Kavan Starters

[Joe Lachowski]

I replaced the brushes on a Kavan once, but it never really worked like it 
used to. It'll turn over a YS or smaller motors and thats about all it will 
do. I could never get the Kavan to turn over the Webra 1.60 that well, 
especially when  outside temperatures got cooler. The starter I cited is 
stronger than the Kavan. Whenever I cold start a Webra 160, I have to 
position prop on the top of the compression stroke, no matter what I do. A 
warm 160 will turnover by a hand flip of the spinner though at times. The 
Webra 145 is not as bad ane could be turned over with the Kavan. Got the old 
Kavan and a like new one just sitting around and collecting dust most of the 
time. I only use on occasion when I fly my sport planes(not too often) that 
are powered by a YS63 and YS110.

How are you doing on bearings?  Seems like I go through a lot of them. 
Gotten really good at bearing changes though<g>. I just hope the the SS ones 
that Boca is supposed to carry in the future will last at least 100 flights. 
I can live with that.

>From: Jim_Woodward at beaerospace.com
>Reply-To: discussion at nsrca.org
>To: discussion at nsrca.org
>Subject: RE: Kavan Starters
>Date: Mon, 4 Oct 2004 15:21:14 -0400
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>Jim Woodward
>10/04/2004 03:14 PM
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>
>         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
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>"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
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>
>
> >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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