Saville
Well Known Member
Started up the other day and when I ran my run-up check to turn various lights on and off to watch the amperes change I noticed that the voltage was low and the amps were not reading the usual 6+ when no lights were on and not the 14 or so when the lights were all on. It was reading more like 1-2.
So there seems to be a problem with the charging system.
Yesterday I:
1) Put the battery (Odyssey PC925) on the Odyssey charger and it was charging.
- I installed the PC925 in 2016. It has worked great ever since. The engine starts don't drag at the beginning.
2) Removed the cowling and looked at the alternator:
- Belt was tight and in good condition.
- Alternator had no obvious visual issues
- Connections coming out of the alternator were tight.
So that's the simple checks. I now have to check the connections at the battery end.
My question:
Is it possible that the battery would recharge on the Odyssey charger but NOT with the aircraft system ( assuming the aircraft systems are fine) because it's so old?
So there seems to be a problem with the charging system.
Yesterday I:
1) Put the battery (Odyssey PC925) on the Odyssey charger and it was charging.
- I installed the PC925 in 2016. It has worked great ever since. The engine starts don't drag at the beginning.
2) Removed the cowling and looked at the alternator:
- Belt was tight and in good condition.
- Alternator had no obvious visual issues
- Connections coming out of the alternator were tight.
So that's the simple checks. I now have to check the connections at the battery end.
My question:
Is it possible that the battery would recharge on the Odyssey charger but NOT with the aircraft system ( assuming the aircraft systems are fine) because it's so old?