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03-30-2016, 06:26 PM
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Join Date: May 2015
Location: Western Kansas
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Thanks. The alternator shop did find the parts that I needed so I should be back in the air tomorrow. I think I will start keeping one on the shelf.
I have always been a fan of B&C. Ran their starters and alternators for well over 650 hours with no issues. Now this at 170 hours. And, my prop is balanced.
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03-30-2016, 06:30 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: Central IL
Posts: 5,516
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Shadetree
Thanks. The alternator shop did find the parts that I needed so I should be back in the air tomorrow. I think I will start keeping one on the shelf.
I have always been a fan of B&C. Ran their starters and alternators for well over 650 hours with no issues. Now this at 170 hours. And, my prop is balanced.
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Excellent, would you mind sharing the part number for the stator?
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and express it in numbers, you know something about it; but when you
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03-30-2016, 07:42 PM
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Join Date: May 2015
Location: Western Kansas
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Not sure on the part number but think it was out of a Kabota alternator.
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06-01-2016, 08:44 AM
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Join Date: Jun 2016
Location: McKinney, TX
Posts: 22
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Plane Power NOT helpful
Please post the shop name and address in Kansas, that repaired your stator coil. I have the same problem, only I have 59 hours on the unit. I removed the back cover of the alternator and discovered one of the stator wires was broken. Plane Power did not help. For as much as we pay for these things, "$450.00+", you would think an exchange program could be setup. My thinking is since the alternator shop you used has seen these alternators, I could ship it to then for service.
My unit is: Plane Power AL12-E160/B (60 amp, boss mount)
Last edited by kmorris : 06-02-2016 at 12:35 PM.
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06-01-2016, 10:06 AM
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Join Date: Apr 2011
Location: Cincinnati, OH
Posts: 2,791
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go B&C and forget it.
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06-01-2016, 10:32 AM
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Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: KPYM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Steve Melton
go B&C and forget it.
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Steve,
Thank you... I hate to be that guy everytime!
 CJ
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06-01-2016, 06:24 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2005
Posts: 3,646
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Quote:
Originally Posted by kmorris
Please post the shop name and address in Kansas, that repaired your stator coil. I have the same problem, only I have 59 hours on the unit. I removed the back cover of the alternator and discovered one of the stator wires was broken. Plane Power did not help. For as much as we pay for these things, "$450.00+", you would think an exchange program could be setup. My thinking is since the alternator shop you used has seen these alternators, I could ship it to then for service.
My unit is: Plane Power AL12-E160/B (60 amp, buss mount)
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Ditto this request:
My alternator has occasionally but unpredictably given me me tripped alt field issues on startup. Now, just last night, at about 200 tach hours, the alternator stopped sending voltage to the battery and I started getting low voltage warnings. Before I get rid of the plane power and just go to a cheap auto version, I'd like to know where I can get this looked at/serviced.
Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.
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06-01-2016, 06:48 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: Central IL
Posts: 5,516
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I have been trying to identify the name brand alternator and dimensions that this PP is based on. I have been unwilling to dissemble my new one.
There some large suppliers of will-fit stators and regulators, but need the dimensions. I thinkit is a ND alternator, but there are several (4?) stator sizes. If you could take it apart and measure the diameter of the rotor, ID and OD of the stator, you can likely just order the parts.
I called the shop above and the guy could not (or would not) tell me what part number he used, but definitely said it was a Denso (ND) alternator guts.
Here is one of the wholesale supply houses. They do list dimensions of the stators. http://www.aspwholesale.com/alternat...uild-kits.html
or http://store.alternatorparts.com/partno278201.aspx
Please let us know what you find for dimensions.
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RV-7
Lord Kelvin:
“I often say that when you can measure what you are speaking about,
and express it in numbers, you know something about it; but when you
cannot measure it, when you cannot express it in numbers, your knowledge
is of a meager and unsatisfactory kind.”
Last edited by BillL : 06-01-2016 at 07:08 PM.
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06-01-2016, 06:56 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2014
Location: SPring lake NC
Posts: 120
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Plane power
I had the same issue with my plane power alternator. It is still under warranty so the sent me a new one but it did leave me stranded. The first time they said it was the internal regulated that failed. The second time those said it was vibrations. My plane seems smooth to me but I plan on getting a dynamic balance just in case.
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06-02-2016, 12:33 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2016
Location: McKinney, TX
Posts: 22
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The Plane Power 60 amp alternators are made by Unipoint from Taiwan. They are knockoffs of ND.
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