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From: "George Lendich" <lendich@optusnet.com.au>
To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>
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Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: Timing Pick- up
Date: Fri, 13 Jun 2008 12:59:52 +1000
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Thanks Ernest, I figured as much but wasn't sure. I would be interested to 
compare the prices between the two.
George (down under)

> George Lendich wrote:
>> Ernest,
>> The Suzuki AC Generator is 400 W @ 5,000rpm, the ( no-load) voltage is 70 
>> V (AC) @ 5,000 rpm regulated to 14-15.5 V @ 5,000 rpm.
>> I thought Amps was Watts/Volts ( 400/ 70 = 5.71) but that doesn't appear 
>> to be case here, what should I be dividing the 400 by?
>> I figure it must be about 30 amps as that's the main fuse
> That's a no-load voltage.  The thing can't push but so many electrons, so 
> when you put a load on it the voltage will start dropping.  Think of the 
> regulator as the dam at the head of a lake.  It can be tall and skinny 
> (high voltage, low amps), or it can be short and wide (low voltage, high 
> amps).  It can be tall and wide, IF there is a big enough lake behind it. 
> As you pull the water out of the lake faster, the level drops.
>
> The 400W would be divided by 14V.  400W/14V = 28.5A
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