647jc
Well Known Member
Must be contagious, seems like a lot of over voltage failures are occurring lately, could be the warmer weather I guess.
I had an over voltage condition this AM on my 6 year old Vans 40 amp regulator on my O-320 Lyc. I shut it down by removing the field voltage and flew back to home base. Once on the ground, I shut down the engine and then restarted in my normal start up procedure and everything appeared to be normal again, even flew around the pattern once. Rather than risk another episode with over voltage I thought I might as well have the alternator rebuilt or replaced since it is about 6 years old and has about 300 hours on it.
I?m looking to make this as painless as possible, financially and physically. Does anyone have auto part number replacements for the Vans 40 amp unit they were selling 6 or 7 years ago. I?m pretty sure it?s a Nippondenso type unit and has a built in regulator.
I?m hoping to be able to find a new or rebuilt unit I can easily swap in without having to change pulleys, wiring or mounting brackets. I?m not in a big rush so maybe just having my alternator rebuilt by a local shop might be an option, I haven?t checked with any shops yet since it is Sunday.
Any suggestions appreciated?. No I don?t want to upgrade to a Plane Power unit?.. yet.
I had an over voltage condition this AM on my 6 year old Vans 40 amp regulator on my O-320 Lyc. I shut it down by removing the field voltage and flew back to home base. Once on the ground, I shut down the engine and then restarted in my normal start up procedure and everything appeared to be normal again, even flew around the pattern once. Rather than risk another episode with over voltage I thought I might as well have the alternator rebuilt or replaced since it is about 6 years old and has about 300 hours on it.
I?m looking to make this as painless as possible, financially and physically. Does anyone have auto part number replacements for the Vans 40 amp unit they were selling 6 or 7 years ago. I?m pretty sure it?s a Nippondenso type unit and has a built in regulator.
I?m hoping to be able to find a new or rebuilt unit I can easily swap in without having to change pulleys, wiring or mounting brackets. I?m not in a big rush so maybe just having my alternator rebuilt by a local shop might be an option, I haven?t checked with any shops yet since it is Sunday.
Any suggestions appreciated?. No I don?t want to upgrade to a Plane Power unit?.. yet.