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     1. 09:12 AM - Lightweight Alternators - Not THAT Lightweight  (Robert Elslip)
 
 
 
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Time: 09:12:35 AM PST US
From: "Robert Elslip" <relslip@e3ra.com>
Subject: TeamGrumman-List: Lightweight Alternators - Not THAT Lightweight

--> TeamGrumman-List message posted by: "Robert Elslip" <relslip@e3ra.com>

Greetings:
 
I just purchased a Plane Power alternator for my AA5 Traveler. Judging
from the website and ads, I hoped to save up to 4 pounds from my stock
alternator. This is not the case. The stock alternator on the AA5x
aircraft weighs about 10.8 pounds. The Plane Power alternator weighs 9.9
pounds, a 0.9 pound savings. This is too little to justify one of these
alternators on the basis of weight alone.
 
Robert C. Elslip
N5777L
N5873L