Mailing List flyrotary@lancaironline.net Message #62487
From: William Jepson <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>
Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: Mounting Peripherals on 20B
Date: Thu, 26 May 2016 16:34:44 -0700
To: Rotary motors in aircraft <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>

Neil and Luis,
All of the alternative mounts and permanent magnet alternators are very experimental. The only established one is the Race Mate. Generally it's easier to make a mount for a regular alternator if you don't have a full machine shop.

Bill Jepson

On May 26, 2016 2:35 PM, "Neil Unger" <flyrotary@lancaironline.net> wrote:
Gents, I have modified the flex drive for the PSRU.  Not sure if there is enough room left for the harley generator.  What are the measurements>
 
Sent: Friday, May 27, 2016 6:53 AM
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Mounting Peripherals on 20B
 
Ernest, are you talking about this type of Harley unit?
 

Has anybody fitted a direct drive alternator or generator like this inside the PSRU standoff/housing?  Dunno if there is adequate room, but I like the idea!

— James
 
On May 26, 2016, at 1:18 PM, Ernest Christley <flyrotary@lancaironline.net> wrote:
 
Water pump:  Get an electric one.
Alternator: Mount a Harley Davidson generator inline with the output shaft, between the engine and gearbox.


On Thursday, May 26, 2016 3:40 PM, "Luciano, Luis I CIV PEOSUB, PMS404P" <flyrotary@lancaironline.net> wrote:


Folks - those of you who are building or have flying samples, what approach was taken to mount alternator and water pump?  Stock Mazda mounts or fabricated your own?  If self fabricated, any pictures would be appreciated.  I've been working to install peripherals on my recently purchased 20B just to get a sense of how big, how hard to assemble, how to maintain, etc.  I'm doing all of this before actually breaking apart the engine and check/change innards as I haven't built up that expertise yet.

Luis Luciano
Velocity XL-5 "Dulciena"
"Mazda Inside"

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From: Rotary motors in aircraft [mailto:flyrotary@lancaironline.net]
Sent: Thursday, May 26, 2016 3:25 PM
To: Rotary motors in aircraft
Subject: [Non-DoD Source] [FlyRotary] Re: Dave leonnard,

Hi Niel.  Seems that most of the problem was that the seals simple were not sealing very well.  After a couple of flights things seemed to improve and I stopped getting significant amounts of combustion gasses into the coolant.  Though me thinks it is time to re-work my cooing system a little so that accumulated gasses end up in the catch can and get blown off first...  should be an easy modification. 

I still have a brisk oil drip from somewhere probably several spots...  still trying to identify and fix..

But I'm back in the air and stopped my search for a lyc....  ;-)

Dave Leonard
Turbo Rotary RV-6

On Wed, May 25, 2016 at 9:32 PM, Neil Unger <flyrotary@lancaironline.net> wrote:


    Dave,  what is happening ?  no news is good news? have you found the problem yet ?  Neil.




 

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