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 3182656 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Wed, 21 Apr 2004 11:02:41 -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 i3LF2ds2008436 for ; Wed, 21 Apr 2004 11:02:40 -0400 (EDT) Message-ID: <001a01c427b1$b17e36f0$2402a8c0@EDWARD> From: "Ed Anderson" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" References: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: Back from Sun & Fun Date: Wed, 21 Apr 2004 11:02:41 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0017_01C42790.2A3F4560" 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_0017_01C42790.2A3F4560 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Re: [FlyRotary] Re: Back from Sun & FunThanks, Bulent I had forgotten about that possibility. That might also account for = the lower than normal alternator voltage (drawing current through a = shorted cell). Been recovering from 6 nights of camping amongst snoring = campers and resulting sleep deprivation {:>), so need to get back out to = the aircraft and check things out. Ed Ed Anderson RV-6A N494BW Rotary Powered Matthews, NC ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Bulent Aliev=20 To: Rotary motors in aircraft=20 Sent: Wednesday, April 21, 2004 10:38 AM Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Back from Sun & Fun Hi Ed, if you discharge a battery below 10V they are sometime = permanently damaged. You may have a shorted cell that makes the = alternator work harder? Bulent On 4/21/04 10:30 AM, "Russell Duffy" <13brv3@bellsouth.net> 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 {:>) Ed Anderson Simpler than a fuse :-) =20 I'm curious, what amperage is the breaker? Have you ever measured = the current through it during operation? I recall that I used a 5A = breaker on the RV-8 (35A alt), which was the only breaker in the entire = plane. The only reason I had it was to allow electric Bob's crowbar = circuit to work. =20 Cheers, Rusty (T minus 29.5 hours until Southbound) =20 ------=_NextPart_000_0017_01C42790.2A3F4560 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Re: [FlyRotary] Re: Back from Sun & Fun
Thanks, Bulent
 
    I had forgotten = about that=20 possibility.  That might also account for the lower than normal = alternator=20 voltage (drawing current through a shorted cell).  Been recovering = from 6=20 nights of camping amongst snoring campers and resulting sleep = deprivation=20 {:>), so need to get back out to the aircraft and check things=20 out.
 
Ed
 
Ed Anderson
RV-6A N494BW Rotary Powered
Matthews, NC
----- Original Message -----
From:=20 Bulent=20 Aliev
Sent: Wednesday, April 21, 2004 = 10:38=20 AM
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Back = from Sun=20 & Fun

Hi = Ed, if you=20 discharge a battery below 10V they are sometime permanently damaged. = You may=20 have a shorted cell that makes the alternator work = harder?
Bulent

On=20 4/21/04 10:30 AM, "Russell Duffy" <13brv3@bellsouth.net>=20 wrote:
Could = be a bad=20 breaker, Rusty.  But since those are fairly simple devices, I = wouldn't=20 expect it to reset if busted.  I will report what I find as = always -=20 busted alternator OR busted circuit breaker {:>)

Ed Anderson

Simpler than a fuse :-) =  

I'm curious,=20 what amperage is the breaker?  Have you ever measured the = current=20 through it during operation?  I recall that I used a 5A breaker = on the=20 RV-8 (35A alt), which was the only breaker in the entire plane. =  The=20 only reason I had it was to allow electric Bob's crowbar circuit to = work.=20  

Cheers,
Rusty (T minus 29.5 = hours until=20 Southbound)=20  


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