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Boy are you (and Fly8MA) ever wrong!!! You don't need very low resistance (continuity as measured by a DVM) to bleed off static electricity from your airframe. Even if you have high resistance to ground (like a 100,000 ohms) you will quickly bleed off static electricity within a few seconds. (Just because you make a UA-cam video doesn't mean you are right.) P.S. Do yo have an FAA approved STC for that modification?

Very Mickey Mouse. Static voltages are high enough to bridge the surface corrosion on the exhaust stack. Get some proper bonding braid and high temp hardware if you are going to do this 'improvment'. Aircraft Spruce comes to mind as a supplier. BTW those bits of sheetmetal and stuff holding the push/pull cable needs replacement with Adel clamps/stand-offs/nut-bolts-washers positioned on the tubes and then there is the fretting wear on your strut fairing...a bit of trimming or adjustment of the cowl...

this all started badly with fly8ma using the continuity mode, not really appropriate for ESD testing. this mode can confirm only a low resistance circuit (under 50 ohms). Anything in the range of 1-2 MΩ or lower is absolutely fine for the purpose of dissipating a static charge. fly8ma probably knows this but decided to create a little controversy at our expense 😉

Been using these filters for 13 years on all my bikes. Had the chrome and black powder coat and after a while the chrome and powder coat peels off , the machine finished ones are the way to go had them replaced as the lifetime warranty them.

Do a walk around of your plane I really don't even know what kind of plane you have

Keep us updated on your first use of the alternate air source. Thanks. Good video. Sorry to hear about your flying friend. Condolences to the family.

NO, the reason being you are not going to get rid of the "Hot Spots" in the alternator. You will have air coming from two directions so end up with very little cooling, I will be that there is some engineering in the internal cooling. My advice is get a aircraft alternator, mine is a plane power it's small light weight and will last over 2,000 hours.

The Aeroshell is a 1940s oil and the 20/50 is a more modern oil. The trouble is that The FAA certify anything and it is set in stone from then on.

was the aeroshell too thick and thats why it was getting into the topside of the cylinder? or do you think the additive cleaned out your oil control ring and kept the oil from getting onto the cylinder?

As stated below, try automotive header wrap. Keeps the heat inside the pipe It has been used for many years to keep temps down under the hood of high performance engines. It works. Beautiful plane. Just started on a RV8. Hope it turns out as nice as yours.

in the last 10 yrs you are lucky to get 2/3 yrs from an aftermarket Alt ..have replaced 3 on sisters Toyota Camry

Did you change the fan on the alternator, an engine on the airplane turns backwards to an automotive engine. So you have to have an aircraft fan on the alternator that turns backwards of an automotive. It won't cool enough with an automotive fan.

.. use stainless hose clamps on your Ends instead of what they Supply, unroll & soak in a bucket of water before Applying so that it Stretches a bit ..

.. try header wrap on that exhaust pipe, i believe it might work better for you .. 🧰👨‍🔧

you might consider an aftermarket alternator designed for heavy duty / harsh environment use.. like Mechman Racing alternators.. Mechman is known for their high amperage alternators for audio sound systems.. but they also build super nice 170amp heavy duty racing alternators.. big heavy duty diodes.. about $350... way less than certified... and should last longer than your run of the mill automotive alt..

That looks like a good plan you formulated to improve the longevity of your alternator, heat being the real nemesis of solid-state electronics components. I know that in automotive applications, the decline in the battery health can impose a higher load on the alternator, as the alternator is forced to operate on a longer duty cycle to keep the battery fully charged, resulting in a shortened alternator life. I was wondering if the replacement of a lead-acid battery with a lithium battery with increased charge capacity might impose less of a working load on the alternator and thus extend its life. I'm assuming that the plane's electrical system functions similarly to that of a typical automotive system, with the battery essentially being the power supply to the electrical load and the role of the alternator being mostly to maintain the battery's state of charge.

Most standard alternators go bad due to failed regulator rendering the whole alternator defective. My solution would be an alternator with seperate external regulator on a isolated heatsink. The heat disipation can be monitored independently also.

Beautiful plane - Great videos! Was your original PP alternator a 99-1012?

Was the Shell Oil causing stuck rings?

15 psi for a bypass is a little bit on the low side. If you're running 40 to 60 lb of oil pressure that means a very high amount of the oil going through that filter is going through the bypass valve not the oil filter

The strange thing is is that Automotive filters usually filter to 20 microns. Just how is it that an aircraft oil filter will only filter down to 50 to 70 microns?

Shoutout summerdale, where gspd drops off the homeless people they kidnap and drive out of town 😂

A can of what?

Hi mate, I'll back you on this one! I had a Conti A65-8 and it ran average on Aeroshell. Switched to Penrite 20W-60 and it was a different animal. No overheating on high throttle climbs, kept pressure waaay better at hot idle, drain interval doubled without issue or discolouring. Seems you're having similar results. Good on you!

Glad to see the return flight! I live in Branson Missouri and really enjoyed your video on this trip. I'm a student pilot myself.

Excellent work 👍👍

what a lovely flight! thanks for taking us along with you!

I do my flight training there at Foley. Great place to learn to fly.

Great video! I enjoyed watching it!

I enjoyed watching your video Paul glad you got to see your friend and your family. It sure is beautiful up there love hearing your stories about you growing up little sidekick that was funny.I've always enjoyed listening to you telling your stories about your life love all your videos Paul you have done a great job making all these videos they are very interesting and helpful. And all those sunsets they are beautiful Paul.❤️

wow that's great beautiful sunset

Nice sunset.

Great flight. Foley Airport in Alabama

It's beautiful.

Sure. But guessing that you did choose that life (and possibilities, incl extra expenses)?? Then. I thought that anybody with enough money for an airplane (any) and all the fees that come with the privilege, would have no problem spending $500-$1000 a day, in room, car and partying? “Certified” is not assurance of anything. A real pro would buy the best, most available alternator and test it himself! That’s real certification!

Great and interesting life you got sir. Thank you for sharing your stories and passion. Greetings from a Spanish engineer and pilot student living in France.

18-20 lb ft of torque on the housing. Additionally, i clean my filter with gas.

That's nice Paul. I see the bird is still hanging around. I didn't know the little figurines were inside the little airplanes that's cool.❤

Congratulation. From argentina

Need to install silicone gaskets. Last forever almost.

very well explained thanks Sir and cheers from NZ

Beautiful up here.

Love this.❤

Oh no glad you found it.

What an _excellent_ video! Who would've thought that a video covering checklists could be so interesting? Your comprehensive checklists are something I wish I'd had when I was flying (medically grounded as of March 2020). Awesome work, Paul! 😊

Keep it up man

This might be going a little far, but it may help to keep an inventory of the contents of the toolbox and parts before and after the work.

So pretty.

Beautiful

This Jean. Jackson isn't here right now. But he will get to watch this.😅😊