Any VP-X feedback out there?

AX-O · #1 06-22-2010, 04:57 PM

I have two EFIS screens and will soon be installing my electrical system. I am only interested in the VP-X product due to the interface with my current EFIS. So, anyone out there using the VP-X? What have been the plusses and minuses that you have observed? One of my main concerns is a single point of failure. Any help or guidance is appreciated. Thanks

pestar · #2 06-23-2010, 04:54 AM

I am in process of installing VP-X in New Zealand, not into a RV but don't shoot me. Not flying yet so I have still to make mistakes

As I am an all MGL user I have got around the redundancy issue by having my endurance bus totally separate of a 2nd battery. This supplies my MGL Xtreme, 2nd fuel pump, 2nd radio. Both busses are tied together by contactors so at any stage I can isolate either the main bus or the endurance bus.

The VP-X runs off the main bus and I will use it to monitor the 2nd battery. I have 2 x Voyager EFIS's off the VP-X, one slaved off the other. As I can daisy chain my AHRS if I lose the VP-X I can still keep my AHRS running on the Xtreme. Quite a good redundant set-up. Same applies to my RDAC engine monitor.

Trust this useful.

Cheers
Peter Armstrong

MCA · #3 06-23-2010, 02:02 PM

Axel,

The EFIS folks are finishing up the integration and will have it in the next release around OSH timeframe.

Any specific questions, just let us know.

JDanno · #4 06-24-2010, 10:27 AM

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Originally Posted by AX-O

I have two EFIS screens and will soon be installing my electrical system. I am only interested in the VP-X product due to the interface with my current EFIS. So, anyone out there using the VP-X? What have been the plusses and minuses that you have observed? One of my main concerns is a single point of failure. Any help or guidance is appreciated. Thanks

I'm well along on my -10 build and find the VP-X very interesting. I too had concerns about the need for redundancy. If you look at the Vertical Power website they have a schematic showing how to wire in some redundancy that answered my questions completely. They show how to wire up a fix if the VP-X goes completely tango uniform. (however unlikely that is)