---------------------------------------------------------- Avionics-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Fri 11/28/03: 3 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 11:22 AM - What Listers Are Saying III (Matt Dralle) 2. 11:35 AM - What Listers Are Saying III (Matt Dralle) 3. 03:31 PM - S-Tec 30 testing woes.... (Ralph E. Capen) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 11:22:29 AM PST US From: Matt Dralle Subject: Avionics-List: What Listers Are Saying III --> Avionics-List message posted by: Matt Dralle Dear Listers, Wow, Wednesday was a great day with lots of Listers getting online and making their contributions!! Thanks to a number of you that jumped up to carry the flag and rally support for the cause! Your efforts are much appreciated and best of all - very effective! 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Matt G Dralle | Matronics | PO Box 347 | Livermore | CA | 94551 925-606-1001 V | 925-606-6281 F | dralle@matronics.com Email http://www.matronics.com/ WWW | Featuring Products For Aircraft do not archive ________________________________ Message 2 _____________________________________ Time: 11:35:19 AM PST US From: Matt Dralle Subject: Avionics-List: What Listers Are Saying III --> Avionics-List message posted by: Matt Dralle ________________________________ Message 3 _____________________________________ Time: 03:31:16 PM PST US From: "Ralph E. Capen" Subject: Avionics-List: S-Tec 30 testing woes.... --> Avionics-List message posted by: "Ralph E. Capen" Folks, I have been testing my panel components as I go along and have run into a particularly ornery piece of equipment to troubleshoot. I don't want to 'blame the box' immediately so I thought that I would ask around first. Here's what I have: S-Tec 30 dual axis autopilot coupled to, NSD1000 HSI and UPSAT GX60/SL30/ACU via S-Tec GPSS (steering) switch. Here's the itch: With the autopilot gyro all spooled up, I first get the ready light and the four inner lights lit as it goes through its self test...then the four inner lights go out and the ready light only stays on. This is without the pitch computer's cable attached (seems normal to me). When I attach the pitch computer's cable attached, the unit never comes up as ready. I've run all of the wiring to make sure that there are no opens or shorts....good to go. I have power on the power pin at the pitch computer's connector but I don't have the 10VDC at the alt hold disconnect switch wire (its wires are good too). Anyone else out there had this problem? I'm beginning to suspect the pitch computer unit...! Any help would be greatly appreciated, Ralph Capen RV6A Richardson, TX