

Al

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