I also had a Ducati fail, mounted on the cockpit side of the firewall, with no toxic fumes.
I also had a Ducati fail, mounted on the cockpit side of the firewall, with no toxic fumes.
Jim Ott
Portland, OR
Kitfox SS7 flying
Rotax 912ULS
Also had the Ducatti regulator inside the cockpit fail. No toxic fumes I was aware of.
In doing some research on the Vans RV-12 forum, ( they mount their regulators on the engine side of the firewall). I came to the conclusion that heat may be a factor contributing to failures.
I replaced my regulator with one from NAPA and mounted a 5 inch dia. 12 volt cooling fan about an inch away from the regulator. Fan wired into master switch.
That was a little over a year ago and so far, no problems
Rodney
I ended up putting my regulator right near the firewall but aft so it is in the cockpit.
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Josh Esser
Flying SS7
Rotax 914iS
AirMaster Prop
Edmonton, AB, CWL3
The NAPA part number is SME 7068102
My store did not stock it, but ordered it in, in about three or four days.
The new regulator has five tabs instead of the six on the Ducatti.
Wiring sequence is as follows
Regulator. = Wire
B. = White
AC. = Yellow
AC = Yellow
L = Orange/Green
IGW = Orange/Blue
The extra white wire is tied off and not used
Voltage output at cruise is 14.7 volts
Regards
Rodney
Cost of NAPA reg?
Looks like about $90 for the John Deere lawnmower (NAPA) regulator.
Thank you!