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Date: Tue, 22 Feb 2005 20:31:11 -0500
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To: flyrotary@lancaironline.net ("Rotary motors in aircraft")
Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: flywheel generator
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Oh My GOD. The last motorcycle I would choose as an example, a Norton. Well maybe a Triumph. This is not old tech this is ANCIENT tech. Hell the Kawasaki Z1's I first worked on in 1973 were 20 years more current than a Norton using a Ziener Diode for cripes sake. DO NOT USE THIS SYSTEM! They were only marginal on a motorcycle in 1960! There are many much better motorcycle charging systems, say anything '75 or later.
I like some old motorcycles including Nortons but Lucas Electrics... They didn't call Lucas the "Lord of Darkness" because they always worked well!
Bill Jepson 

In a message dated 2/22/2005 8:12:07 PM Eastern Standard Time, Bill Dube <bdube@al.noaa.gov> writes:

>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 atnbsp; http://jerrydoe.com/electrical/chargingsystem.htmnbsp;nbsp;nbsp; 
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>nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;Note the brand, quot;Lucas.quot; 
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>nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;They are using a shunt regulator. This is no surprise. 
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