New_RV_Fan
I'm New Here
Hello. I am a new owner of an RV-6A (IO 360, CS Prop). I've flown 15 hours in the last twelve days of ownership and I'm loving it.
It does have a couple of snags that I'm working on rectifying. The previous owner mentioned the battery dying if he didn't fly the airplane regularly. Indeed I replaced the Odyssey 680 battery last week due to it's low capacity.
I am showing a continuous current drain of 3.9 to 4.6 mAmps. I know it is not much, but I would like to see if I can eliminate it. I work out of town and may be away for weeks at a time. It would be easier to solve the problem than remembering to disconnect the battery each time.
Here is a video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UvmR1pibU7U of what is happening with the battery master off, and the multimeter hooked up in series between the battery NEG post and the battery ground.
The regular nature of the current switching leads me to suspect something digitally or computer controlled. Any suggestions on where to look?
The following is what I have for electrical equipment:
60 Amp ND alternator
Dynon D10 and D10A (with the various sensors)
Unison LASAR ignition
EXPBUS DC load center
Garmin 396 GPS
TruTrak DigiFlight II autopilot
Bendix King KY97A VHF COM
PS 3000 Intercom
XCOM 760 VHF COM
Remote Compass magnetometer in rear fuselage
That's the bulk of the equipment. Any help would be appreciated. Thank you.
John Swallow (the younger one)
Vernon, BC, Canada
It does have a couple of snags that I'm working on rectifying. The previous owner mentioned the battery dying if he didn't fly the airplane regularly. Indeed I replaced the Odyssey 680 battery last week due to it's low capacity.
I am showing a continuous current drain of 3.9 to 4.6 mAmps. I know it is not much, but I would like to see if I can eliminate it. I work out of town and may be away for weeks at a time. It would be easier to solve the problem than remembering to disconnect the battery each time.
Here is a video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UvmR1pibU7U of what is happening with the battery master off, and the multimeter hooked up in series between the battery NEG post and the battery ground.
The regular nature of the current switching leads me to suspect something digitally or computer controlled. Any suggestions on where to look?
The following is what I have for electrical equipment:
60 Amp ND alternator
Dynon D10 and D10A (with the various sensors)
Unison LASAR ignition
EXPBUS DC load center
Garmin 396 GPS
TruTrak DigiFlight II autopilot
Bendix King KY97A VHF COM
PS 3000 Intercom
XCOM 760 VHF COM
Remote Compass magnetometer in rear fuselage
That's the bulk of the equipment. Any help would be appreciated. Thank you.
John Swallow (the younger one)
Vernon, BC, Canada