X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: <marv@lancaironline.net> Sender: <marv@lancaironline.net> To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Sat, 28 Jan 2006 22:39:13 -0500 Message-ID: <redirect-957749@logan.com> X-Original-Return-Path: <sreeves@sc.rr.com> Received: from [24.25.9.102] (HELO ms-smtp-03-eri0.southeast.rr.com) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.0.7f) with ESMTP id 957613 for lml@lancaironline.net; Sat, 28 Jan 2006 18:56:07 -0500 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=24.25.9.102; envelope-from=sreeves@sc.rr.com Received: from SteveLaptop.sc.rr.com (cpe-024-211-037-077.sc.res.rr.com [24.211.37.77]) by ms-smtp-03-eri0.southeast.rr.com (8.13.4/8.13.4) with ESMTP id k0SNtMgT010650 for <lml@lancaironline.net>; Sat, 28 Jan 2006 18:55:22 -0500 (EST) X-Original-Message-Id: <7.0.0.16.0.20060128184826.019499a0@sc.rr.com> X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Version 7.0.0.16 X-Original-Date: Sat, 28 Jan 2006 18:55:21 -0500 X-Original-To: lml@lancaironline.net From: "S. Reeves" <sreeves@sc.rr.com> Subject: Alternator troubles Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed X-Virus-Scanned: Symantec AntiVirus Scan Engine Problem: About 3 weeks ago I noticed for the first time ever a brief overvoltage problem. It went away and happened again briefly. On my flight home yesterday evening I noticed the alternator was offline (instrument was showing a discharge light and voltage was below 12). I cycled the switch and the alternator came back online. A few more times the discharge light would come on, then start "charging" again with no input from me. Is this hopefully a simple "I need a new alternator problem" or something more sinister. I have a 60 amp alternator. Would I do better with a 100amp alternator if it needs to be replaced anyway? I have no heated pitot or deice, etc. What type of alternator would you recommend, as this one isn't very old..maybe 2 years or so. Thanks in advance. Steve Reeves Glasair 1FT 38SR