REFLECTOR: Using 28 volt Alternator on 14 volt system

[Andrew Ellzey]

This 50 AMP alternator kit is on E-bay. Don't know if
this link will work.

Andy

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/LYCOMING-HOMEBUILT-AIRCRAFT-ALTERNATOR-KIT_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ26437QQitemZ4613866432QQrdZ1

--- Alex Balic <alex157 at pwhome.com> wrote:

> It is in the windings- you can surely regulate it to
> produce 14v, but it is
> wound to output 28, so in effect you would be only
> utilizing half of the
> output- if you had a DC/DC transformer (noisy) you
> could probably get about
> 75-80% of the output, but I am not sure if you could
> find one to handle that
> kind of amperage........ might possibly have an
> alternator shop re-wind it,
> but I am pretty sure that the armature is different.
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: reflector-bounces at tvbf.org
> [mailto:reflector-bounces at tvbf.org] On
> Behalf Of Scott Derrick
> Sent: Wednesday, February 15, 2006 10:42 AM
> To: Velocity Aircraft Owners and Builders list
> Subject: Re: REFLECTOR: Using 28 volt Alternator on
> 14 volt system
> 
> Been that and done there.
> 
> Bob said I would only get 50% to 75% output from the
> alternator.   I 
> asked how to convert it and got no response from two
> separate requests 
> for info.
> 
> Scott
> 
> Alex Balic wrote:
> > Check out the aeroelectric connection- bob
> Nucholls will be able to answer
> > that for sure.
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: reflector-bounces at tvbf.org
> [mailto:reflector-bounces at tvbf.org] On
> > Behalf Of Scott Derrick
> > Sent: Wednesday, February 15, 2006 10:21 AM
> > To: Velocity Aircraft Owners and Builders list
> > Subject: REFLECTOR: Using 28 volt Alternator on 14
> volt system
> >
> > I have a 28 volt alternator made for my TSIO520. 
> 75 Amp,  external 
> > regulator type.
> >
> > I have been told it will work fine.
> >
> > I have been told it will only put out half its
> rated power.
> >
> > I have been told it won't work at all.
> >
> >
> > Anybody know what the truth is?  Also if I desired
> to internally convert 
> > it to 14 volt operation, what would be required?
> >
> > Scott
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