After Cap'n Geoffrey took Lionheart's shaft alternator to a better electric
shop than before, the new guy found the slip rings had separated from their
mounting and that was the reason it stopped putting amps out after it
warmed up. He repaired the rings as the company that made it is no longer
in business.

I reinstalled it, Sunday. We pulled the belts off the engine alternators
(2) and slowly turned the shaft, with the diesel, tied to the dock to
simulate its rotation under sail. Bingo! 20 amps with the lights and
electronic toys running! You can hear it load the diesel, so we may not
get that many amps with only the prop powering it from the water rushing by
at 6 knots...(c;

The shaft alternator works like it never has before to help extend the load
under sail.



Larry
--
Democracy is when two wolves and a sheep vote on who's for dinner.
Liberty is when the sheep has his own gun.

Larry wrote:
After Cap'n Geoffrey took Lionheart's shaft alternator to a better electric
shop than before, the new guy found the slip rings had separated from their
mounting and that was the reason it stopped putting amps out after it
warmed up. He repaired the rings as the company that made it is no longer
in business.

I reinstalled it, Sunday. We pulled the belts off the engine alternators
(2) and slowly turned the shaft, with the diesel, tied to the dock to
simulate its rotation under sail. Bingo! 20 amps with the lights and
electronic toys running! You can hear it load the diesel, so we may not
get that many amps with only the prop powering it from the water rushing by
at 6 knots...(c;

The shaft alternator works like it never has before to help extend the load
under sail.



What make is the alternator, Larry?

Factory? or "home-grown?"

Larry
--
Democracy is when two wolves and a sheep vote on who's for dinner.
Liberty is when the sheep has his own gun.

"Tim" wrote in news:1169581044.822861.107520
@a75g2000cwd.googlegroups.com:

What make is the alternator, Larry?

Factory? or "home-grown?"


Factory, but I don't remember the name on it. Sorry. Has a built-in
regulator. A red wire with pushon connector turns it on and off, turns the
field current on and off. The big bolt in the black plastic case in back
is the output (battery) connector. There's a 3rd connector, a male pushon
recessed into the plastic back that has a wire that was always plugged into
it, but I haven't traced it to see what it does. There's no resistance to
ground or DC voltage on it. Probably connected to the on-off keyswitch at
one time, but that's bypassed when they replaced the original French system
with this one. Sorry I can't remember the name on it....

Larry
--
Democracy is when two wolves and a sheep vote on who's for dinner.
Liberty is when the sheep has his own gun.