REFLECTOR:ALternator Woes

[Jim Agnew]

Or you can look at a real aircraft alternator with a 2
year/600 hr guarantee at 

http://www.nationalairparts.com/index.html

I have one of their very small frame models and it is
really very well made.

Jim 
--- Brian Michalk <michalk@awpi.com> wrote:
> I'm not sure you can find any automotive alternator
> advertized the way you
> want it.
> 
> The voltage regulator, in my opinion is the most likely
> to fail.  If it were
> me, I would find an alternator with an external
> regulator, and mount the
> regulator in a cool location.
> 
>  Brian Michalk  <http://www.michalk.com>
> Life is what you make of it ... never wish you had done
> something.
> Aviator, experimental aircraft builder, motorcyclist,
> SCUBA diver
> musician, home-brewer, entrepreneur and mostly single
> 
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: reflector-admin@tvbf.org
> [mailto:reflector-admin@tvbf.org]On
> > Behalf Of Scott Derrick
> > Sent: Saturday, June 28, 2003 3:52 PM
> > To: reflector@tvbf.org; canards@tnstaafl.net
> > Subject: REFLECTOR:ALternator Woes
> >
> >
> > Had a fantastic flight today flying down the Colorado
> river at 500 AWL
> > from Grand Junction for a hundred or so miles. 
> Beautiful scenery and a
> > blast to fly the canyons.
> >
> > After turning south east to go to Farmington for
> lunch,great Mexican
> > restaurant, high gas prices, my alternator started to
> act up again.
> > What a bummer to end such a nice flight with my wife.
> Not to mention
> > that it scared the bejesus out of her to have the Low
> Amperage Light
> > flash and then have the engine monitor recycle.
> >
> > That's it. I give up on this 1970's overpriced piece of
> crap.  I should
> > have changed to another model when the first one
> failed.
> >
> > What is a good solid new vintage alternator, with an
> internal regulator
> > that is cheap, i.e.. I can get it at Autozone with a
> lifetime warranty
> > for less than a $100.  I need 60+ amps, the more the
> merrier but it
> > needs to be light and tough enough to stand the
> pounding that 200 HP
> > Lycoming puts out.
> >
> > Scott
> >
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James F. Agnew
Jim_Agnew_2@Yahoo.Com
Tampa, FL
Velocity 173 Elite Aircraft Completed