Hiy= a Mark,

I've got the Tempest starter = on our IV. No problems so far. I can crank the 10:1 engine with a single Od= yssey PC545 (12 a.h.) in cold wx.Tempest has a generally excellent reputati= on for quality.

Bill Harrelson

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On 01/03/14, Mark Sletten<mwsletten@gmail.com> w= rote:

Gang,

I just got off= the phone with Bill Ward (really friendly guy who was very generous with h= is time) of Aerospace Components, the company that builds the PowerFlight s= tarter for Tempest. He tells me their product:

Uses rolle= r bearings instead of bushings to reduce internal friction
Is so lo= w friction it can be turned by hand
Produced higher torque than sto= ck
Requires lower amperage while turning (20% for the 12V; more for= the 24V)
Has up to 50% lower peak inrush amperage

Th= e only real drawback I noted is the weight; it's significantly heavier than= the lightweight offerings of other manufacturers. Mr. Ward warned me, howe= ver, that many people are reporting the lightweight starters are prematurel= y wearing their starter adapters. He attributes this to the fact they (the = lightweights) incorporate an internal gear which results in the starter tur= ning some 17,000 rpms, which is higher than the starter adapter was designe= d for.

If anyone has any experience with the= Tempest starter please share.

Thanks,

<= BR>

--Mark