X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from imo-m27.mx.aol.com ([64.12.137.8] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.2c1) with ESMTP id 2433030 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Thu, 25 Oct 2007 16:23:48 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=64.12.137.8; envelope-from=Lehanover@aol.com Received: from Lehanover@aol.com by imo-m27.mx.aol.com (mail_out_v38_r9.3.) id q.c7c.16c242ea (41810) for ; Thu, 25 Oct 2007 16:23:05 -0400 (EDT) From: Lehanover@aol.com Message-ID: Date: Thu, 25 Oct 2007 16:23:05 EDT Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: 350 lbs dry To: flyrotary@lancaironline.net MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="-----------------------------1193343785" X-Mailer: 9.0 Security Edition for Windows sub 5378 X-Spam-Flag: NO -------------------------------1193343785 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit In a message dated 10/25/2007 3:06:49 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, mike.lafleur@sbcglobal.net writes: In all the years, I have had automobiles with internally regulated alternators, I have had a very few fail, but none ever failed in a mode to generate high voltage (always lower voltage). Certainly not to say it couldn't happen, but I feel comfortable with the present arrangement. YMMV Ed An alternator failure on my friends Bonanza got him a $300.00 estimate from the mechanic to fix that one. (Brushes) He said the brushes for a car alternator would not work at altitude. So he took the number for his Motorola to the NAPA store and got some low altitude car brushes and fixed the thing himself for under $15.00. They have only run for 6 years now, so he is not sure if the guy was right or not. Lynn E. Hanover ************************************** See what's new at http://www.aol.com -------------------------------1193343785 Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
In a message dated 10/25/2007 3:06:49 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,=20 mike.lafleur@sbcglobal.net writes:
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  In all the years, I have had automobiles wi= th=20 internally regulated alternators, I have had a very few fail, but none eve= r=20 failed in a mode to generate high voltage (always lower voltage). =20 Certainly not to say it couldn't happen, but I feel comfortable with the=20 present arrangement.
 
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An alternator failure on my friends Bonanza got him a $300.00 estimate=20= from=20 the mechanic to fix that one.
(Brushes) He said the brushes for a car alternator would not work at=20 altitude.
 
So he took the number for his Motorola to the NAPA store and got some l= ow=20 altitude car brushes and fixed the thing himself for under $15.00. They have= =20 only run for 6 years now, so he is not sure if the guy was right or not.
 
Lynn E. Hanover 



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