Ducati Voltage Regulator
in General Tech Discussion
9 years ago
I know I am beating an old horse here, but I really don't understand why Rotax continues to use that piece of junk regulator that is the known weak point in the 912 electrical system. For an engine that is this expensive and has an otherwise stellar reputation, why continue to give this failure prone item to every customer year after year. I fly with two other Rotax 912ULS powered buddies and all 3 of us have had regulator failures within about 300 hours. We are all now scared to fly any long x-countries without carrying a spare regulator with us.
I personally would much rather see Rotax spend their development money on designing their own or paying someone else to develop a robust voltage regulator to fix a well known problem area before they invest in new fuel injected, turbocharged, etc. engines.
The very least they should do is warn us in the installation manual that the regulator should be mounted in an area where it is easy to replace, because you WILL be replacing it.
I personally would much rather see Rotax spend their development money on designing their own or paying someone else to develop a robust voltage regulator to fix a well known problem area before they invest in new fuel injected, turbocharged, etc. engines.
The very least they should do is warn us in the installation manual that the regulator should be mounted in an area where it is easy to replace, because you WILL be replacing it.
