Return-Path: Received: from [65.54.169.66] (HELO hotmail.com) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.1.5) with ESMTP id 2642735 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Sun, 19 Oct 2003 16:27:58 -0400 Received: from mail pickup service by hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC; Sun, 19 Oct 2003 13:16:32 -0700 Received: from 65.137.50.122 by bay3-dav36.bay3.hotmail.com with DAV; Sun, 19 Oct 2003 20:16:32 +0000 X-Originating-IP: [65.137.50.122] X-Originating-Email: [lors01@msn.com] Reply-To: "Tracy Crook" From: "Tracy Crook" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" References: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: Alternator wires Date: Sun, 19 Oct 2003 16:19:06 -0400 Organization: Real World Solutions Inc. MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_009A_01C3965C.B8037DA0" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1158 X-MIMEOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1165 Message-ID: X-OriginalArrivalTime: 19 Oct 2003 20:16:32.0484 (UTC) FILETIME=[E349AA40:01C3967D] This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_009A_01C3965C.B8037DA0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable MessageRusty has this one nailed. Add to that the fact that there are = a zillion versions of alternators out there (even in the same make) and = you have the reason why I copied Mazda's alternator circuit wire for = wire. Sure, I'm an EE and could figure out the minimum requirements if = I had the time, but I'd reather build & fly the blasted flying machine. = Focus! Focus! : ) Tracy ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Russell Duffy=20 Unfortunately, the alternator regulator is sort of a black box. If we = knew the exact circuit, we could probably figure out more about what = will, and won't work for a light. The safest approach is to emulate = what Mazda did, because they do know what's inside the alternator. =20 As for burning up the alternator by not connecting wires, I imagine = there's some truth to that statement, for at least some alternators. It = does seem hard to believe that not connecting the IL circuit would cause = a problem, but again, we don't have any information about the actual = circuit. =20 Rusty (I though Ed was Mr Alternator) ------=_NextPart_000_009A_01C3965C.B8037DA0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message
Rusty has this one nailed.   = Add to that=20 the fact that there are a zillion versions of alternators out there = (even in the=20 same make)  and you have the reason why I copied Mazda's alternator = circuit=20 wire for wire.   Sure, I'm an EE and could figure out the = minimum=20 requirements if I had the time, but I'd reather build & fly the = blasted=20 flying machine.  Focus! Focus!  : )
 
Tracy
 
 
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From:=20 Russell=20 Duffy
 
Unfortunately, the alternator regulator is sort of a = black=20 box.  If we knew the exact circuit, we could probably figure=20 out more about what will, and won't work for a light. =20 The safest approach is to emulate what Mazda did, because = they do=20 know what's inside the alternator.  
 
As for=20 burning up the alternator by not connecting wires, I imagine = there's=20 some truth to that statement, for at least some alternators.  It = does=20 seem hard to believe that not connecting the IL circuit would cause a = problem,=20 but again, we don't have any information about the actual=20 circuit.  
 
Rusty (I=20 though Ed was Mr Alternator)
 
     
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