Matthew K
Line Up and Wait
Hello all!
I was wondering what your thoughts were on turning off the alternator to check that the gauge responds/waiting to turn the alternator on until after engine is running.
I've heard that waiting to turn the alternator on can hurt the engine from the sudden opposite force from the alternator, but I find that pretty hard to believe that it'd actually do anything unless the gear is weaker than it should be. I've also seen Mraviation101 turn his alternator off on run-up to check for a response. On the plane I fly, a PA-28 180, it says to turn on a full load to check for alternator gauge response.
If it doesn't hurt cars to have the alternator suddenly turn on why the rumor that it'd hurt a plane?
I was wondering what your thoughts were on turning off the alternator to check that the gauge responds/waiting to turn the alternator on until after engine is running.
I've heard that waiting to turn the alternator on can hurt the engine from the sudden opposite force from the alternator, but I find that pretty hard to believe that it'd actually do anything unless the gear is weaker than it should be. I've also seen Mraviation101 turn his alternator off on run-up to check for a response. On the plane I fly, a PA-28 180, it says to turn on a full load to check for alternator gauge response.
If it doesn't hurt cars to have the alternator suddenly turn on why the rumor that it'd hurt a plane?