I purchased a 9A in January and am just starting to get to know it. Waiting for the field to thaw, then dry, a check ride, and now the annual is due, I have not flown it yet. But in familiarizing myself with it the other day, I noticed that when I keyed the mic, the ammeter dropped to 38 amps! This plane had 2 icom A200's in it at one time, but one had been removed due to a blown circuit board and was not repairable. I am suspecting this one is heading the same direction. I asked Icom about it and their reply was too much current (should be 2.6 amps on transmit) and no parts are available. No further info. I am thinking I am just going to order a new A220, but was curious if anyone has seen this. Is this an A200 issue? I would suspect an installation issue such as bad antenna connection but for the sake of a discussion, thought I might post this.
Working on the 4 with the awesome access to the rear of the panel, I am dreading yanking out the old mounts and wiring from underneath, but, it looks like that is the only way to work behind the 9 panel. Will be starting the annual this week so I will get to really familiarize my self with the 9.
Did some circuits in a friends 9 last week (right seat). Quite a bit different more responsive than a C172 ...eek....
Working on the 4 with the awesome access to the rear of the panel, I am dreading yanking out the old mounts and wiring from underneath, but, it looks like that is the only way to work behind the 9 panel. Will be starting the annual this week so I will get to really familiarize my self with the 9.
Did some circuits in a friends 9 last week (right seat). Quite a bit different more responsive than a C172 ...eek....