Return-Path: Received: from [24.25.9.102] (HELO ms-smtp-03-eri0.southeast.rr.com) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2b2) with ESMTP id 3181686 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Tue, 20 Apr 2004 21:04:53 -0400 Received: from EDWARD (clt25-78-058.carolina.rr.com [24.25.78.58]) by ms-smtp-03-eri0.southeast.rr.com (8.12.10/8.12.7) with SMTP id i3L14ps2027213 for ; Tue, 20 Apr 2004 21:04:52 -0400 (EDT) Message-ID: <004901c4273c$a71aa9c0$2402a8c0@EDWARD> From: "Ed Anderson" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" References: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: Back from Sun & Fun Date: Tue, 20 Apr 2004 21:04:52 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0046_01C4271B.1FD6FD40" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1409 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1409 X-Virus-Scanned: Symantec AntiVirus Scan Engine This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0046_01C4271B.1FD6FD40 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Could be a bad breaker, Rusty. But since those are fairly simple = devices, I wouldn't expect it to reset if busted. I will report what I = find as always - busted alternator OR busted circuit breaker {:>) Ed Anderson RV-6A N494BW Rotary Powered Matthews, NC ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Russell Duffy=20 To: Rotary motors in aircraft=20 Sent: Tuesday, April 20, 2004 7:13 PM Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Back from Sun & Fun Adding to the fuse vs Circuit break debate. I had my alternator field = coil circuit breaker pop three times during the flight home. I reset it = and it generally ran another 1 1/2 hours before popping again. Don't = know what the problem is until I dig into it, but it kelp producing 14 = volts while it ran so was plenty good to get me home. Could not have = reset a fuse, so while I do use fuses or non flight critical items (such = as instruments) all my flight critical systems are with circuit = breakers. Can't wait to hear what you find. Maybe a bad breaker, which will = certainly add to the fuse vs breaker debate, but not in the way you = expected :-)=20 Cheers, Rusty (my brain is a fuse) ------=_NextPart_000_0046_01C4271B.1FD6FD40 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Could be a bad breaker, Rusty.  = But since=20 those are fairly simple devices, I wouldn't expect it to reset if = busted. =20 I will report what I find as always - busted alternator OR busted = circuit=20 breaker {:>)
 
Ed Anderson
RV-6A N494BW Rotary Powered
Matthews, NC
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From:=20 Russell=20 Duffy
Sent: Tuesday, April 20, 2004 = 7:13=20 PM
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Back = from Sun=20 & Fun

Adding to the fuse vs Circuit break = debate. =20 I had my alternator field coil circuit breaker pop three times during = the=20 flight home.  I reset it and it generally ran another 1 1/2 hours = before=20 popping again.  Don't know what the problem is until I dig into = it, but=20 it kelp producing 14 volts while it ran so was plenty good to get me=20 home.  Could not have reset a fuse, so while I do use fuses or = non flight=20 critical items (such as instruments) all my flight critical systems = are with=20 circuit breakers.
 
 Can't=20 wait to hear what you find.  Maybe a bad breaker, which will = certainly add to the fuse vs breaker debate, but not in the way you = expected=20 :-) 
 
Cheers,
Rusty (my=20 brain is a fuse)
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