Bill, Most of our generators are 60 years old. I am doing a full restoration. I had my generator and regulator fully load-tested and had to have the generator armature rewound and a new commutator installed. Might check that--or get a new alternator...John N2138H
--- On Fri, 6/6/08, bcflyer2003 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: From: bcflyer2003 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [ercoupe-tech] Generator failures To: [email protected] Date: Friday, June 6, 2008, 8:01 PM I've owned my Ercoupe for just 3 months and have flown it a little less than 50 hours, but have now had my third electrical system failure. I hve replaced the Generator and Regulator with new or "overhauled parts. Is this common for these systems ? Should I make room in the plane to carry a full set of spare Electrical system parts? What are the experiences of others that are still using the "original" generator system ? Bill Chalker N94191 P.S. I've not yet completed the required tests to determine which part has failed, but will be working on it through next week.
