cdeerinck
Well Known Member
Per Dynon, all positions for a shunt or Hall effect sensor have the wire between the batter and the starter not pass through the devices. (See page 7-62 of the guide)
I understand that during start, the Amps are very high.
The GRT CS-01 says it is good for +/- 100 amps. I'm guessing that during start, we are up to 2-3 times than amount. Obviously, a shunt would not like that. But in the case of a Hall effect sensor, using induction, that would translate into a higher voltage level. But given that it outputs millivolts, it seems it wouldn't be very high. Is it really incapable of handling that? Or is that just what it is scaled for, so when the current is higher, it would only read 100 amps?
I would be hooking it to a Dynon Skyview EMS. Due to the wire routing in my plane, I can only use position "A" in this way. My other alternative is to use Position "B", and given I have a VP-X, I still get the battery values, but that puts the sensor in the engine bay, and makes the install less clean.
Am I being foolish for considering this? I really want to know, and not guess, because I would hate to mess up the EMS during my first start.
I understand that during start, the Amps are very high.
The GRT CS-01 says it is good for +/- 100 amps. I'm guessing that during start, we are up to 2-3 times than amount. Obviously, a shunt would not like that. But in the case of a Hall effect sensor, using induction, that would translate into a higher voltage level. But given that it outputs millivolts, it seems it wouldn't be very high. Is it really incapable of handling that? Or is that just what it is scaled for, so when the current is higher, it would only read 100 amps?
I would be hooking it to a Dynon Skyview EMS. Due to the wire routing in my plane, I can only use position "A" in this way. My other alternative is to use Position "B", and given I have a VP-X, I still get the battery values, but that puts the sensor in the engine bay, and makes the install less clean.
Am I being foolish for considering this? I really want to know, and not guess, because I would hate to mess up the EMS during my first start.