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Don't let a "troll" ruin your day. I certainly won't. It only makes him look insecure and arrogant. I got my plane scheduled to go in for numerous things (temp probe installation, pitot-static 24 mo. check, transponder check, etc.). When I told the tech. that I shorted the unit, he immediately knew that the likely fix is a fuse replacement that's soldered to the circuit board in the unit. An hours work, tops. He said it's not the first time he, another tech, or owner has shorted an STEC due to silly carelessness. |
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"plumb bob" wrote in message news:47jMb.26810$nt4.51908@attbi_s51...
Sounds like you're the same kind of guy who created a hornet's nest under the panel of my first airplane... all the wiring had to be redone it was so bad. Now that I am older and wiser, before buying an airplane I look for signs of any owner (i.e. amateur) wiring (or rewiring) and run from the airplane if that is the case. If you really want to save buck then hire a pro to do it right. That is my opinion. Sounds like you're the same kind of guy who created a hornet's nest under the panel of my first airplane... all the wiring had to be redone it was so bad. Now that I am older and wiser, before buying an airplane I look for signs of any owner (i.e. amateur) wiring (or rewiring) and run from the airplane if that is the case. If you really want to save buck then hire a pro to do it right. That is my opinion. That's a gross generalization, some of the truly awful work out there is done by your so-called "pro's". I don't let anyone work on my airplane without supervision anymore for this reason. And its not necessarily your trusted mechanic/av. technician, either, sometimes they have apprentices that do horrible things to airplanes. STEC problem (the subject of the OP's message), I would call the factory and get some documentation (service manual) about what the lights mean, etc. I doubt modern avionics are built without basic circuit protection from polarity problems, etc., but perhaps something needs to be reset after such event. Long shot, but might be worth little research before spending major troubleshooting $$$. I know the first reaction after breaking something on the plane is to quickly throw money at it to make it whole again, but its better to take a deep breath and analyze the problem. The plane is flyable without this particular component, so you are in no rush. |
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