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Yesterday I instrumented the glider 12V power bus with a digital
voltmeter (DVM) so I could independently measure bus voltage if I experienced another intermittant CAI-302 shutdown. Of couse, the 302 worked perfectly the entire 5-hour flight and its voltage reading matched the DVM the entire time. However, upon landing I ran across some minor ruts on the rollout, experiencing some fairly sharp bumps. When I stopped, I noticed the 302 had turned off. When I turned it back ON, its voltage reading was 7.7V while the glider 12V power bus stayed at 12.5V. Today I had the glider out of the box to inspect the power & signal wiring. Attempting to replicate the 'sharp bumps' from the previous day's landing roll, I smartly rapped the 302 with my knuckles on the left side of the unit, and it instantly shut down - yikes! However, I was only able to do this once. Nothing was obviously loose, but I removed and re-seated the 10-pin power connector anyway. One last thing. After reading the manual, and seeing another poster say the factory had recommended he change the power input from pin 2 (switched power via front panel button) to pin 1 (powered directly from glider bus), I switched my setup from pin 1 to pin 2. So, the only things I know for sure at this point is that the low voltage readings displayed by the CAI-302 are NOT due to low glider battery voltage, that there is no obvious external wiring issue, and that rapping the unit smartly is not recommended ;-). Anyone have additional suggestions/thoughts? TIA, Frank (TA) |
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