Bill_H
Well Known Member
I am an aircraft electrical system newbie. I read the Nuckolls and Bingalis books long ago.
It seems that my E-LSA Skyview ammeter hookup is similar to the old automobile-type where the needle is normally centered between the "+" (amps going into the battery charging it) and "-" (discharge amps coming from the battery, potentially indicating a failed alternator.)
Is this correct? Most of the time I am showing 1 amp or less on that indicator in flight.
It is my understanding that there are different ways to wire this sensor circuit. Has anyone wired it to show the total load on the rotax generator (-alternator/dynamo/magnetohydrodynamic generator - whatever that thing is!)? That would be a very useful thing to know for those of us considering a second screen. Is it possible to have indications of both parameters?
One reason for my confusion is that the pre-Skyview wiring had the "cigarette lighter" plug coming directly from the battery and fused. Obviously such a connection would not show in any overall amp usage load - except maybe indirectly through a charging current change. Then when the Skyview mods came out, that power outlet connection was moved and the info from the Vans presentation about the mods was that "The power outlet consumption is now indicated by the amp meter." Hence some of my confusion!
Please correct any misunderstanding I am (embarrassingly) showing in this post!
It seems that my E-LSA Skyview ammeter hookup is similar to the old automobile-type where the needle is normally centered between the "+" (amps going into the battery charging it) and "-" (discharge amps coming from the battery, potentially indicating a failed alternator.)
Is this correct? Most of the time I am showing 1 amp or less on that indicator in flight.
It is my understanding that there are different ways to wire this sensor circuit. Has anyone wired it to show the total load on the rotax generator (-alternator/dynamo/magnetohydrodynamic generator - whatever that thing is!)? That would be a very useful thing to know for those of us considering a second screen. Is it possible to have indications of both parameters?
One reason for my confusion is that the pre-Skyview wiring had the "cigarette lighter" plug coming directly from the battery and fused. Obviously such a connection would not show in any overall amp usage load - except maybe indirectly through a charging current change. Then when the Skyview mods came out, that power outlet connection was moved and the info from the Vans presentation about the mods was that "The power outlet consumption is now indicated by the amp meter." Hence some of my confusion!
Please correct any misunderstanding I am (embarrassingly) showing in this post!