Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 09/26/1998 - 16:57 Forums: LML Archive From: <ReganRanch [at] aol.com> Subject: Electrical Noise Date: Sat, 26 Sep 1998 12:57:33 EDT To: <lancair.list [at] olsusa.com> <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<--->>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> << Lancair Builders' Mail List >> <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<--->>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >> Scott asks: <<-have you added anything to your solenoids, and do you think they really need anything?>> On the coil side, definitely. Use a MOV (see other posting) -if you could add anything, what exactly would you add to them so I could order them from an electronics shop.>> See other posting. <<-did you add anything to your alternator for noise? anything else you fell is really needed?>> Controlling noise is best done at the source (You can't fix diarrhea by fooling with the plumbing in the bathroom). Unfortunately there are no pat answers to fix noise. Each source has to be addressed individually. Motors with brushes make a lot of noise so capacitors (to reduce brush arcing) can help here. A significant portion of alternator noise is generated by the regulator contacts opening and closing so I would definitely use a linear regulator (B&C for example). Wire routing and layout is also important. Keep noisy lines together and away from audio or COM antenna lines. One trick is to run power and ground to a noisy source as a twisted pair to reduce radiated noise. This works because a wire carrying a current has a circular magnetic field around it (like your fingers around a rope) so when it is put next another wire with the same current but in the opposite direction, the two magnetic fields cancel each other. Twist the wires using a power drill until you have about 4 twists per inch and if you reverse the drill a little before you unchuck (dechuck? upchuck?) the wire it won't tangle on you. One fellow I know wired his plane with all the power lines down the left side and all the grounds down the right. VERY BAD IDEA as this forms a giant loop antenna with all the electronics in the middle. He was (is) plagued by noise problems and I am afraid he won't be able to fix them unless he rewires the plane! Hope this keeps you current. Brent Post a Reply You must have JavaScript enabled to use this form. Your name Subject Comment * Switch to plain text editorMore information about text formats Text format Filtered HTMLPlain text Filtered HTMLWeb page addresses and e-mail addresses turn into links automatically.Each email address will be obfuscated in a human readable fashion or, if JavaScript is enabled, replaced with a spam resistent clickable link. Email addresses will get the default web form unless specified. If replacement text (a persons name) is required a webform is also required. Separate each part with the "|" pipe symbol. Replace spaces in names with "_".Allowed HTML tags: <a> <em> <strong> <cite> <blockquote> <code> <ul> <ol> <li> <dl> <dt> <dd> <h1> <h2> <h3>Lines and paragraphs break automatically.Plain textNo HTML tags allowed.Each email address will be obfuscated in a human readable fashion or, if JavaScript is enabled, replaced with a spam resistent clickable link. Email addresses will get the default web form unless specified. If replacement text (a persons name) is required a webform is also required. Separate each part with the "|" pipe symbol. Replace spaces in names with "_".Web page addresses and e-mail addresses turn into links automatically.Lines and paragraphs break automatically. Attachments Add a new file Files must be less than 512 MB.Allowed file types: jpg jpeg gif png txt doc docx xls xlsx pdf ppt pptx pps ppsx odt ods odp mp3 mov mp4 m4a m4v mpeg avi ogg oga ogv weba webp webm. Leave this field blank
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