That was one of the best things about my Cessna/Ford alternator conversion - a zeftronics solid state regulator!
--- In [email protected], Chris <chris_...@...> wrote: > > Dear Eliacim, > You are right about Zeftronics.  I didn't realize they made a regulator for > generators.  I think that would be the first thing on the list for anyone > with a generator. > The belt drive.  It just seem more straight forward, easier to replace and > inspect. > > > â--o-O-o--â > > --- On Mon, 3/15/10, heave...@... <heave...@...> wrote: > > From: heave...@... <heave...@...> > Subject: Re: [ercoupe-tech] Generator talk..... > To: "Chris" <chris_...@...> > Cc: [email protected] > Date: Monday, March 15, 2010, 9:56 AM > > Zeftronics makes solid state replacements, equivalent to our voltage > regulators. You may need a 337 (field approval) to install them in your > Ercoupe. > Why would we want to convert the generator to belt drive? > Eliacim   >  >  > > --- chris_...@... wrote: > > From: Chris <chris_...@...> > To: [email protected] > Subject: [ercoupe-tech] Generator talk..... > Date: Mon, 15 Mar 2010 09:34:40 -0700 (PDT) > >  > > > > > > > > I have been watching the alternator/generator discussion with interest.  I > would say a LOT of the generator problems are related to the Voltage > Regulator.  These old regulators are full of relays that depend on magnetic > field strengths to regulate and are temperature dependent.  Contact points > arc and pit.  > > > It would be pretty straight forward to design a solid state regulator, but > the paperwork would probably short circuit such a project. > > > Would it be possible (easy) to make an adapter to convert the generator drive > to a pulley? > > > Chris > New Year's Resolution was to get 99674 flying this year. >
