[PUP] Arild and the design build "thing"

[Alan]

Dave,

Why such a big alternator if you only use it to put out 175 amps?  Is that 
purely for the sake of theoperating temperature of the alternator or for a 
differentreason?

How did you select Electrodyne over Balmar . . . . and why a Balmar 
regulator instead of one by electrodyne (which I assumethey do make).  I had 
always assumed that you match alternator to regulator from the asame 
manufacturer.

Alan Wagner
Tampa, but building in Halifax

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Dave Cooper" <swansong at gmn-usa.com>
To: "'Passagemaking Under Power List'" 
<passagemaking-under-power at lists.samurai.com>
Sent: Friday, August 03, 2007 11:54 AM
Subject: Re: [PUP] Arild and the design build "thing"

> "Big Red" is a 275 amp 28 volt Electrodyne alternator belted to the main
> engine with two Gates Predator belts. We limit the alternator to 175 amps
> (5kw) with the Balmar 624 regulator and it runs cool (140-150 F) and the
> belts are holding up fine.