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A little clarification required on the Z-13/8 schematic. I'm building this into a Long-Ez and have the SD-8 with all the bits from B&C.

The Z-13/8 schematic shows something that is marked as W ...

I'm in the process of following Bob's advice and am about to convert a Nippondenso alternator to external regulator. After a lot of searching and research I've come across the following two methods.
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Bob,

Thanks very much for the information. I will modify the alternator and use the B&C regulator.

The SD-8 is installed exactly as per Z13/8, totally independent of the main alternator.
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Bill,

Nice to hear from you again, I've called by your hangar a few times but missed you.

Yes I'm hoping to get things wrapped up soon and start the testing phase.

I will definitely like to ...

I'm finishing off my electrical system in a Long-EZ that includes the SD-8, exactly as per the Z13/8 and have to make a final choice of the main alternator.

For cost and availability locally I've ...

Having searched the forum I have found the following:
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Is there is any significant degradation in starting
performance when only one mag is hot?

You betcha . . . most engines com ...

I can relate to some of these things, I started my working life as a mechanic and would like to have had a prize for every time I got zapped by touching the wrong end of a spark plug lead, 50k DC volt ...

Many thanks for the quick replies. I will check as per your suggestions and also make sure my test equipment and knowledge of electrics are suitable for the job at hand. I'm sure that throughout th ...

I'm half way through a new installation of Z-13/8 and have just installed the AEC9001 Schottky diode as per diagram. On testing the installation at this point with NO electrical devices connected I'm ...

Many thanks to everyone. Very informative and helpful replies, I will be studying the resources.

MikeD (U.K.)

Starting a new topic to avoid confusion with previous attempts at a simple explanation.

I'm building a Long-EZ with a Odyssey PC925 battery in the nose section, there is one 0.5 inch copper tube co ...

Bob,

Thanks for the reply.

Now I understand, I will be using the Z-13/8 architecture.

Let me try and be more informative about how I envisage the earth conduit setup.

I'm building a L ...

The basics are as follows:
I need to use the section of Z-12 that encompasses the Primary alternator section (Alternator and the B&C LR-3 controller), then use the section for Z-13/8 that encompa ...

Initially I was going to use Z-12 for my Long-EZ system because it shows the LR-3 controller and I have the following:

B&c LR-3 alternator controller
B&C SD-8 and all the associated bits
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For Bob Nuckolls (or anyone else with knowledge of composite aircraft grounding systems),

I have recently bought your book, 'The AeroElectric Connection' (12th Edition) and have also looked at all ...