>I noticed a reference in the (excellent) Europa Flyer which I just received
>that the use of an aircraft type battery contactor (relay type battery
>isolator) is not recommended as the standard Rotax alternator does not have
>enough output to support the coil current.
>My question is, is an 'aircraft type battery contactor (relay type battery
>isolator)' the same as a master solenoid. It sounds the same but can't
>believe the alternator cannot cope. The Europa manual suggests a master
>solenoid draws about 1 amp so should not be a problem.
>... you can tell I wired up my master solenoid this last weekend ...
All I know is that we installed a standard master solenoid from Aircraft
Spruce on 'XDY, which is 912 powered and we have had no problems at all.
Dave Watts 'XDY
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