REFLECTOR: Using 28 volt Alternator on 14 volt system

[Andrew Ellzey]

This link doesn't seem to open for me. Just copy and paste it in you 
internet address window and it will work. I asked the seller if this unit 
has the built in regulator, and he replied that it does.

Andy

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Andrew Ellzey" <ajlz72756 at yahoo.com>
To: "Velocity Aircraft Owners and Builders list" <reflector at tvbf.org>
Sent: Wednesday, February 15, 2006 11:20 AM
Subject: RE: REFLECTOR: Using 28 volt Alternator on 14 volt system


> 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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