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Maintenance Manual
File No. 23700, Revision 6
DC Generators
and
Starter-Generators
CAUTION
ANY USE OF PARTS, MATERIALS, OR PROCESSES NOT AUTHORIZED BY
LUCAS AERSOPACE POWER EQUIPMENT CORPORATION FOR
MAINTENANCE OR OVERHAUL OF GENERATORS AND
‘STARTER-GENERATORS MAY AFFECT CONTINUED FLIGHTWORTHINESS
OR INVALIDATE THEIR CERTIFICATION
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Introduction...
Description and Operation
Brush Removal, Inspection, and Relnstalation .
Unit Removal from the Aircraft... 0.2... bon
Field Cleaning and Resistance Check... 6... ee
Bench inspection... .
Brush Seating and Run in is oe
Installation of Units on the Aircraft. =. . ‘
Arora Performance Check. . «
Packaging Generators and Starter-Generators for Storage and Shipment
LIST OF ILLUSTATIONS
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Brush Wear Limits eee
Correct Position of Brushes, Leads, and Screws. =.
Cross-Section of Typical Generator and Starter Generator
Brush incication of Commurator Groove Depth
Cross-Section of Dampener Assembly . . .
Coarse BrushSeating Set Up
Brush Types
Final Brush Rur-ln Set UpBy Motoring»... sss
Examples of Seated and Fully Run-in Brushes
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Section 1
Introduction
1. General
The instructions contained in this manual provide @
‘guide for field maintenance, inspection, and brush re-
Placementfor Lucas Aerospace Power Equipment Cor-
poration (LAPEC) DG brush type generators and
starter-generators.
cAUTIO’
MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR OF EQUIP-
MENT BY LINE MAINTENANCE PERSON-
NNELIS LIMITED TO THE (TEMS DESCRIBED
IN THIS MANUAL. MAINTENANCE AND
REPAIR PROCEDURES NOT LISTED IN
‘THIS MANUAL MUST BE PERFORMED BY
‘AN FAA AUTHORIZED ACCESSORY OVER-
HAUL FACILITY,
2. Scheduled Maintenance and Brush Inspection
CAUTION:
DO NOT EXCEED 1000 HOURS TIME BE-
TWEEN OVERHAULS (780) UNLESS
SPECIFIED OTHERWISE IN THE AP-
PLICABLE AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE OR
FLIGHT MANUAL.
DC brush type generators and starter-generators must
undergo periodic inspection between overhauls. The
frequency of inspection is generally specified by the
aircraft manufacturer or by an operator's field service
‘experience. If an inspection frequency is not specified,
an inital sampling inspection period of 250 hours is
recommended by LAPEC.
‘On some aircraft it is possible to accomplish brush
removal and inspection while the unit remains mounted
to the engine gearbox. Brush replacement, clearing,
and a thorough inspection of the commutator, drive
shaft, dampener plate, etc, can only be accomplished
with the unit removed from the aircratt
Section 2
Description And Operation
1. General
LAPEC generators and starter-generators provide a
continuous 30 VOC electrical power supply to an
aircraft when driven by the engine or gearbox. Starter-
generators have the additional function of acting as a
Starter motor during the engine start cycle. Generators
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| and starter-generators both function in concert with a
generator control unit (CU). The GCU provides the
regulation, control, and protective functions required for
overall electrical system operation.
2. Generating Mode
By continually adjusting the generators feid exctation,
the GCU maintains a constant point of regulation (POR)
voltage over varying generator operating conditions
‘This control provides for regulated output power at gen-
erator terminal 8 while the ganerator or starter-gener-
ator is operating in the generating mode.
3. Starter-Generator Start Cycle Operation
LAPEC starter-generators are designed to operate as
ether series or shunt motors during the engine start
cyde.
‘A. Series Configuration
This starter-generator design incorporates shunt field,
interpole, and compensating windings. An additional
start winding is connected in series with the armature.
The start winding is connected to terminal C on the ter-
‘minal block. This terminal also serves as the input con-
ection point for the engine starting power source.
Compared to other starter-generators, this design
provides the highest starting torque and has the highest
no-load speed.
B, Shunt Configuration
(1) This starter-generator design incorporates shunt
field, interpole, and compensating windings. itdoes not
contain an additional start winding. In this design, ter-
minal B on the terminal block serves as the input con-
rection pointfor the engine starting power source. After
the engine has started, terminal B aiso serves as the
generator’s power output terminal
(2) The requited starter field excitation current is sup-
piled through starter-generator terminal A. The shunt
field excitation current is controlled by circultry within
the GCU during the engine start cycle. This circuitry,
commonly refetred to as field weakening control,
monitors the interpole voltage (terminals O and E) to
determine the starter’s armature current. When the ar-
mature current falis below a pre-set threshold (usually
the full rated output current of the generator) the shunt
field excitation is reduced. This reduction in shunt fieid