Return-Path: Received: from tomcat.al.noaa.gov ([140.172.240.2] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.3c2) with ESMTP id 793569 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Mon, 14 Mar 2005 19:48:36 -0500 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=140.172.240.2; envelope-from=bdube@al.noaa.gov Received: from PILEUS.al.noaa.gov (pileus.al.noaa.gov [140.172.241.195]) by tomcat.al.noaa.gov (8.12.11/8.12.0) with ESMTP id j2F0lpsL023972 for ; Mon, 14 Mar 2005 17:47:51 -0700 (MST) Message-Id: <5.2.1.1.0.20050314173759.0566e1a8@mailsrvr.al.noaa.gov> X-Sender: bdube@mailsrvr.al.noaa.gov X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Version 5.2.1 Date: Mon, 14 Mar 2005 17:47:31 -0700 To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" From: Bill Dube Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: Electric water pump In-Reply-To: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed At 04:46 PM 3/14/2005 -0700, you wrote: >Good point Jesse. If I guess at 80% effeciency for the conversion >(WAG), it would only be 13.6 A. I think it's just the alternator >efficiency though since I'm comparing to another EWP. We all are assuming a 12 volt system. They have been talking about 42 volt (36 volt nominal) automobile electrical systems for awhile. Is this car indeed 12 volts?