Michael Seager
Active Member
alternator failure
I went though probably two dozen of the first generation alternators from Vans. Used to carry one in the plane with me cause I couldn't get through three weeks of flying on the road without losing the alternator. The alternator that I have now has around 2500 hours on it and is still working fine it is the PP. I just put it on the third engine. I did have to change the connector as it was brittle and crumbled when I took it out. My install has a cooling blast tube. I torture these big time as we spend a lot of time in slow flight. Mike
I went though probably two dozen of the first generation alternators from Vans. Used to carry one in the plane with me cause I couldn't get through three weeks of flying on the road without losing the alternator. The alternator that I have now has around 2500 hours on it and is still working fine it is the PP. I just put it on the third engine. I did have to change the connector as it was brittle and crumbled when I took it out. My install has a cooling blast tube. I torture these big time as we spend a lot of time in slow flight. Mike