During pre-flight, I turn the main rotor backwards. If the clutch is
dragging it tries to turn the engine also. In this case the Clutch was
getting sticky requiring the starter to turn both the engine and the rotor.
Normally just a little brake cleaner followed with a drop or two of engine
oil does the trick. But no..I was in a hurry. Starter began cranking and
then a crack was heard and the starter when ballistic.
My mother raised ugly and dumb children at least one...
Stu Fields
wrote in message
...

I'm curious. What did you do or not do that broke the starter?

Dennis.


"Stu & Kathy Fields" wrote:

blave: I've got over 180hrs on my "Baby Belle" and I'm sure that I
don't
have any where near 20hrs.that is logable to maintenance. It has been
pretty much: change the oil and filter. Now this doesn't count the
modifications that I've done (I'm a piddler) or the hours replacing
stuff
that didn't work that I tried out. I just replaced a starter but that
was
due to my fooling around and ignoring a very minor(3min.) maintenance
item.

Dennis Hawkins
n4mwd AT amsat DOT org (humans know what to do)

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