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Old 7th June 2003 | 19:36
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Ringway Flyer
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Unhappy Iffy electrics??

Following my last posting when the alternator died, both alternator and the battery have been replaced. So far so good. Last w/e we flew for two sessions, each lasting about an hour. On arrival back at EGCC, I switched everything off, just leaving the alternator to charge the battery. I expected a charge rate of maybe 5 amps, but it was still pushing out 18 to 20 at about 1,800 rpm. Have we still got a problem? Wouldn't the battery be pretty well charged after a couple of hours running? Only things in use were strobes, transponder and the radios. Any ideas, please? (Next bit to be replaced will be the regulator....
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