CamTom12
Registered User
Huntsville, AL
Yesterday about 2 hours from the house my Alt Field CB popped out. It took me a little while to notice, but when I did I reset the CB and all was well until the battery was almost charged. The ammeter was getting back close to zero and the voltage was right around 14.4V, then the breaker tripped again.
On the ground, I was able to reset the CB and it stayed in. Then when I brought the RPM up around 22-2300 it popped again and wouldn’t reset until the RPM went back down.
Some internet research is pointing me towards a faulty overvoltage protection in the regulator, and that makes sense enough to me. I have the troubleshooting sheet from the Plane Power website and will complete that tomorrow.
Is there anything else I can do to check this out? Also, I’m beyond warranty - is this a repair/replacement I can make or should I just remove and ship it back to PP?
Thanks!
On the ground, I was able to reset the CB and it stayed in. Then when I brought the RPM up around 22-2300 it popped again and wouldn’t reset until the RPM went back down.
Some internet research is pointing me towards a faulty overvoltage protection in the regulator, and that makes sense enough to me. I have the troubleshooting sheet from the Plane Power website and will complete that tomorrow.
Is there anything else I can do to check this out? Also, I’m beyond warranty - is this a repair/replacement I can make or should I just remove and ship it back to PP?
Thanks!