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I'm not an alternator guru, but automotive alternators seem to work just

fine on top of Pike's Peak. The Electric Connection may have additional

insight.

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On top of Pike's Peak your still on the ground if anything does fail, your
still breathing air without oxygen needed, and your not really spending much
time there.  As I said in my comments, if you do not intend on flying your
plane at higher altitudes where voltage more easily jumps gaps (from carbon
particle to carbon particle to ground) then an automotive alternator may be
adequate.  I know I had an automotive alternator on a 182 I had quite a few
years ago, but I would not put one on my T210, or the Duke I had.  And
knowing what I know now, I would not have kept the automotive alternator on
the 182 beyond need at the time that caused me to put it on.

Gary Rodgers






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