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May 26, 2023  Issue #5,827. (previous day's news).   Reminder: Mothership will be closed Monday.  Wishing you and yours a happy, safe and RV-filled weekend.   New First Flights on Mothership   Aerosport Symetrical Panel ...Jesse23 Left, Middle and Right pics after 200 Hrs. Just removed a label for the E-Mags and milled a nice plate for the mag switches.   Name this alternator Hope some fellow aviators can tell me some info about my alternator. It's working fine, but I want to find out if it has over voltage protection. I didn't build my plane and I believe vans sold these back in the day. Make? OV protected? Anybody had issues? Reason I ask is Uavionix said my AV 30 failed from a voltage surge. Nothing else failed and my standard voltmeter stayed stable at 14.4v. Plus the AV 30 specs claim max input 60v. I'm pretty sure I'd seen smoke with that.   Upcoming Events from the VAF Calendar 06-02-2023: Skypark Aviation Festival 06-03-2023: RVSocial Ramona airport June 3rd, Skypark Aviation Festival 06-17-2023: Boone Iowa RV Day 07-23-2023: RV-10 Oshkosh Dinner 07-24-2023: Oshkosh RV Social   Open Positions at the Mothership Aircraft Painter Builder Technical Support Specialist TIG Welder CNC Punch Press Operator   RV-15.com ...a page for what we know to date. image courtesy Van's Aircraft (click to enlarge)   ----->>>>> How to Minimize the Chance You <<<<<----- ----->>>>> Could be Dealing with a Scammer <<<<<----- ...when using the classifieds. DO NOT SEND MORE THAN YOU ARE WILLING TO LOSE!  READ EVERY WORD AT THIS LINK!!!   Model-specific subforums 15 14/14A 12 10 9/9A 8/8A 7/7A 6/6A 4 3   Off Topic   Previous Day's VAF News This honor system site by Doug Reeves (contact).  Landlord: theVanCave | Thoughts on safety Legal Terms and Conditions   .com