Return-Path: Received: from rokland5.awh.us ([67.15.10.31] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.3c2) with ESMTP-TLS id 755871 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Wed, 23 Feb 2005 10:07:16 -0500 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=67.15.10.31; envelope-from=bob@bob-white.com Received: from bgp01386375bgs.brodwy01.nm.comcast.net ([68.35.160.229]:32821 helo=quail) by rokland5.awh.us with smtp (Exim 4.43) id 1D3y5u-00028Y-2C for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Wed, 23 Feb 2005 09:06:30 -0600 Date: Wed, 23 Feb 2005 08:06:28 -0700 From: Bob White To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: 2nd battery Re: Amps required to run engine & amp- hours available Message-Id: <20050223080628.21b00013.bob@bob-white.com> In-Reply-To: References: X-Mailer: Sylpheed version 1.9.3 (GTK+ 2.4.9; i686-pc-linux-gnu) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Antivirus-Scanner: Clean mail though you should still use an Antivirus X-AntiAbuse: This header was added to track abuse, please include it with any abuse report X-AntiAbuse: Primary Hostname - rokland5.awh.us X-AntiAbuse: Original Domain - lancaironline.net X-AntiAbuse: Originator/Caller UID/GID - [47 12] / [47 12] X-AntiAbuse: Sender Address Domain - bob-white.com X-Source: X-Source-Args: X-Source-Dir: A little clarification on terminology. The stator is the staionary part. The rotor is the rotating part, and the two together make the alternator. The alternator will output AC which has to be rectified with diodes. The older "generators" put out DC, but they use brushes and a commutator to get it. Bob W. > The alternator, or stator as Honda calls it -- http://www.bob-white.com N93BD - Rotary Powered BD-4 (real soon)