REFLECTOR:ALternator Woes

[Brian Michalk]

I'm not sure you can find any automotive alternator advertized the way you
want it.

The voltage regulator, in my opinion is the most likely to fail.  If it were
me, I would find an alternator with an external regulator, and mount the
regulator in a cool location.

 Brian Michalk  <http://www.michalk.com>
Life is what you make of it ... never wish you had done something.
Aviator, experimental aircraft builder, motorcyclist, SCUBA diver
musician, home-brewer, entrepreneur and mostly single


> -----Original Message-----
> From: reflector-admin@tvbf.org [mailto:reflector-admin@tvbf.org]On
> Behalf Of Scott Derrick
> Sent: Saturday, June 28, 2003 3:52 PM
> To: reflector@tvbf.org; canards@tnstaafl.net
> Subject: REFLECTOR:ALternator Woes
>
>
> Had a fantastic flight today flying down the Colorado river at 500 AWL
> from Grand Junction for a hundred or so miles.  Beautiful scenery and a
> blast to fly the canyons.
>
> After turning south east to go to Farmington for lunch,great Mexican
> restaurant, high gas prices, my alternator started to act up again.
> What a bummer to end such a nice flight with my wife. Not to mention
> that it scared the bejesus out of her to have the Low Amperage Light
> flash and then have the engine monitor recycle.
>
> That's it. I give up on this 1970's overpriced piece of crap.  I should
> have changed to another model when the first one failed.
>
> What is a good solid new vintage alternator, with an internal regulator
> that is cheap, i.e.. I can get it at Autozone with a lifetime warranty
> for less than a $100.  I need 60+ amps, the more the merrier but it
> needs to be light and tough enough to stand the pounding that 200 HP
> Lycoming puts out.
>
> Scott
>
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