REFLECTOR: Latest on starter problem

[Terry Miles]

Lou,

 

I have a Skytec.  I like those guys from a customer standpoint.  They have
helped me sort out a couple of issues.  That said, I find my skytec starter
very sensitive to any resistance in the circuit.  I have a couple of ring
terminals on my batt posts.  If the post bolt is the least bit off of
snugged down good, the stater will not crank the eng.  It has happened to me
twice now within the first 75 hours.   Once on the neg post and once on the
pos.   I have the IO 540 w/ normal compression.  The batt bolt and threads
look so soft to me, I am afraid of using too much torque on them for fear of
stretching the threads.  Anybody else hit up against this?

 

Terry

 

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From: reflector-bounces at tvbf.org [mailto:reflector-bounces at tvbf.org] On
Behalf Of steve korney
Sent: Friday, October 10, 2008 1:38 PM
To: Velocity Aircraft Owners and Builders list
Subject: Re: REFLECTOR: Latest on starter problem

 

I have had the same situation with Sky Tec... Don't confuse good customer
service with bad Quality Control... It is still an inconvenience for the
customer....

Best... Steve

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From: stedmanlou at roadrunner.com
To: canard-aviators at yahoogroups.com; reflector at tvbf.org
Date: Thu, 9 Oct 2008 16:49:07 -0400
Subject: REFLECTOR: Latest on starter problem

Today we went up to the airport and tried a direct connection to the
starter, as I have suspected the starter all along. First we used my Power
Sonic with direct connections to the starter, thus eliminating all of the
wire and the two solenoids. Results: No difference. We then tried with two
batteries  and the results were the same. The voltage at the batteries was
12.8 before cranking, 11.4 when it started cranking but when the prop came
to the compression stroke it would stall and voltage dropped to about 6
volts. This told me it was starter. I called Sky Tec and talked to Rich. I
told him about our latest test and he, once again said he thought it was
battery. Having three new batteries act the same seemed to me that we could
rule out battery. Then I said "look I just got this starter back from you
when you put on a new housing. I assume that it is checked before you send
it back?"  He said "just a minute let me check the results of the test." He
came back in two minutes and said "I am sending you out a new starter today.
The test results on the starter showed it to be 33% below the standard for
horse power." It should never have been sent back to me in that condition.
He didn't know how it was missed but wanted to correct the situation. THAT
IS GOOD CUSTOMER SERVICE. So it looks like it was the starter after all.

 

Thanks to all of those who took the time to responded. This group is so
great for helping out.

 

Lou Stedman
Velocity N7044Q
Olean, NY

 

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