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Update Your Old Comanche Panel Make Room for a MFD Update your panel to a standard “T” configuration. Add space for new electronics. All panels computer drawn and laser cut. ‘58-60 Centerstack Conversion $950.00 (Fully STC’d) ‘61-68 Single or Twin $825.00 (Fully STC’d) Recuts left side – $250 • Recuts right side – $100. (Prior Panels) Contact: John Van Bladeren at: Ron & John’s Comanche Service 2007 SE Ash Street • Portland, OR 97214 (503) 329-8512 (Day or Night) • Fax: (503) 234-0677 AIRCRAFT COVERS & ENGINE PLUGS TOLL FREE: 800.777.6405 phone: 408.738.3959 fax: 408.738.2729 e-mail: bruce@aircraftcovers.com WWW.AIRCRAFTCOVERS.COM Bruce’s Custom Covers, 989 E. California Ave. Sunnyvale, CA 94085 Ed, You can pick up a voltmeter that fits in the cigar lighter from an auto parts store for about $10. Steve ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Hi Ed I also have a 1960 250 and last year did the alternator conversion and did a lot of reading up on the charging system. One thing that became evident was the merit of adding a separate on/off field switch for the alternator. How it works is that at start up, you switch the alternator OFF, this provides more juice to the starter and more importantly eliminated spikes to the charging system and over voltage situation caused during the starting process. This can be seen as a “short” to the system by the over voltage regulator which will kick in and switch the alternator off line to compensate for the apparent “short.” Once the engine is running, then switch the alternator ON, notice the Ammeter reading go up, to replace the charge from the battery taken to start the engine, this should slowly reduce to zero as the charge is replaced. I added a voltmeter as well to see the charging system generate about 14 volts even when the ammeter is at zero. If for some reason in flight the alternator goes off line, you can cycle the alternator on and off using the alternator field on/off switch without having to go the master on/off routine. Shut the alternator off again as the last thing when you shut the engine down. Right now you probably have a loose wire or the voltage regulator is toast. Add an alternator field switch to help the charging system, if you don’t have one already. For more info and reading go here: www.nflite.com/ChargingSystem.html. Good Luck, let us know how you make out. Ivan ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– I want to thank everyone for all of the good ideas. I plan to spend this weekend checking and hope to find a simple repair. The prop will be ready tomorrow for another 500 hours so let the fun begin. Ed Taylor, ICS #14510 ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Our thanks to Dale Vandever for compiling this text. You can view these messages in the context of the entire discussion by going to: http://forums. delphiforums.com/comancheflyer. 16 • Comanche Flyer SEPTEMBER 2006
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