<DIV>The "switch" on the Kavan starter is really a cam lever which lets one of the brushes make contact with the commutator as you press down. As the brushes wear, the point where the starter starts turning occurs with the lever closer and closer to the starter body, until eventually it will not run with the lever pushed all the way in. I have stretched the life of mine slightly by filing the brush where the lever makes contact. Hobby Lobby sells replacement brushes for around $10. <BR><BR><B><I>Brian Young <b4598070@yahoo.com></I></B> wrote:
<BLOCKQUOTE style="BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px">Something I noticed on my Kavan, which is a few<BR>seasons old, when I put a new pack on it I wasnt<BR>getting the performance I expected. I noticed the<BR>switch could vary the speed. So I took it apart and<BR>found the switch is a lever which lifts the brush from<BR>the rotor. So I cleaned it up, cleaned rotor, and put<BR>it all back together and it still didnt work to well.<BR>So I took the lever out which drops the brush onto the<BR>rotor permanently and plugged into my battery, much<BR>better. So off to radio shack, I bought a momentary PB<BR>switch and used that on my battery case instead. FWIW<BR>Im much happier with it and it saved me buying a new<BR>starter. <BR><BR>If you take yours apart be aware that the brushes are<BR>spring loaded, you can stick a long pin through a<BR>couple of holes in the cover of the motor which picks<BR>up the brushes and holds them for reassembly.<BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR>--- Woodward James R Civ 412 TW/DRP/ACQ<BR><JAMES.WOODWARD2@EDWARDS.AF.MIL>wrote:<BR>> HI All,<BR>> <BR>> My Kavan was lacking performance and charge holding.<BR>> I thought for sure I<BR>> needed new batteries. I was using the standard wall<BR>> charger for 2 years.<BR>> At the field, a friend charged it up using his field<BR>> charger and it really<BR>> came to life. I then ordered the Triton from<BR>> Hobbico and started using the<BR>> "Discharge-to-Charge" function. Now, the battery<BR>> seems to be performing<BR>> like new again. The triton can charge: Nicad,<BR>> Nimah, lead-acid (pb),<BR>> li-poly, li-ion. It is easy to use also and will<BR>> charge 1-24 cells of nicad<BR>> or nimah.<BR>> Jim W.<BR>> <BR>> <BR>> Try a fresh set of batteries first.<BR>> Some packs develop a self dischage rate that is<BR>> excessive. You might be able<BR>> to identify a single cell that is root of the<BR>> problem but the best way to<BR>> solve the problem is to try another pack.<BR>> <BR>> A 140 mah charge rate would also make a big<BR>> difference.<BR>> <BR>> John Ferrell<BR>> 6241 Phillippi Rd<BR>> Julian NC 27283<BR>> Phone: (336)685-9606<BR>> johnferrell@earthlink.net<BR>> Dixie Competition Products<BR>> NSRCA 479 AMA 4190 W8CCW<BR>> "My Competition is Not My Enemy"<BR>> <BR>> ----- Original Message ----- <BR>> From: "John Crozier" <SJCROZIER@COMCAST.NET><BR>> To: "nsrca discussion" <DISCUSSION@NSRCA.ORG><BR>> Sent: Wednesday, May 07, 2003 12:16 AM<BR>> Subject: Kavan charging<BR>> <BR>> <BR>> ><BR>> > What's the best charger for my Kavan starter with<BR>> 1200ma battery pack?<BR>> > Can't seem to get much longevity from charging at<BR>> 100ma for 16 hours with<BR>> my<BR>> > Hobbico Multi charger.<BR>> > Thanx...croz<BR>> ><BR>> ><BR>> > =====================================<BR>> > # To be removed from this list, send a message to<BR>> > # discussion-request@nsrca.org<BR>> > # and put leave discussion on the first line of<BR>> the body.<BR>> > #<BR>> ><BR>> ><BR>> <BR>> <BR>> =====================================<BR>> # To be removed from this list, send a message to <BR>> # discussion-request@nsrca.org<BR>> # and put leave discussion on the first line of the<BR>> body.<BR>> #<BR>> =====================================<BR>> # To be removed from this list, send a message to <BR>> # discussion-request@nsrca.org<BR>> # and put leave discussion on the first line of the<BR>> body.<BR>> #<BR>> <BR><BR><BR>=====<BR>Brian Young<BR>Tulsa<BR>b4598070@yahoo.com<BR>918-745-6046h<BR>918-838-0900w<BR><BR>__________________________________<BR>Do you Yahoo!?<BR>The New Yahoo! Search - Faster. Easier. Bingo.<BR>http://search.yahoo.com<BR>=====================================<BR># To be removed from this list, send a message to <BR># discussion-request@nsrca.org<BR># and put leave discussion on the first line of the body.<BR>#<BR></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV><BR><BR>Bob Kane<br>getterflash@yahoo.com<p><hr SIZE=1>
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