REFLECTOR:ALternator Woes

[Scott Derrick]

Bill,

That's a lot more amps than I need and its probably too big to fit under 
my cowl.  Is this installed on a Std Velocity or XL?

Scott

Bill Borgardt wrote:
> Delco makes a nice 105 Amp internally regulated alternator. It is an off 
> the shelf, garden variety that is used on several of the GM cars. If you 
> are interested, I can retrieve the model from the airport tomorrow.
> 
> Bill B.
> 
> Scott Derrick wrote:
> 
>> 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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