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3. 07:47 PM - Re: Blinking Charge Light (Lyle Peterson)
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| Subject: | Blinking Charge Light |
Our electrical system has worked without a problem for 500 hours and 5 years.
Recently the charge lite has begun to blink on and off while in flight. It is
still on solid at low rpm or engine off and gets dimmer and finally goes off
as the rpm is increased (around 3000 rpm). But during cruise at 5000 rpm, it
blinks off and on. And this behavior seems a little intermittent. First noticed
it 2 flights ago. The next flight was fine and today it was fine for the
first half of the flight and then blinked the last half.
Yet the engine monitor shows the voltage constant at 13.2 volts and current into
the battery varying between 2 and 4 amps. These are the same as have been for
years.
Any ideas or suggestions?
Jim & Heather
Europa XS 914
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| Subject: | Re: Blinking Charge Light |
Check the gound connection for corrosion.
Kevin
> On Apr 24, 2014, at 12:58 PM, "h&jeuropa" <butcher43@att.net> wrote:
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> Our electrical system has worked without a problem for 500 hours and 5 years.
Recently the charge lite has begun to blink on and off while in flight. It
is still on solid at low rpm or engine off and gets dimmer and finally goes off
as the rpm is increased (around 3000 rpm). But during cruise at 5000 rpm, it
blinks off and on. And this behavior seems a little intermittent. First noticed
it 2 flights ago. The next flight was fine and today it was fine for the
first half of the flight and then blinked the last half.
>
> Yet the engine monitor shows the voltage constant at 13.2 volts and current into
the battery varying between 2 and 4 amps. These are the same as have been
for years.
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> Any ideas or suggestions?
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> Jim & Heather
> Europa XS 914
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> Read this topic online here:
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> http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=422329#422329
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| Subject: | Re: Blinking Charge Light |
The Charge Light is blinking. That only tells you that the indicator
light is blinking. Start there. The fault may only be the light. If
the light checks OK then move on to grounds, the wiring, etc.
Think of all the stories of the parts replacement technician at the
local auto dealer. His computer says the MAP sensor is bad. He
replaces it and one of two things happen. The problem goes away but
actually it is cured because the act of disconnecting it "cleaned" the
connection. Or, the computers says the oxygen sensor is bad. Replacing
it does one of the same two things.
The next day the guy's wife loses the gas cap. A new one is installed
and, voila, the problem goes away.
On 4/24/2014 8:17 PM, Kevin Klinefelter wrote:
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> Check the gound connection for corrosion.
> Kevin
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>> On Apr 24, 2014, at 12:58 PM, "h&jeuropa" <butcher43@att.net> wrote:
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>> Our electrical system has worked without a problem for 500 hours and 5 years.
Recently the charge lite has begun to blink on and off while in flight. It
is still on solid at low rpm or engine off and gets dimmer and finally goes off
as the rpm is increased (around 3000 rpm). But during cruise at 5000 rpm,
it blinks off and on. And this behavior seems a little intermittent. First noticed
it 2 flights ago. The next flight was fine and today it was fine for the
first half of the flight and then blinked the last half.
>>
>> Yet the engine monitor shows the voltage constant at 13.2 volts and current
into the battery varying between 2 and 4 amps. These are the same as have been
for years.
>>
>> Any ideas or suggestions?
>>
>> Jim & Heather
>> Europa XS 914
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>>
>>
>> Read this topic online here:
>>
>> http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=422329#422329
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Lyle
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