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Return-Path: Received: from imf20aec.mail.bellsouth.net ([205.152.59.68] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.3c2) with ESMTP id 751273 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Sun, 20 Feb 2005 09:32:01 -0500 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=205.152.59.68; envelope-from=sqpilot@bellsouth.net Received: from [209.214.45.26] by imf20aec.mail.bellsouth.net (InterMail vM.5.01.06.11 201-253-122-130-111-20040605) with ESMTP id <20050220143114.JPU1977.imf20aec.mail.bellsouth.net@[209.214.45.26]> for ; Sun, 20 Feb 2005 09:31:14 -0500 Received: from 127.0.0.1 (AVG SMTP 7.0.300 [266.1.0]); Sun, 20 Feb 2005 08:31:01 -0600 Message-ID: <026701c51758$c0af4500$1e2cd6d1@paul52u7f5qyav> From: "Paul" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" References: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: 2nd battery Re: Amps required to run engine & amp- hours available Date: Sun, 20 Feb 2005 08:30:40 -0600 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.2180 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2180 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="=======AVGMAIL-42189F256DC3=======" --=======AVGMAIL-42189F256DC3======= Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0264_01C51726.75BA31E0" ------=_NextPart_000_0264_01C51726.75BA31E0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Russell Duffy=20 To: Rotary motors in aircraft=20 Sent: Friday, February 18, 2005 7:46 PM Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: 2nd battery Re: Amps required to run engine & = amp- hours available If the 2nd alt. is big enough to carry essential loads, it can be lighter than even the 12 lb battery & your endurance isn't battery = limited. A lot tougher to install, though. I feel pretty safe with one Odyssey battery, and one alternator. I've = used the current battery for about 2 years, and already have the new one = sitting at the hanger. I think that will be my threshold of pain for = replacement of these things. =20 As for the alternator, I thought real hard about installing a second = one, particularly since they only have that single pulley, and the rest = of the engine has dual pulleys. I finally gave up on the idea, because = I just didn't think it was that big of a risk. Tracy's EM-2 is hooked = to a "Jumbo Super Bright LED", which is aimed at my face. This thing = will burn your retinas, so there's absolutely no way to not see it = (before it blinds you). Since the alternator only weighs a few pounds, = I thought about packing a spare in the essential travel tools and = supplies. It is pretty easy to change with just a few tools. =20 Cheers, Rusty (100% vapor lock free) Hi, Rusty....I agree with you regarding the alternator. Paul Conner = (62.5% vapor lock free) -------------------------------------------------------------------------= ----- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.300 / Virus Database: 265.8.8 - Release Date: 2/14/2005 ------=_NextPart_000_0264_01C51726.75BA31E0 Content-Type: text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message

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From:=20 Russell=20 Duffy

To: Rotary motors in = aircraft

Sent: Friday, February 18, 2005 = 7:46=20 PM

Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: 2nd = battery Re:=20 Amps required to run engine & amp- hours available

If the 2nd alt. is big enough to carry essential = loads, it can=20 be
lighter than even the 12 lb battery & your endurance isn't = battery=20 limited.

A lot tougher to install, though.

I feel = pretty safe with=20 one Odyssey battery, and one alternator. I've used the current = battery=20 for about 2 years, and already have the new one sitting at the = hanger. I=20 think that will be my threshold of pain for replacement of these = things. =20

As for = the alternator, I=20 thought real hard about installing a second one, particularly since = they only=20 have that single pulley, and the rest of the engine has dual = pulleys. I=20 finally gave up on the idea, because I just didn't think it was that = big of a=20 risk. Tracy's EM-2 is hooked to a "Jumbo Super Bright LED", = which is=20 aimed at my face. This thing will burn your retinas, so there's=20 absolutely no way to not see it (before it blinds you). = Since the=20 alternator only weighs a few pounds, I thought about packing a spare = in the=20 essential travel tools and supplies. It is pretty easy to change = with=20 just a few tools.

Cheers,

Rusty = (100% vapor lock=20 free)

Hi, Rusty....I agree with you regarding the=20 alternator. Paul Conner (62.5% vapor lock = free)

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