during
an approach to taos in the middle of a snow shower my alternator switch popped
out
tried
to reset a couple of times but kept turning itself down
used
the back up alternator but had to keep the radios on during the instrument
approach which had to be terminated since the runway got full of slush and 4
inches of snow so to santa fe
the
electricians detected a hot alternator and for 48 hrs tried to diagnose the
problem
apparently
the alternator is not shutting itself of
checked the
voltage regulator the switch, the alternator and could not come up with an
answer
went
back to dallas VFR with all radios off and handheld GPS with the backup
alternator providing enough juice
any
ideas will be appreciated
dont
know much about damn electrons....
andres
IV-P alternator is almost new 40 hrs since
new