Kavan Starters

[john tarpinian]

Getting the Kavan starter apart is fairly easy. 
Putting it back together is a trick, an extra set of
hands helps. Sometimes just cleaning out the brush
dust will bring the starter back to life.

John Tarpinian


--- Jim_Woodward at beaerospace.com wrote:

> -----
> 
> 
> 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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