---------------------------------------------------------- RV6-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Tue 04/13/10: 2 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 08:12 AM - Low voltage (George Frost) 2. 09:01 AM - Re: Low voltage (Tom and Marilyn Law) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 08:12:07 AM PST US From: George Frost Subject: RV6-List: Low voltage Hi, I had some avionics work done. New installation of Blue Mountain G-3 to back up G-4 with backup battery. All worked fine on test ground run. I flew it for about a half hour and charging of system stopped and the battery started down. I was near home so I shut everything possible down and landed. I put a charger on the battery to start it to fly back to the avionics shop. It would not charge. Winter and much snow set in and it stayed in the hangar until NE Ohio spring. I did the Inspection, put in a new battery and flew to get current. It was fine for a half hour and then the low voltage problem recurred. It goes to to the avionics shop tomorrow if this battery will charge from my external charger. It seems to me something is being affected by heat. Possibly caused by a short, loose wire, discontinuous wire, bad ground, etc. Any ideas. George ________________________________ Message 2 _____________________________________ Time: 09:01:38 AM PST US From: "Tom and Marilyn Law" Subject: RE: RV6-List: Low voltage Hi George, I think you were on the right track. Sounds like the problem may not be in the avionics but in the battery(s) connections or charging system. Simple stuff first... loose alternator belt or pully...... Make sure all the cable ends and all "ground paths" are connected securely.... Solenoid over heating (wrong application) and dropping out, etc. Tom Law RV6A C-GNJI Hi, I had some avionics work done. New installation of Blue Mountain G-3 to back up G-4 with backup battery. All worked fine on test ground run. I flew it for about a half hour and charging of system stopped and the battery started down. I was near home so I shut everything possible down and landed. I put a charger on the battery to start it to fly back to the avionics shop. It would not charge. Winter and much snow set in and it stayed in the hangar until NE Ohio spring. I did the Inspection, put in a new battery and flew to get current. It was fine for a half hour and then the low voltage problem recurred. It goes to to the avionics shop tomorrow if this battery will charge from my external charger. It seems to me something is being affected by heat. Possibly caused by a short, loose wire, discontinuous wire, bad ground, etc. Any ideas. George ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Other Matronics Email List Services ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Post A New Message rv6-list@matronics.com UN/SUBSCRIBE http://www.matronics.com/subscription List FAQ http://www.matronics.com/FAQ/RV6-List.htm Web Forum Interface To Lists http://forums.matronics.com Matronics List Wiki http://wiki.matronics.com Full Archive Search Engine http://www.matronics.com/search 7-Day List Browse http://www.matronics.com/browse/rv6-list Browse Digests http://www.matronics.com/digest/rv6-list Browse Other Lists http://www.matronics.com/browse Live Online Chat! http://www.matronics.com/chat Archive Downloading http://www.matronics.com/archives Photo Share http://www.matronics.com/photoshare Other Email Lists http://www.matronics.com/emaillists Contributions http://www.matronics.com/contribution ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- These Email List Services are sponsored solely by Matronics and through the generous Contributions of its members.