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Re: [FlyRotary] Re: Back from Sun & Fun
Thanks, 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 -----
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 :-)
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.
Cheers,
Rusty (T minus 29.5 hours until
Southbound)
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