Reily Air Conditioning Characteristics

[Red Air Rambo]

I don't want to jinx myself here, but I did want to chime in about the frequency of servicing. I've had mine 10 years and have not serviced it and it still blows cold...thats running it every flight averaging probably 70 hours a year flight time. I just wanted the one's that have it to know if its tight, its like a car and rarely will need maintenance. Also, in humid environments, once the water holder thing fills up you're fan only till you land and it empties/pees. I count on it to keep me cool till I get where its cool...low flights over Florida on a summer day may not make the whole flight till it fills up.

Brent

[n86121]

I vaguely recall the standard alternators are something like 38 amps.

And the AC unit draws MORE than 38 amps, so if it loads onto just one alternator, kapowee.

Upgrade the alternators with as much max rating as you can find, to get the max headroom, and you should stop eating alternators.

[Red Air Rambo]

I think Reilly put 60 amp alternators on...fwiw my alternator problems went away with the 400 series regulator mod