Kavan Starters

[Jim_Woodward at beaerospace.com]

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Jim Woodward
10/04/2004 03:14 PM


        To:     "Joe Lachowski" <jlachow at hotmail.com>
        cc: 
        Subject:        RE: Kavan Starters

Hi Joe, All,

Thanks for the quick replys.  I'm sort of loyal to the Kavan, and I like 
the replacment cost of $11 for a brush, or $40 for a new starter, since I 
already bought a new $15 battery case, and something like $40 for the 
battery pack.  It was the YS that caused me to become loyal to it becuase 
I was using  this starter for minutes on end (every flight) for getting it 
to start.  Now, it is more of a safety blanket (or first start of the day) 
for the Webra, and designtated as the official "loaner-starter" for YS 
users (vbg). 

Having not looked at the Kavan as an item that needed repair, is it easy 
to take apart?

Thanks,
Jim






"Joe Lachowski" <jlachow at hotmail.com>
10/04/2004 02:58 PM

 
        To:     Jim_Woodward at beaerospace.com
        cc: 
        Subject:        RE: Kavan Starters


Jim,

Get one of these babies and don't look back.

http://www.ecsvr.com/wrc/ShopExd.asp?id=528



>From: Jim_Woodward at beaerospace.com
>Reply-To: discussion at nsrca.org
>To: discussion at nsrca.org
>Subject: Kavan Starters
>Date: Mon, 4 Oct 2004 13:41:30 -0400
>
>Hi All,
>After 3 full seasons, my Kavan battery powered starter was going down
>hill, and displaying less power, and less # of uses in between charges. 
It
>simply would no longer turn over my Webra 160.  Thinking this was the 
sign
>of an overused Nicad pack, I purchased a new Nimh pack.  Now with two
>charge/use/charge cycles, the 3 year old Kavan and new battery still will
>not turn over the 160.  My flying parter has a new Kavan starter with new
>nicad pack, and his turns over my 160 no problem, as well as his DZ 160.
>
>Is it possible that something in the actual starter has started to fail?
>Or, should I just wait untill the starter gets some more charge cycles on
>the battery pack?  Anyone else experience this?  It has been used quite a
>bit, and has been an excellent product.
>
>Thanks,
>Jim W.
>

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