![]() |
If this is your first visit, be sure to check out the FAQ by clicking the link above. You may have to register before you can post: click the register link above to proceed. To start viewing messages, select the forum that you want to visit from the selection below. |
|
|
Thread Tools | Display Modes |
|
#1
|
|||
|
|||
![]()
Jay Honeck wrote:
I fixed that problem by spending an hour tracing all the electrical lines, and tightening connections. The main culprit was a wire connector that was screwed into the backside of the alternator with a simple phillips screw -- no safety wire, no loc-tite, no nuthin'. Looked like a ground wire to me, but I'm no mechanic. SNIP Anyway, what should I put on this stupid screw to stop it from vibrating loose? LocTite? Another lock washer? There's no way to safety wire it... "Generally" there's only 2 wires on the alternator; the field wire from the regulator, and the output. Ground is usually established through the case of the alternator and associated bracket. If it was a relatively thin wire, it was more likely that it was the field. If that's the case, you defintely DON'T want to safety wire it. A fresh lock washer, and if you absolutely must, a very small dab of Locktite. There's always a chance that it was some sort of "extra" ground that someone added, but if that being loose is causing a whine, it seems like something else is also wrong (and the extra ground is covering it up). --- Jay -- Jay Masino "Home is where My critters are" http://www.JayMasino.com http://www.OceanCityAirport.com http://www.oc-Adolfos.com |
#2
|
|||
|
|||
![]() |
#4
|
|||
|
|||
![]()
"Jim Carter" writes:
Since the locktite (judiciously applied) will only be on the threads, wouldn't the compression of the wire or eyelet between the alternator body and the screw head provide enough conductivity? Your belief in the ability to control the locktite's meandering exceeds mine... -- A host is a host from coast to & no one will talk to a host that's close........[v].(301) 56-LINUX Unless the host (that isn't close).........................pob 1433 is busy, hung or dead....................................20915-1433 |
#5
|
|||
|
|||
![]()
David Lesher wrote:
I disagree; many alternators I've seen have an added ground wire. The engine sits on rubber motor mounts, you see... Most aircraft have a heavy "battery cable" (for lack of a better description) connecting the engine case to the airframe. Because of this, the rubber lord mounts are generally irrelevent. Jay surely knows the difference between a wire screwed to the case; and one going to a terminal... Not necessarily. --- Jay -- Jay Masino "Home is where My critters are" http://www.JayMasino.com http://www.OceanCityAirport.com http://www.oc-Adolfos.com |
#6
|
|||
|
|||
![]() |
#7
|
|||
|
|||
![]()
David Lesher wrote:
[Do aircraft installations of his vintage even use screw terms for field/aux alternator connections? Autos have used latched plugs for decades with only the large high current output wire being a stud & lug...] It's a screw terminal. --- Jay -- Jay Masino "Home is where My critters are" http://www.JayMasino.com http://www.OceanCityAirport.com http://www.oc-Adolfos.com |
#8
|
|||
|
|||
![]()
You will find that most modern aircraft designs and installations are the
best that 1940s technology can provide. Jim -- "Dream as if you'll live forever. Live as if you'll die today." --James Dean David Lesher wrote: [Do aircraft installations of his vintage even use screw terms for field/aux alternator connections? Autos have used latched plugs for decades with only the large high current output wire being a stud & lug...] |
Thread Tools | |
Display Modes | |
|
|
![]() |
||||
Thread | Thread Starter | Forum | Replies | Last Post |
CTB - LWS : Plane for the mission? Pilot for the plane? | scronje | Owning | 15 | May 23rd 07 07:33 PM |
Need Help! What Kind of Plane is This? - Plane.jpg (0/1) | CB[_1_] | Aviation Photos | 0 | March 7th 07 10:32 PM |
the plane! the plane! protect it without photons. | Spike | Home Built | 0 | December 17th 05 03:28 AM |
Plane down - NASCAR team plane crashes... | Chuck | Piloting | 10 | October 28th 04 12:38 AM |
Kit plane boom with Sport Plane rules | Dave | Home Built | 1 | February 4th 04 02:37 PM |