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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Well, I guess I don't have any choice, but to reply
to this one. First of all I would like to thank Anthony for the kind
words. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>The starter is your run of the mill Sullivan
DynaTron Hi-Tork starter. I removed the original cord for the starter and
replaced it with 00 gauge wire. O.k. that was only when Anthony and I
needed to crank over the 12 cylinder Allison in his 1/4 scale P-51 ARF
Mustang. Anyway, I did replace the cord with a heavier wire, but I am
unsure of the gauge. I did this because I wanted a longer cord, plus you
get a lot less current drop to the starter. Now for power I have 2 12 volt
batteries wired in series which puts 24 volts to the starter and makes it turn a
whole lot faster while increasing torque. Now I know I am not the only one
that ever did this, but what I did, was I wired it to a two position toggle
switch rated at 500 volts and 5 amps. This switch allows me to switch
between 12 and 24 volts. I do not recommend doing this with a Kavan
starter. The Dynatron is designed to run on 12 or 24 volts. Now
obviously this is way more than we will need to start our pattern engines.
Also if your engine would not turn over because it was flooded, the Dynatron on
24 volts would just break the weakest link in the engine. This starter
gets very little use by me, but it is nice to have when needed. I start my
O.S. 140, and Mintor 170s with a Kavan with a 14.4 volt pack. I purchased
the starter and battery form B&P a little over two years ago. When I
go to contests, the battery makes it all weekend on one charge with no
problem, and I am not the only one that uses it. I love my Kavan, when it
wears out I will buy another one, and I will get it form B&P.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>If anyone is interested in the schematic to wire up
a 12/24 volt system up let me know off list.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Mike Darr</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
<DIV
style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=aabdu@sbcglobal.net href="mailto:aabdu@sbcglobal.net">Anthony
Abdullah</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=discussion@nsrca.org
href="mailto:discussion@nsrca.org">discussion@nsrca.org</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, April 07, 2004 9:14
AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Engine Starter</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV>I hate to use his name without his permission, but Mike Darr has a
starter setup that would easily crank over a flat head V8 engine. I think it
is a combination of having any quality starter, and the way he has his
batteries wired. I wish I had particulars, but I don't. He is a great guy and
I am pretty sure he would be willing to share his secret. He monitors the list
so maybe he can chime in. He offered me the schematic once, but I declined as
I didn't see the need to crank an Allison aircraft engine at the time.</DIV>
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<DIV>Anthony<BR><BR><B><I>T&C Brown <tncbrown@charter.net></I></B>
wrote:</DIV>
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running a Kavan with the "short" 14.4 volt pack and it cranks the DZ<BR>with
no problems, ( I assume though the Webra might have more compression<BR>than
a YS)....<BR>Might give Max a call at B&P and try a different battery
pack. He also has<BR>a Magnum starter....similar to a Kavan, that may have a
bit more torque.<BR>Anyway, I'm sure Max could tell you if it could handle
it or not.<BR><BR>T-Bone<BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR>----- Original Message -----
<BR>From: "Lee Davis" <LEE@PIEDMONTMODELS.COM><BR>To:
<DISCUSSION@NSRCA.ORG><BR>Sent: Tuesday, April 06, 2004 5:26 PM<BR>Subject:
Engine Starter<BR><BR><BR>> I've got a Hobbico Torquemaster 180 and a
Kavan with the 12 nicads.<BR>Neither<BR>> cranks my Webra 1.60 worth a
flip (note pun). Any suggestions?<BR>Preferably<BR>> an off the shelf
solution.<BR>><BR>> Lee Davis<BR>><BR>>
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