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Old April 25th 04, 03:14 AM
G.R. Patterson III
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David Lesher wrote:

There's an easy test while in flight. Turn on some load - the landing
lights will do nicely. The zero-center battery gauge should stay
the same, ...


Actually, there is a short deflection to the right, lasting less than a second, after
which the needle centers again. I use this test during runup to simultaneously check
the ammeter and the lights.

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Old April 25th 04, 07:24 AM
David Lesher
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"G.R. Patterson III" writes:



There's an easy test while in flight. Turn on some load - the landing
lights will do nicely. The zero-center battery gauge should stay
the same, ...


Actually, there is a short deflection to the right, lasting less than a second, after
which the needle centers again. I use this test during runup to simultaneously check
the ammeter and the lights.


True, but it may not be visible in all cases.






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