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08-28-2014, 02:51 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: Auckland New Zealand
Posts: 99
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Charging Skyview Backup Battery after testing
Hi All,
I am being ask to test the back up battery again. I guess a year has passed since I did this. How do I get the backup battery to recharge once the test is completed, before I go flying again?
Cheers
Julian 120316
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08-28-2014, 02:56 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: Tucson, AZ
Posts: 461
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You could just go flying and charge during the flight but if you definitely want to recharge it before the next flight, hook up a battery charger to your 12V starter battery and turn the Main on. As long as there is 12V Main power supply SV will charge the battery if necessary.
I forgot how long it took but I doubt it took much longer than an hour.
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08-28-2014, 03:41 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: Woodinville, WA
Posts: 1,499
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It takes about 3 hours to fully charge the battery.
Unless your next flight is one that really needs the battery, just go flying. By the time you're off the ground you'll have 5 minutes of backup battery charge, and that will just keep going up as you fly. So there's really a small window where a failure will lead to needing the battery but it not being charged enough.
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01-05-2015, 09:35 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2013
Location: Mequon, WI
Posts: 114
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To do the annual skyview test, the installation manual on page 7-16 says disconnect the main power from the skyview. How did you disconnect it?
Tim
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01-05-2015, 10:00 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2013
Location: US
Posts: 2,251
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Quote:
Originally Posted by TLYNCH
To do the annual skyview test, the installation manual on page 7-16 says disconnect the main power from the skyview. How did you disconnect it?
Tim
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Turn off the Master.
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01-12-2015, 08:23 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2013
Location: Mequon, WI
Posts: 114
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Thankyou
With the master power off, ran Skyview for 60 minutes.
After putting trickle auto charge on overnite with both the master and skyview on, i Turn it on today and still says it needs the battery test!
Any suggestions?
Tim
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01-12-2015, 08:46 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: Woodinville, WA
Posts: 1,499
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Tim,
Unless you pressed "TEST BATT" after you turned the master off, you didn't run the battery test in SkyView. It's a specific mode, not just letting it run on the battery for a while.
You also can't have SkyView and the master on with a trickle charger- a trickle charger is about 750mA but the SkyView is 3A by itself. So this will kill an aircraft battery quickly.
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01-13-2015, 05:42 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2013
Location: Mequon, WI
Posts: 114
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Thankyou Dynon. I don't recall seeing "test batt", just stay on.
I'll try again and if it fails this time can I install a new battery from you on this SLSA?
Tim
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01-14-2015, 10:25 AM
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Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: Woodinville, WA
Posts: 1,499
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If it stayed on for 60 minutes manually, then it will pass the test.
I'm not 100% sure what the rules on an S-LSA are for a maintenance item like this. We know you can't add something to an S-LSA without the OEM's instructions, but we're not sure if something like this needs to be in the maintenance manual or not. You'd need to ask Vans/Synergy to be sure.
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01-17-2015, 01:26 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2013
Location: Mequon, WI
Posts: 114
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Thankyou Steve. If I can ask another question. First time trying to download the updates, onto the computer. No luck. Windows can't open this file. So I save it to the computer....takes a couple seconds, not hours...it's a "duc file"
This can't be it?
What now?... it to the flash drive and upload into Skyview a per Dynons directions
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