Garry,
I had a similar low voltage problem, once. Check the fuse in your
rectifier system. Mine was blown and therefore, did not charge the
battery...
Jeff - N55XS
149 hrs, with new autopilot installed and checked out...
Garry wrote:
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>Being VERY electrically challenged, I'm hoping some of my smarter Europa
>friends
can help point me in the right direction to solve a recent problem. I have
an R.C. Allen electric artificial horizon instrument which began to "tumble"
several months ago. I returned it to the factory and they said it tested OK,
but replaced the bearings anyway. I reinstalled it, but same thing happened.
When I telephoned the factory they suggested that perhaps I wasn't getting full
electrical power to the unit. I'm assuming by that they mean 13.2 volts (2.2
volts per battery cell, times 6 cells). The voltmeter in my panel reads 11.9
volts with radio, GPS and transponder turned on, and reads 12.1 volts when
I turn off the radio, GPS, and transponder. My Ammeter reads
003.............whatever
that means. Increasing my RPM from 4900 to 5200 increases the voltmeter
reading by about .1 volt. Do I have a voltage problem? If so, why? I've
been flying my trigear 914 for 6 years without this !
> problem, and have not added any additional electrical equipment to the plane
in the 6 years. My battery is 2 months old. Should I be looking at my
alternator.........or
my regulator/rectifier..........or what? Is there a way to turn
up the juice (volts) going to my artificial horizon? How would I go about
trouble shooting this problem? What fixes are most likely? If you respond,
please
remember the first 4 words in this email! Thanks in advance.
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>Garry Stout
>914 tri, 460 hours, 6 years flying
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