After reading enough material on where to put the shunt(s)to get me fully confused, I've decided that there is no agreed upon location. My aircraft configuration is:
Set Primary alternator to 14.2V
Set Back-up alternator to 13.8V
Won't the voltage will tell me if I have a failure? Ie: if below 14.2V the primary alt has failed, if below 13.8V back-up alt has failed. At that point I'd like to know what is being consumed from the battery.
Is this line of thinking sound?
One other question, why would I want to know the output of my alternator(s)? Seems if I have proper voltage, they are operational.
Thanks,
Fred
- Primary Alternator/external regulator
- Back-up Alternator/external regulator
- Manual switch over upon failure of alternator(s)
Set Primary alternator to 14.2V
Set Back-up alternator to 13.8V
Won't the voltage will tell me if I have a failure? Ie: if below 14.2V the primary alt has failed, if below 13.8V back-up alt has failed. At that point I'd like to know what is being consumed from the battery.
Is this line of thinking sound?
One other question, why would I want to know the output of my alternator(s)? Seems if I have proper voltage, they are operational.
Thanks,
Fred