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Glen, not knowing how the aircraft is wired, this can only be a crap shoot.
But, being an old electrician, I do know that if the load exceeds the wire's
capacity, virtually everything downstream will fade. Thus, you turn
on the landing lights, they go on, but are only say 80% as bright as they
should be. At this same time, the radio would also only have 80%
of the required power to run at maximum efficiency. Thus, I'd suspect
that somewhere in the system, there's a wire that's undersized. Once
the lights are turned off, the radio will once again have full power.
Larry
Glen Ward wrote:
That is
what I thought, but it sure does fade!
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Date: Monday, August 21, 2000
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Subject: Re: [COUPERS] New
Owner/Vacuum
What would make the radio fade? Even though turning on
the landing lights could exceed the generator output, the battery should
more than take up the slack. The radios should be OK until the battery
starts to run low.
Larry
g w wrote:
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I was messing with my vacuum before
my latest engine difficulties. I found that my venturi, which measures
physically about 10"x3.5", delivers about 8" vacuum with only a guage hooked
up. It runs about 5" with instruments hooked up. The instruments
I have take around 4-5." They must have put a big expensive add-on
generator on there if it is a 35amp. If it is a 35 then you will
most likely be okay but don't go flying through Class B with all that stuff
added in there and then decide to test if it all works with the landing
lights turned on. I know one coupe that has its radios fade when
the lights are turned on. Glen Ward
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