Dear Europaphiles,
There has been quite a bit of discussion over the years regarding the
standard rectifier regulator. My second unit failed recently and I am
unhappy to find that Lockwood Aviation appears to be unable to get
enough supplies from Rotax /Ducati. Details are :-
* Dec 4th 2001. First flight
* June 21st 2005 - 406 hours. Erratic charging, rectifier regulator
replaced.
* Oct.7th, 2007 - 561 hours. Generator warning red light - no charging.
Diagnosed as rectifier regulator problem.
* Oct 10th, 2007. Replacement ordered from Lockwood Aviation.
* Nov 2nd, 2007. Lockwood advises that a limited shipment had been
received from Rotax but other orders in front of mine had to be filled
first. Not enough units to allow them to ship my order. No information
on when my order will be shipped. I had previously checked other
suppliers in North America and they also did not have the unit in stock.
My question is - What experience has there been with the Schicke GR4 &
GR6 generator regulator? ( http://www.schicke-electronic.de/dindex2.htm
) Can anyone advise the price on this ? I am aware that Schicke will
not ship to the US.
I will be fitting some dedicated cooling airflow if and when I receive
my new regulator. Does anyone have any other ideas?
Cheers, John
N262WF, mono XS, 912S
Mooresville, North Carolina
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