Return-Path: Received: from [205.152.59.67] (HELO imf19aec.bellsouth.net) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.1b9) with ESMTP id 2472851 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Sat, 12 Jul 2003 10:50:52 -0400 Received: from TOSHIBAjhr ([209.214.13.42]) by imf19aec.bellsouth.net (InterMail vM.5.01.05.27 201-253-122-126-127-20021220) with SMTP id <20030712145021.UMJO2988.imf19aec.bellsouth.net@TOSHIBAjhr> for ; Sat, 12 Jul 2003 10:50:21 -0400 From: "John Slade" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" Subject: RE: [FlyRotary] We have ignition Date: Sat, 12 Jul 2003 10:50:20 -0400 Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0012_01C34863.633F7090" X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook IMO, Build 9.0.2416 (9.0.2910.0) In-Reply-To: Importance: Normal X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1165 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0012_01C34863.633F7090 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > I finally got to fire it up today. Congrats! > I may add another contactor for the purpose of killing the alt output. You could look at Bob Nuckolls's wiring diagrams at aeroelectric.com and talk to him on the aeroelectric maillist. I have his automotice alternator overvolt "crowbar" protection circuit installed. Basically, you put the alternator field through a contactor which is activated by a switch, and deactivated by a 5a breaker if overvolts are sensed. John Slade ------=_NextPart_000_0012_01C34863.633F7090 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
 > I finally got to fire it up=20 today.   
Congrats!
 
 > I may add another contactor for = the purpose=20 of killing the alt output.   
You could look at Bob Nuckolls's wiring = diagrams=20 at aeroelectric.com and talk to him on the aeroelectric maillist. I have = his=20 automotice alternator  overvolt "crowbar" protection circuit = installed.=20 Basically, you put the alternator field through a contactor which is = activated=20 by a switch, and deactivated by a 5a breaker if overvolts are=20 sensed.
John Slade
 
 
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