Today I was starting the airplane with the strobe lights on. The starter turned over and over and the engine wouldn't start. When I turned off the strobe lights, it sarted fine. A couple of things I noticed:
1) When I released the starter switch, the prop would stop but briefly jerk in the opposite direction to normal rotation, before coming to rest. What is the cause of this? Backfire?
2) After the flight someone on the ground noticed that my left strobe flashtube is burned out (the right wing and tail both work). Would it be expected for currents caused by the starter to burn out a flash tube?
3) Does it make sense that having the strobe lights going would make the engine difficult to start?
1) When I released the starter switch, the prop would stop but briefly jerk in the opposite direction to normal rotation, before coming to rest. What is the cause of this? Backfire?
2) After the flight someone on the ground noticed that my left strobe flashtube is burned out (the right wing and tail both work). Would it be expected for currents caused by the starter to burn out a flash tube?
3) Does it make sense that having the strobe lights going would make the engine difficult to start?