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It may be my brain that is missing the connection, but I don't see the electrical path that feeds bus power to the LR3. The pole called upon to switch bus power goes nowhere.
Shouldn't the arc path ...

Dave Anders did something like this on his SDS EFI RV-4:

http://www.vansairforce.com/community/showpost.php?p=1191654&postcount=140

With 2 fuel pumps, 1 running from main bus and 1 runn ...

At 10:47 AM 12/4/2019, you wrote:

... You need one and
only one low volts warning light on the main
bus. If you have an LR3 regulator on your main
alternator, that light is built ...

There are few people in the world that I think as highly of as I do about Bob Nuckolls. His induction into the EAA Hall of Fame was as predictable as the sunrise.

This man has truly given himself ...

Thanks Sebastien.
Forgot about that resource. I'll repost this with the Savvy graphs if I can find the original AFS 4500 data file.

I would welcome any analysis of the electrical performance in this flight data.

What are 'Back Volts'?
Why is the batt voltage stuck on 8.5 v when it spun the engine with alacrity upon startup?
...

Certainly Klaus at Light Speed could answer this question.

Klaus@lightspeedengineering.com

(805) 933-3299

Bob, you are too kind. Thank you for your offer and I acceptjavascript:emoticon(' Very Happy

') . And I'm happy to cover any expense on my behalf.

Eyebeam Mini Specs are here: http://www.aveoengineering.com/ ...

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[quote="nuckolls.bob(at)aeroelect"]At 06:30 AM 3/25/2019, you wrote:
Quote:
--> AeroElectric-List message posted by: "donjohnston" < ...

From the Official Aero-lectric List Usage Guidelines:

"When responding, NEVER quote the *entire* original post in your
response. DO use lines from the original post to help "tune in" ...

I've used a Hakko 888 for years and have been very pleased with the performance. Heats quickly, compact size, good temp control. I would "improve" it by having a more intuitive analog contro ...

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On the other hand, the AFS 3400 EFIS back-up battery is an unspecified internal lithium-ion device.ï¿½ I guess you have to open it up to find out if is an off-the-shelf battery or a custom. ï¿ ...

Charles Boyer and ?

Ingrid Bergman

It almost feels like I'm being intentionally gaslit, I'll try again. ... (snip)

For the etymologically curious:

"The original (meaning) stems from 1938 stage play Gas Light and the dimming ...

I saw a pic of Dave Anders' RV4 with two Shorai bats, sharing a BMS. Anyone on the list using Shorai stuff?
If you are, please tell us your engine displacement and product part #'s, and briefly your ...

Just out of curiosity, is the wiring in metal conduit, plastic flex, or Romex?

I have had to troubleshoot drywall nails/screws that hit the bullseye in Romex, w/o nail plates,between the hot/neutra ...

At 06:39 PM 9/17/2017, you wrote:

...Similarly, a wall-receptacle GFI can be used as

...a test tool. You can wire your 'problem feeder'
to the LOAD pair of terminals while using a ...

From Electrician.com:

Try to keep your circuit length <100' (not much help if it's in a finished wall) and make the receptacle neutrals all home runs.

Also suggested is to use a megohm meter ...

"3A?"

The steady state load is about 1A, to keep the ballast happy. There's a user selected load of 1.5A that has a 25 second cycle to open circuit. Often the selection is repeated multip ...

In the first section of the article re selecting the right ICL, I'm asked for Capacitance. But neither the ballast nor the power supply list that info on their product cut-sheets.
Is there away to de ...