Return-Path: Received: from [24.25.9.103] (HELO ms-smtp-04-eri0.southeast.rr.com) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2b2) with ESMTP id 3182320 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Wed, 21 Apr 2004 09:03:14 -0400 Received: from EDWARD (clt25-78-058.carolina.rr.com [24.25.78.58]) by ms-smtp-04-eri0.southeast.rr.com (8.12.10/8.12.7) with SMTP id i3LD3CC9007185 for ; Wed, 21 Apr 2004 09:03:13 -0400 (EDT) Message-ID: <002f01c427a1$016e99e0$2402a8c0@EDWARD> From: "Ed Anderson" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" References: Subject: Alternator Was : [FlyRotary] Re: Back from Sun & Fun Date: Wed, 21 Apr 2004 09:03:13 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_002C_01C4277F.7A2D5E60" 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_002C_01C4277F.7A2D5E60 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I hope you are right, Mike. But, after several hours of running with a = new battery, I would think all the heavy charging would have been = accomplished early in the flight. I did note that the voltage was = reading closer to 13.8 or 14 volts while I normally see around 14.8 = volts. In any case, once I find out what the cause was, I will post it = to the list. ED Ed Anderson RV-6A N494BW Rotary Powered Matthews, NC ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Michael McGee=20 To: Rotary motors in aircraft=20 Sent: Tuesday, April 20, 2004 10:09 PM Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Back from Sun & Fun Have you considered that the alternator was just working overtime = doing double duty. Running the plane and charging the battery. You = mentioned you had drained the battery over night. Mike McGee, RV-4 N996RV, O320-E2G, Hillsboro, OR 13B in gestation mode At 18:04 2004-04-20, you wrote: 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 {:>) =20 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_002C_01C4277F.7A2D5E60 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

I hope you are right, Mike. But, = after=20 several hours of running with a new battery, I would think all the heavy = charging would have been accomplished early in the flight. I did = note that=20 the voltage was reading closer to 13.8 or 14 volts while I normally see = around=20 14.8 volts. In any case, once I find out what the cause = was, I will post it to the list.

Ed Anderson
RV-6A N494BW Rotary Powered
Matthews, NC

----- Original Message -----
From:=20 Michael=20 McGee
To: Rotary motors in = aircraft

Sent: Tuesday, April 20, 2004 = 10:09=20 PM

Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Back = from Sun=20 & Fun

Have you considered that the alternator was just = working=20 overtime doing double duty. Running the plane and charging the=20 battery. You mentioned you had drained the battery over=20 night.

Mike McGee, RV-4 N996RV, O320-E2G, Hillsboro, OR
13B = in=20 gestation mode

At 18:04 2004-04-20, you wrote:

Could be=20 a bad breaker, Rusty. But since those are fairly simple = devices, I=20 wouldn't expect it to reset if busted. I will report what I = find as=20 always - busted alternator OR busted circuit breaker=20 {:>)

Ed Anderson
RV-6A N494BW Rotary=20 Powered
Matthews, NC

----- Original Message -----

From: Russell = Duffy

To: Rotary = motors in=20 aircraft

Sent: Tuesday, April 20, 2004 7:13 PM

Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Back from Sun & Fun

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

Can't wait to hear = what you=20 find. Maybe a bad breaker, which will certainly add to the = fuse vs=20 breaker debate, but not in the way you expected :-)

Cheers,

Rusty (my brain is a = fuse)=20

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