MrNomad
Well Known Member
On final approach today into Long Beach Airport, my Dynon 180 rebooted itself. It went off for a second and then immediately back on. The unit has an internal battery plus ship?s power so it?s unlikely that lack of power turned it off and back on.
Several months ago, I reported this problem to Dynon and they were very helpful. Their first attempt to resolve the reboot issue was to replace the D180 but after a few hours the problem returned.
Dynon?s software people examined their code and determined that the remote compass was the only device that could cause the D180 to reboot. They suggested that I disconnect the magnetometer attached to the D180 and fly the airplane that way. The rebooting stopped.
My installation has a D100 & a D180 and two magnetometers so the lack of one compass was not significant.
Dynon replaced my magnetometer and the D180 did not reboot for 6-8 hours. I thought the problem was gone, but today, on short final, the problem came back.
Dynon has been very helpful but if someone else can assist in resolving this issue, I?d REALLY appreciate it. Eventually, I plan to fly IFR and the loss of the D180 and therefore, the autopilot, could prove to be rather inopportune.
Several months ago, I reported this problem to Dynon and they were very helpful. Their first attempt to resolve the reboot issue was to replace the D180 but after a few hours the problem returned.
Dynon?s software people examined their code and determined that the remote compass was the only device that could cause the D180 to reboot. They suggested that I disconnect the magnetometer attached to the D180 and fly the airplane that way. The rebooting stopped.
My installation has a D100 & a D180 and two magnetometers so the lack of one compass was not significant.
Dynon replaced my magnetometer and the D180 did not reboot for 6-8 hours. I thought the problem was gone, but today, on short final, the problem came back.
Dynon has been very helpful but if someone else can assist in resolving this issue, I?d REALLY appreciate it. Eventually, I plan to fly IFR and the loss of the D180 and therefore, the autopilot, could prove to be rather inopportune.