Return-Path: Received: from tomcat.al.noaa.gov ([140.172.240.2] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.3c2) with ESMTP id 755264 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Tue, 22 Feb 2005 20:13:09 -0500 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=140.172.240.2; envelope-from=bdube@al.noaa.gov Received: from PILEUS.al.noaa.gov (pileus.al.noaa.gov [140.172.241.195]) by tomcat.al.noaa.gov (8.12.0/8.12.0) with ESMTP id j1N1COsX017748 for ; Tue, 22 Feb 2005 18:12:24 -0700 (MST) Message-Id: <5.2.1.1.0.20050222181053.052d2ba8@mailsrvr.al.noaa.gov> X-Sender: bdube@mailsrvr.al.noaa.gov X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Version 5.2.1 Date: Tue, 22 Feb 2005 18:12:07 -0700 To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" From: Bill Dube Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] flywheel generator In-Reply-To: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" At 06:51 PM 2/22/2005 -0600, you wrote:

There is an intersting write-up on this site, explaining how the generator, heat sink and diode work on the crankshaft mounted generator for a motorcycle at http://jerrydoe.com/electrical/chargingsystem.htm

Note the brand, "Lucas."

They are using a shunt regulator. This is no surprise.