REFLECTOR:ALternator Woes

[Scott Derrick]

Jim,

How much did you pay for your alternator from airparts..

Scott

Jim Agnew wrote:
> 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
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