I put the fuses in my blocks yesterday, one by one, and when I got to the 295, it powered up, but pretty close to immediately, it went in to this "Lost external power" loop. About a second after the window pops up telling me that message, it goes away for about a second, then pops open the window again. It will do this over and over again until I either unplug it, remove the fuse, or power it down with the power button.
Anyone have any suggestions on where to start with this one?
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Chad Jensen
Astronics AES, Vertical Power
RV-7, 5 yr build, flew it 68 hours, sold it, miss it.
This may or may not be help, but I let my 495 battery go completely flat and it gave me similar side effects. Once I plugged it in to AC charger and charged up the battery, it went back to normal operation.
__________________ Mel Asberry, DAR since the last century.
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Recipient of Tony Bingelis Award and Wright Brothers Master Pilot Award
USAF Vet, High School E-LSA Project Mentor.
RV-6 Flying since 1993 (sold)
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Update...I found the problem! It just so happens that the first time I turned on the 295 while plugged in to ship's power, the PC680 had dropped to 9V's (multiple LED light show-off's and Enigma setup prior to me doing this drained the battery a bit) and the 295 couldn't figure out whether to switch to battery power or stay with ship's power. I pulled the battery today to put it on a trickle charge all day, and the 295 now powers up just fine with ship's power.
So I guess I know where the 295 will start to switch now!
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Chad Jensen
Astronics AES, Vertical Power
RV-7, 5 yr build, flew it 68 hours, sold it, miss it.
Weird problem with G295 wired in to the panel
drained the battery a bit) and the 295 couldn't figure out whether to switch to battery power or stay with ship's power. I pulled the battery today to put it on a trickle charge all day, and the 295 now powers up just fine with ship's power.
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