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dale1rv6(at)comcast.net
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 Posted: Mon Jun 19, 2006 4:07 am Post subject: Alternator sense wire |
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Good morning,
I read about this (connecting a wire from sense pin to output post) recently and knew mine was not there. My voltage had usually been between 13 and 14 volts but occasionally dropped to 12.2 or up to 15.9. So Saturday I connected the sense wire. On the first 3 flights short flights the voltage has been much more stable; 13.0 to 14.1. Never saw more than 14.1. I plugged a $15 battery monitor from Walmart to my cig lighter to back up the reading from my Grand Rapids EIS voltmeter. Alternator is the common one from a Japanese vehicle. Thanks to those who brought up this issue recently. My question is; can anyone explain why the voltage did not run up much higher before I had a sense wire connected?
Thanks,
Dale Walter
RV6a 618 hrs
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az_gila
Joined: 17 Jun 2006
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Location: Tucson, AZ
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| Posted: Mon Jun 19, 2006 8:46 pm Post subject: Re: Alternator sense wire |
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The 12 volts was been maintained by the battery. the variation you saw was probably dependant on the charge of the battery...
gil in Tucson
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