REFLECTOR:Low volt warning

Scott Derrick reflector@tvbf.org
Fri, 10 Oct 2003 14:03:58 -0600


Yes, I believe you are correct, though for the life of me I can't exactly remember!!  Jeez I've had that alternator off enough times I should be able to see it with my eyes closed.

Scott


On Fri, 10 Oct 2003 14:10:36 -0400, Ronnie Brown wrote:
> Thanks Scott.  The mounting ears on my alternator are 180 degrees
> from one another.  Yours (from the NAPA online literature) appears
> to be more like 120 degrees apart. Correct?
>
> Ronnie
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Scott Derrick" <scott@tnstaafl.net>
> To: <reflector@tvbf.org>
> Sent: Friday, October 10, 2003 1:42 PM
> Subject: Re: REFLECTOR:Low volt warning
>
>
> | Bosch #  AL123X
> |
> | Beck-Arnly # 186-0345
> |
> | The Beck-Arnly is NAPA's rebuilder.
> |
> | This was a slide in replacement of the Nippon -Denso.
> |
> | The case is very heavy duty, should stand up to the pounding of
> the io360 4cyl lyc. | | Scott | | | On Fri, 10 Oct 2003 13:13:25 -
> 0400, Ronnie Brown wrote: | > Scott,
> | > Do you know what the Bosch alternator was made for? Or do you
> have | > the NAPA part number? | > | > Thanks! | > Ronnie | > | > |
> > ----- Original Message ----- | > From: "Scott Derrick"
> <scott@tnstaafl.net> | > To: <reflector@tvbf.org> | > Sent: Friday,
> October 10, 2003 11:13 AM | > Subject: Re: REFLECTOR:Low volt
> warning | > | > | > | Dennis, | > |
> | > | I just put a Bosch alternator on my IO360, and am pretty
> happy | > with it, have about 25 hours on it now. It looks like its
> built | > for heavy duty applications, not like the nipon-denso I
> replaced. | > It maintains the voltage at 13.8 to 14.0 VDC unless I
> put more than | > 30 amps to it. I've tested it to 60 amps and it
> maintained 13.5 | > volts. The low voltage may be my battery. |
> | > | It was $90 new at NAPA. No exchange. They gave me a free used
> | > pulley. | | Scott | | | |
> | > | On Fri, 10 Oct 2003 05:09:12 +0000, Dennis Huntington wrote:
> | > | > TEC | > | >
> | > | > I am on my 3rd automotive alternator. The first lasted
> about50 | > | > hours. I had it rebuilt in Salt Lake City, and it
> lasted | > another 50 | > hours or so. A year ago while at the
> factory it went | > out again. | > The factory willingly warranteed
> it. But this one | > will not put out | > over 13.2 volts while the
> others put out 13.8- | > 14.2
> | > | > When this one fails, I will definately switch to an
> aircraft | | > > alternator. | > | > | > Dennis | > | > | >> From:
> HYTEC45@aol.com | > | >> Reply-To: reflector@tvbf.org | >> To:
> reflector@tvbf.org | >> | > Subject: Re: REFLECTOR:Low volt warning
> | >> Date: Thu, 9 Oct 2003 | > 11:28:28 EDT | >> | >>
> | > | >> In a message dated 10/8/03 7:22:13 PM Pacific Daylight
> Time, | | > >> dennishuntington@hotmail.com writes: | >> | >>
> | > | >>> I am going to replace the standard alternator from
> Velocity | | > >>> with a B&C alternator like the Glasair. That
> should take care | | > >>> of that problem. | >>> | >>
> | > | >> Maybe not. I have the low volt light problem with my
> Vision | > now | >> and then during gear operations. The problem
> with the | > alternator | >> in the "trunk," unlike
> | > | >> your Glassair, is the size of wire and the length of run |
> > (think I | >> used # 8) .
> | > | >> This is really not a problem as long as you know why. When
> my | > | >> "shade tree" alternator takes a crap (been is service
> 400hrs) | > I | >> will surly get the B&C, but I
> | > | >> suspect the problem will persist. If it aint broke, bla-
> bla. | | > >> | >> | >> TEC | >> | > | > | >
> | >
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