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Ernest,
Nice job, I like the idea of eliminating the alternator up front. I was
wondering if a timing wheel could be incorporated for injector or ignition
triggering? What will be the rating of the alternator (amps)?
Joe Berki
Limo EZ
----- Original Message ----- From: "Ernest Christley" <echristley@att.net>
To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>
Sent: Thursday, December 02, 2010 11:05 PM
Subject: [FlyRotary] intake blower update
I've been working diligently on this. I first tried to make a casted
aluminum piece. That failed. I was able to make
several small parts, but trying to cast this big plate resulted in a paint
can sized chunk of aluminum stuck in the
furnace. I ran out of fuel at just the wrong time.
So, I ordered a 12"x12"x1.5" block of 6061-T6, chopped off the corners,
chopped off then new corners, tapped the center
for a 1/2" bolt, and started turning. The pile of shiny stuff is aluminum
swarf. The lathe was kicking it out like a
web out of a spider.
The Harley-Davidson rotor bolts onto the front. I turned an alignment
tool to center it. The clutch plate snaps
(literally clicks when it goes in) into the back of the plate, and the
whole assembly snaps into the flex plate.
The only step left is to rivet the impeller blades onto the plate, fill
the pump body with foam and carve a volute, then
glass it in.
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