Return-Path: <13brv3@bellsouth.net> Received: from imf22aec.mail.bellsouth.net ([205.152.59.70] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2b5) with ESMTP id 142958 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Mon, 07 Jun 2004 12:41:00 -0400 Received: from rad ([65.6.194.9]) by imf22aec.mail.bellsouth.net (InterMail vM.5.01.06.08 201-253-122-130-108-20031117) with ESMTP id <20040607164029.STJB12800.imf22aec.mail.bellsouth.net@rad> for ; Mon, 7 Jun 2004 12:40:29 -0400 From: "Russell Duffy" <13brv3@bellsouth.net> To: "'Rotary motors in aircraft'" Subject: RE: [FlyRotary] Re: LS1 Coils - amp draw? Date: Mon, 7 Jun 2004 11:38:29 -0500 Message-ID: <01b201c44cad$dd0fcd30$6001a8c0@rad> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_01B3_01C44C83.F439C530" X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook, Build 10.0.4510 Importance: Normal In-Reply-To: X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1165 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_01B3_01C44C83.F439C530 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I'm interested in Tracy's thoughts on this too. He said the high current = is only during startup, but if my fuse was accurate, then I drew > 15A at = 5000 ft in cruise with 2 coils. I think I'll be OK at 20A and 16G wire, but .... Regards, John Slade John,=20 You mentioned before that you determined your in-flight power problem to = be the blown fuse. You also said that the power came back when you got = back on the ground. I don't see how both can be true??? BTW, any more gummy = goo on your prop ? Cheers, Rusty (fuse/breaker...ford/chevy) =20 ------=_NextPart_000_01B3_01C44C83.F439C530 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message

I'm interested in Tracy's thoughts on this too. He = said the high=20 current is only during startup, but if my fuse was accurate, then I drew = >=20 15A at 5000 ft in cruise with 2 coils.
I think I'll be OK at 20A and = 16G=20 wire, but ....
Regards,
John Slade

John,

You = mentioned before that=20 you determined your in-flight power problem to be the blown fuse.  = You also=20 said that the power came back when you got back on the ground.  I = don't see=20 how both can be true???    BTW, any more gummy goo = on your=20 prop ?

Cheers,

Rusty=20 (fuse/breaker...ford/chevy)  

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