Dan Langhout
Well Known Member
Anybody else have problems trying to remove the regulator/brush assembly from a Plane Power alternator to inspect the brushes? 7 years / 800 hours I figured it was about time. 3 screws hold the assembly to the SRE frame. One screw came out OK, the other two won't budge. Unfortunately, I boogered (technical term) the phillips head on one of them in the process.
This is an original (pre-Hartzell) Plane Power 60 Amp.
EDIT: I discovered part of my problem. The screws are Japanese Industrial Standard (JIS) screws - not Phillips. Of course I attacked them with a Phillips. I don't currently own any JIS screwdrivers - but I am about to fix that.
This is an original (pre-Hartzell) Plane Power 60 Amp.
EDIT: I discovered part of my problem. The screws are Japanese Industrial Standard (JIS) screws - not Phillips. Of course I attacked them with a Phillips. I don't currently own any JIS screwdrivers - but I am about to fix that.
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