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Re: XS baggage bay arm and latest update

Subject: Re: XS baggage bay arm and latest update
From: Graham Singleton <grasingleton@avnet.co.uk>
Date: Thu, 3 Jun 1999 00:16:09

>
>I still need to placard my instrument panel. One of the red lights was on
>and I had to figure out what was wrong. I hadn't flipped the alternator
>side of the master switch.

>Regards
>
>Martin Tuck
>N152MT
>Wichita, Kansas

This sounds RISKY. The Rotax alternator can't be turned off. It is a
permanent magnet unit, and has no field coil switchability. It is possible
to blow something up this way so check your wiring diagram with a Rotax
expert soon. It is NOT the same as an aircraft alternator.

Graham



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