X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Sat, 06 Oct 2007 19:52:52 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from imo-m24.mx.aol.com ([64.12.137.5] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.1.12) with ESMTP id 2372549 for lml@lancaironline.net; Sat, 06 Oct 2007 12:30:23 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=64.12.137.5; envelope-from=Sky2high@aol.com Received: from Sky2high@aol.com by imo-m24.mx.aol.com (mail_out_v38_r9.2.) id q.bcc.15c17f20 (32913) for ; Sat, 6 Oct 2007 12:29:44 -0400 (EDT) From: Sky2high@aol.com X-Original-Message-ID: X-Original-Date: Sat, 6 Oct 2007 12:29:44 EDT Subject: Re: [LML] Re: Electrical Issue X-Original-To: lml@lancaironline.net MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="-----------------------------1191688184" X-Mailer: AOL 9.0 VR sub 165 X-Spam-Flag: NO -------------------------------1191688184 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit In a message dated 10/6/2007 11:19:56 A.M. Central Daylight Time, marv@lancair.net writes: I was wondering is some of you electrical gurus may be able to pinpoint this problem. When my system is under heavy load (night), i.e. landing light, interior lighting, strobes, navs, etc...all switches in the on position, I am getting cycling of my alternator. It will kick on and off intermittently, and sometimes trip my main breaker. The strobes seem to be the major culprit. I have gone through individual switches and it seems to be related to the strobes. I can get them to do this occasionally even during the day with no heavy load, just strobes and the usual amenities (radios, etc.). Think I may have a corroded connection pulling too many amps? I'm not sure where to begin. Thanks for any input. Steve, As Marv said, the battery may be weak and that only amplifies the condition. Another concern is where the regulator main bus voltage sense is located. Where is your voltmeter pickup on the main bus located? If the two are co-located, does the volt meter show abnormal fluctuations? Is it possible that the regulator sees such a low voltage at strobe initiation that the regulator kicks out? Scott Krueger AKA Grayhawk Lancair N92EX IO320 SB 89/96 Aurora, IL (KARR) Darwinian culling phrase: Watch This! ************************************** See what's new at http://www.aol.com -------------------------------1191688184 Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
In a message dated 10/6/2007 11:19:56 A.M. Central Daylight Time,=20 marv@lancair.net writes:
<= FONT=20 style=3D"BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" face=3DArial color=3D#000000 size= =3D2>I was=20 wondering is some of you electrical gurus may be able to pinpoint this=20
problem. When my system is under heavy load (night), i.e. landing ligh= t,=20
interior lighting, strobes, navs, etc...all switches in the on positio= n, I=20 am
getting cycling of my alternator. It will kick on and off=20 intermittently, and
sometimes trip my main breaker. The strobes seem t= o be=20 the major culprit. I
have gone through individual switches and it seem= s to=20 be related to the
strobes. I can get them to do this occasionally even= =20 during the day with no
heavy load, just strobes and the usual amenitie= s=20 (radios, etc.).

Think I may have a corroded connection pulling too=20= many=20 amps? I'm not sure
where to begin. Thanks for any=20 input.
Steve,
 
As Marv said, the battery may be weak and that only amplifies the=20 condition.  Another concern is where the regulator main bus voltage sen= se=20 is located.  Where is your voltmeter pickup on the main bus located?&nb= sp;=20 If the two are co-located, does the volt meter show abnormal fluctuations?&n= bsp;=20 Is it possible that the regulator sees such a low voltage at strobe=20 initiation that the regulator kicks out? =20
 
Scott Krueger=20 AKA Grayhawk
Lancair N92EX IO320 SB 89/96
Aurora, IL=20 (KARR)

Darwinian culling phrase: Watch=20 This!



See wha= t's new at AOL.co= m and Make AOL Your Homepage.
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