Denny Myrick
Member
Ground aborted today because the generator would not charge.
After start I noted that the amps were negative (-5) and battery voltage was below 12 volts. I have experienced the problem before but always during run-up the amps would go positive and battery would indicate 12 1/2 volts or so and generator would work properly during remainder of flight. Not so today. Ran power up to max and generator would still not charge. Returned to ramp, decowled, and checked all connections to the regulator and battery. Nothing found loose. Any other ideas?
After start I noted that the amps were negative (-5) and battery voltage was below 12 volts. I have experienced the problem before but always during run-up the amps would go positive and battery would indicate 12 1/2 volts or so and generator would work properly during remainder of flight. Not so today. Ran power up to max and generator would still not charge. Returned to ramp, decowled, and checked all connections to the regulator and battery. Nothing found loose. Any other ideas?