AMS 272, P/P ELECTRICAL SYS

BOEING 737-200
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Thank you — Farewell

ALOHA AIRLINES – 60+years service
 IGNITION BOOSTERS &
AUXILIARY IGNITION UNITS

a source of external engine speed at start

high-tension current will not provide full

for ignition purposes & strong spark

delivery
 IGNITION BOOSTERS &
AUXILIARY IGNITION UNITS

MECHANICAL -
IMPULSE COUPLING

ELECTRICAL -
"SHOWER OF SPARKS"
INDUCTION VIBRATOR
IMPULSE COUPLING
provides a retarded spark for starting the
engine

engine turns over too slowly to permit the

magneto to operate

installed BETWEEN magneto gear & rotor

shaft

spring coupled

Pg -180
COMPONENTS

SHELL [BODY] - driven by magneto gear

SPRING - linkage between body and hub cam

HUBCAM with FLYWEIGHTS - attached to

the rotor shaft; turns with the shaft
Fig 8-20
HUB CAM with
FLYWEIGHTS
[pawls]

HEEL

LATCHING
END - contacts
stop pin
- body "tang"
pushes latch off
of the stop pin SLICK MAGNETO MANUAL
LOW SPEED
shell body turns with
magneto gear

flyweight contacts
stop pin

rotor magnet remains

stationary

spring is wound up

Fig 8-21
 "tang" on the body
engages the ramp on
the flyweight

piston reaches nearly

TDC

flyweight rotated off

stop pin

spring unwinds

Fig 8-22
spring unwinds

rapid rotation of
magnets

cam turns & opens

contact points

strong spark at the

sparkplug
Engine begins to run

flyweights are held in

the release position by
centrifugal force

turning action of the

magneto gear on the
body

Fig 8-23
tension of the spring
to turn the rotor with
the body

normal ignition
MAGNETO SPRING

holds the magneto in

the "advance" or
normal operating
position

weak or distorted spring -- changes degrees of

firing order AFTER timing is set & engine is
running

broken spring - magneto will rotate in the "retard"

spark position
TANG INSPECTION

wear at the triggering

ramp

if a ridge can be felt when

the fingernail is drawn
across surface, reject
body
 IGNITION BOOSTERS &
AUXILIARY IGNITION UNITS

a source of external engine speed at start

high-tension current will not provide full

for ignition purposes & strong spark

delivery
 IGNITION BOOSTERS &
AUXILIARY IGNITION UNITS

MECHANICAL -
IMPULSE COUPLING

ELECTRICAL -
"SHOWER OF SPARKS"
INDUCTION VIBRATOR
Battery Booster coil
small induction coil
battery current
coil energizes
contacts open removing
current from the coil --
contacts vibrate
INDUCTION VIBRATOR

supply power interrupted

low voltage (pulsating dc) for the magneto

primary coil

activated by starter switch -

left mag switch open - mag "hot"

right mag switch grounded - off

battery voltage to vibrator coil

Pg - 181
INDUCTION VIBRATOR

contacts open & close many times

with “advanced” [main points] &retard

points closed -

vibrator current goes to ground

 Only AFTER the retard breaker points open [near
top dead center]
will pulses travel through the primary coil
inducing high-tension pulses in the secondary

Fig 8-25
 Fig 8-26
Ignition sw to START;
L - open; R - gnd
breaker points- Adv & Ret closed

MAG P-leads LEFT MAG pts

CLOSED
Fig HndOut
GREATER THAN 30o
BEFORE TOP DEAD
CENTER
AT 25o BEFORE TOP
DEAD CENTER
AT OR NEAR TOP
DEAD CENTER
 OFF
RIGHT
LEFT
BOTH
START
 GROUND
LEFT
INDUCTION LEFT - RETARD
VIBRATOR
INPUT

RIGHT

START
BUSBAR +
POTENTIAL
S – start relay [starter
contactor]

R – p-lead to Right mag

L – p-lead to Left mag

LR – wire for induction

vibrator “retard” point

BO – positive potential for

induction vibrator

BATT – positive potential

for starting & induction
vibrator

GND - ground
Achieving Maximum Electrical
Power - the measure of the amount of
electrical power released during each
sparking sequence
Very rich or very lean
mixtures need HOT, HIGH
ENERGY SPARKS for
combustion to occur.
IGNITING SUB-OPTIMAL FUEL/AIR
Higher than 10kv is
MIXTURES - max voltage capacity & is an
needed for reliable
important factor in firing through fuel &
engine starting.
oil wetted plugs.
EXTENDING SPARK DURATION - longer spark
duration allows more time for a combustible mixture
to pass near the plug tip.
FIRING FOULED PLUGS - Below 4kv - engine may not
max voltage which can be start consistently - wear & tear
generated across carbon fouled on the BATTERY occurs.
spark plugs.
CREATING HIGH SPARK ENERGY -
fast voltage rise times generate the high peak
voltage output needed to fire fouled plugs .
SlickSTART vs.
IMPULSE
COUPLED
MAGNETO

ENERGY - 5x

SPARKS per -- 9x

VOLT rise RATE -

4x Mv/s
SlickSTART vs.
INDUCTION
VIBRATOR
MAGNETO

ENERGY - 7x

PEAK OUTPUT -
2x

PEAK FOULED
VOLTAGE - 5x

VOLT rise RATE -

3x Mv/s
Ignition Sw

Left Mag

SlickSTART
BALL BEARINGS
provide less rolling
friction

races, balls, retainer

races designed with

grooves

Pg 16-17
BALL BEARINGS
fit the curvature of the
balls

increases contact surface

are for carrying high radial
loads

withstand thrust, radial, or

centrifugal loads
Inspection:
ease of rotation; no noise; no "hang-ups"
Brinelling
indentations caused by high force pressing one
material against another

SLICK NOTE: If bearings are removed from shaft,

bearings must be discarded & replaced.
BEARINGS

Characteristics:

strong enough to withstand pressure imposed on it &

allow the other surface to move with a minimum of
wear & friction

must hold parts within very close tolerances

provide quiet & efficient operation
permit freedom of motion
ACCESSORY SECTION
provides mounting pads for accessory units

contains support gears for engine output power

drive gears housed in a cavity between the
crankcase & accessory case

construction - aluminum or magnesium

normally located on the rear of the crankcase

gasket is between all engine-driven accessories &

the accessory case
THAT’S
ALL
FOLKS!