Return-Path: Received: from imf17aec.mail.bellsouth.net ([205.152.59.65] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.1.5) with ESMTP id 2641628 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Sat, 18 Oct 2003 08:12:14 -0400 Received: from TOSHIBAjhr ([209.214.14.173]) by imf17aec.mail.bellsouth.net (InterMail vM.5.01.05.27 201-253-122-126-127-20021220) with SMTP id <20031018121213.BCAM1816.imf17aec.mail.bellsouth.net@TOSHIBAjhr> for ; Sat, 18 Oct 2003 08:12:13 -0400 From: "John Slade" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" Subject: RE: [FlyRotary] Re: Alternator wires Date: Sat, 18 Oct 2003 08:12:10 -0400 Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0022_01C3954F.87631B00" X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook IMO, Build 9.0.2416 (9.0.2910.0) Importance: Normal In-Reply-To: X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1165 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0022_01C3954F.87631B00 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Message> Yep, but with the diode that's shown in the drawing. Glad you mentioned that. I missed it. I was going to hook it the wires up today. I presume the diode is that arrow / line thingy between the bulb and the terminal. Any idea what I buy from Radio Shack? > Modern alternators are reliable enough for me. I'm also not so sure that the alternator can > produce voltages high enough to hurt anything, except maybe the battery, eventually. I have direct experience that says otherwise. My wifes chevy simply died without warning. The alternator fried the battery. Took about 15 seconds. Bob Nuckolls's OV protection setup is cheap and easy. >I didn't want to mount another warning light, since I plan to have the EM-2 watching the voltage. I've installed enough "stuff" to handle engine info that I'm considering doing without the EM2. Maybe I'll wait for the EM3 color version with the analog gauges. Due in January - right Tracy? :) Have fun flying this weekend. John ------=_NextPart_000_0022_01C3954F.87631B00 Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message
> Yep, = but with the=20 diode that's shown in the drawing. 
Glad you mentioned that. I missed it. I = was going=20 to hook it the wires up today. I presume the diode is that = arrow /=20 line thingy between the bulb and the terminal. Any idea what I buy = from=20 Radio Shack?
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> Modern = alternators=20 are reliable enough for me.  I'm also not so sure that the = alternator=20 can  
> produce=20 voltages  high = enough to=20 hurt anything, except maybe the battery, eventually.   
I have=20 direct experience that says otherwise. My wifes chevy simply died = without=20 warning. The alternator fried the battery. Took about 15 seconds. Bob = Nuckolls's=20 OV protection setup is cheap and = easy.
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 >I = didn't want to=20 mount another warning light, since I plan to have the EM-2 watching = the=20 voltage.     
I've installed enough "stuff" to handle = engine=20 info that I'm considering doing without the EM2. Maybe I'll wait for the = EM3=20 color version with the analog gauges. Due in January - right Tracy?=20 :)
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Have fun flying this=20 weekend.
John =
 
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