Lamar Technologies - Inoperative Alternator Switch - A00258-2
FAA PMA Part
Description: Inoperative Alternator Switch
Part Number: A00258-2
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Alternate Part Numbers: A-00258-2, 36-3800000-3, 36-380000-3, 587-857
Product Overview:
An alternator field disconnect is used to protect the diodes in an alternator when the battery switch is inadvertently turned to the "OFF" position. Essentially it turns off the alternator output. Below is a description of the operation of an alternator and how the AFD works.
Item Specification:
- · Master (battery) (solenoid) control closing the master switch on pilot’s panel connects the battery to the primary bus
- · 3 aircraft bus outputs, protected via resetable circuit breakers
- · Alternator Control; voltage regulation, overvoltage protection, field output over-load protection, alternator feeder fault protection
- · Starter control (solenoid)
- · Low voltage warning.(L model also includes overvoltage, over-current and reverse-current annunciation)
- · Battery charge/ discharge ammeter drive (current shunt)
- · Clock output (always-on) pro-tected with easily accesible external mounted fuse
- · Ground power receptacle & control (solenoid) with reverse polarity protection