Kavan charging

[Brian Young]

Something I noticed on my Kavan, which is a few
seasons old, when I put a new pack on it I wasnt
getting the performance I expected. I noticed the
switch could vary the speed. So I took it apart and
found the switch is a lever which lifts the brush from
the rotor. So I cleaned it up, cleaned rotor, and put
it all back together and it still didnt work to well.
So I took the lever out which drops the brush onto the
rotor permanently and plugged into my battery, much
better. So off to radio shack, I bought a momentary PB
switch and used that on my battery case instead. FWIW
Im much happier with it and it saved me buying a new
starter. 

If you take yours apart be aware that the brushes are
spring loaded, you can stick a long pin through a
couple of holes in the cover of the motor which picks
up the brushes and holds them for reassembly.




 
--- Woodward James R Civ 412 TW/DRP/ACQ
<James.Woodward2 at edwards.af.mil> wrote:
> HI All,
> 
> My Kavan was lacking performance and charge holding.
>  I thought for sure I
> needed new batteries.  I was using the standard wall
> charger for 2 years.
> At the field, a friend charged it up using his field
> charger and it really
> came to life.  I then ordered the Triton from
> Hobbico and started using the
> "Discharge-to-Charge" function.  Now, the battery
> seems to be performing
> like new again.  The triton can charge: Nicad,
> Nimah, lead-acid (pb),
> li-poly, li-ion.  It is easy to use also and will
> charge 1-24 cells of nicad
> or nimah.
> Jim W.
> 
> 
> Try a fresh set of batteries first.
> Some packs develop a self dischage rate that is
> excessive. You might be able
> to identify a single cell that is root of the
> problem but the best way to
> solve the problem is to try another pack.
> 
> A 140 mah charge rate would also make a big
> difference.
> 
> John Ferrell
> 6241 Phillippi Rd
> Julian NC 27283
> Phone: (336)685-9606
> johnferrell at earthlink.net
> Dixie Competition Products
> NSRCA 479 AMA 4190  W8CCW
> "My Competition is Not My Enemy"
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "John Crozier" <sjcrozier at comcast.net>
> To: "nsrca discussion" <discussion at nsrca.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, May 07, 2003 12:16 AM
> Subject: Kavan charging
> 
> 
> >
> > What's the best charger for my Kavan starter with
> 1200ma battery pack?
> > Can't seem to get much longevity from charging at
> 100ma for 16 hours with
> my
> > Hobbico Multi charger.
> > Thanx...croz
> >
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Brian Young
Tulsa
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