REFLECTOR: Starter problem
Keith Hallsten
KeithHallsten at quiknet.com
Fri Jan 12 10:32:50 CST 2007
Mel,
It's January. The starter has to draw more current when the engine and oil
are cold that when things are warmer. It sounds like you have a very
marginal system, as confirmed by Sky-Tec. The only permanent solution will
be to get the correct size breaker installed.
Keith Hallsten
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Sent: Thursday, January 11, 2007 8:20 PM
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Subject: REFLECTOR: Starter problem
My Velocity Std RG has a flown 110 hours now and when I tried to start it
the other day the start switch circuit breaker popped. A friend told me
that the starter solenoid (on the starter) was clicking when I turned the
switch. I took the starter to a repair shop and after a complete check out
they said that it was in perfect condition.
I called Sky-Tec and was told that the solenoid pulls 6 amps. I had
installed a 5 amp breaker, but it has worked until now. At this point I
assumed that the breaker has been over worked and finally failed. To test
this idea I connected a 10 amp breaker to a separate lead to the solenoid
and the engine cranked. The problem now is that when I tried the regular
circuit with the 5 amp breaker it worked fine.
Replacing the 5 amp breaker with a 10 amp would seem to be the fix, but that
is a real nasty job. Ideas, suggestions?
Mel Bina
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