Return-Path: Received: from imo-d06.mx.aol.com ([205.188.157.38] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.3c2) with ESMTP id 755092 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Tue, 22 Feb 2005 18:09:32 -0500 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=205.188.157.38; envelope-from=WRJJRS@aol.com Received: from WRJJRS@aol.com by imo-d06.mx.aol.com (mail_out_v37_r3.8.) id q.147.401fc07f (4529) for ; Tue, 22 Feb 2005 18:08:40 -0500 (EST) From: WRJJRS@aol.com Message-ID: <147.401fc07f.2f4d1578@aol.com> Date: Tue, 22 Feb 2005 18:08:40 EST Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: 2nd battery Re: Amps required to run engine&- hours av... To: flyrotary@lancaironline.net MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="-----------------------------1109113720" X-Mailer: 9.0 SE for Windows sub 5005 -------------------------------1109113720 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit In a message dated 2/22/2005 2:14:15 PM Pacific Standard Time, mark.steitle@austin.utexas.edu writes: Here is a picture of a late model 35A Honda Goldwing alternator. It appears that it is driven by a rubber damper. I'll have to check my Goldwing repair manual tonight, but it appears that it would be fairly easy to adapt this unit to fit the rotary's crankshaft pulley. Price from EMS Electric is $209.95. This looks to be similar to an ND alternator that is very popular with homebuilders. Mark S. Mark, The reason for the dampener is that Honda links the alternator direct to the crank and spins it the opposite direction as the crank to offset a little of the torque reaction of the engine being longitudinally mounted. Bill Jepson -------------------------------1109113720 Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

In a message dated 2/22/2005 2:14:15 PM Pacific Standard Time,=20 mark.steitle@austin.utexas.edu writes:

<= FONT=20 style=3D"BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" face=3DArial color=3D#000000 size= =3D2>Here is=20 a picture of a late model 35A Honda Goldwing alternator. It
appea= rs=20 that it is driven by a rubber damper. I'll have to check my
Goldw= ing=20 repair manual tonight, but it appears that it would be fairly
easy to a= dapt=20 this unit to fit the rotary's crankshaft pulley. Price
from EMS=20 Electric is $209.95. This looks to be similar to an ND
alternator= =20 that is very popular with homebuilders.

Mark=20 S.

Mark, The reason for the dampener is that Honda links the alternator di= rect=20 to the crank and spins it the opposite direction as the crank to offset a li= ttle=20 of the torque reaction of the engine being=20 longitudinally mounted.

Bill Jepson

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