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Re: Europa-List: Ammeter spike

Subject: Re: Europa-List: Ammeter spike
From: William Daniell <wdaniell.longport@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 7 Oct 2017 02:17:06
Pete
thanks.  Is this a problem/potential problem?  Or is this a short term
event?
Will

William Daniell
LONGPORT
+57 310 295 0744

On Fri, Oct 6, 2017 at 2:31 PM, Pete <peterz@zutrasoft.com> wrote:

>
> Depending upon where the large capacitor is, yes, it could spike like that
> of it was discharged.
>
> > On Oct 6, 2017, at 11:52 AM, William Daniell <
> wdaniell.longport@gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > I have a dynon skyview and the ammeter reads off the shunt per dynon
> manual.  My electrical system is standard europa without deviation and i
> have a rotax 912
> >
> > The last time a flew when i started the engine had a red x over the
> ammeter (ie not working) where it had worked on the previous flight.
> >
> > I pulled the alt 30A cb which reset the "instrument" and thereafter it
> read normally.  I left the 30A battery cb set during this process.
> >
> > My question:  When I pulled the cb the amp reading, once it came alive,
> spiked up to 60A.  I immediately reset the cb and everything settled back
> down to its normal readings.
> >
> > Is this spike normal?
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> > Will
>
>


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