Return-Path: Received: from imo-r07.mx.aol.com ([152.163.225.7]) by ns1.olsusa.com (Post.Office MTA v3.5.3 release 223 ID# 0-64832U3500L350S0V35) with ESMTP id com for ; Thu, 13 Jul 2000 08:59:40 -0400 Received: from CasaDeHate@aol.com by imo-r07.mx.aol.com (mail_out_v27.10.) id k.f4.cf53a7 (7094) for ; Thu, 13 Jul 2000 09:05:50 -0400 (EDT) From: CasaDeHate@aol.com Message-ID: Date: Thu, 13 Jul 2000 09:05:49 EDT Subject: Electrical Emergency To: lancair.list@olsusa.com X-Mailing-List: lancair.list@olsusa.com Reply-To: lancair.list@olsusa.com Mime-Version: 1.0 <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<--->>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> << Lancair Builders' Mail List >> <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<--->>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >> In a message dated 07/13/2000 12:25:32 AM Eastern Daylight Time, lancair.list@olsusa.com writes: << There is no reason for a modern aircraft to suffer an electrical emergency of any kind >> And then there is reality. While flying IFR over Western Washington, the alternator shorted internally, started smelling, discharging everything, and would not respond to the field switch, because it was shorting at the main power lead, internally to the alternator.. Only solution was to completely power down the aircraft and use the handheld radio. Thank God for vacuum gyro's. When I got on the ground the alternator had fried itself to the point of burning all the paint and protective coatings off. Had another alternator flown in the next day and life again was good. Mike DeHate >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> LML website: http://www.olsusa.com/Users/Mkaye/maillist.html LML Builders' Bookstore: http://www.buildersbooks.com/lancair Please send your photos and drawings to marvkaye@olsusa.com. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>