Master Fuse

[Paul Willett]

Result:

 

http://recreationalflying.com/forum/showpost.php?p=30116&postcount=8

 

 

[timshel]

Hi paul, whathappened in the end - I was learning alot, but your result posting link was a dead link, whats the end of the story?

 

 

[slartibartfast]

timshel - I think it was this thread. Installing an Odyssey 680 battery solved the issue and now she cranks like a Prime Minister.

 

I've got one too.

 

Ross

 

 

[Paul Willett]

I think my thread link might have got deleted.

 

Turns out it was not the battery at all, although the Odysey is just an amazing battery, very pleased I spent the $$$ to upgrade to this amount of power.

 

The real cuplrit was a small amount of Inox spray that had leached in to the starter motor housing following an engine clean.

 

This was causing a short and blowing the master fuse, as it is supposed to as a precaution. Following a strip down and clean of the starter motor housing it has started first time ever since.

 

Another lesson learnt. (And no need to change the master fuse since - although I have learnt a very quick way to do it if anyone else has to.)

 

 

[wanabigaplane]

Inox spray ?

 

How could some Inox spray in the starter motor cause a problem? The liquid is an insulator, and a lubricant. Would it be more likely that in disassembly and reassembly you cleared a mechanical problem you were previously unaware of ?

 

 

[Paul Willett]

The LAME working on it found a residue, which was causing the short - assumption on my part about it being INOX - but you are quite right about the qualities of INOX.

 

Whatever it was no problems whatsoever since it was cleaned and refitted.