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Re: Europa-List: Question for Rotax Drivers...

Subject: Re: Europa-List: Question for Rotax Drivers...
From: D Wysong <hdwysong@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 24 Jan 2006 22:03:14

Thanks a bunch, Dean!

D

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Dean Seitz wrote:
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> The lamp is on when the master and the alt switches are on and the alt is
> not charging the battery. It is on until the engine starts and begins
> charging then it goes off.
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> Dean Seitz
> N284A
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-europa-list-server@matronics.com
> [mailto:owner-europa-list-server@matronics.com] On Behalf Of D Wysong
> Sent: Tuesday, January 24, 2006 6:54 PM
> To: europa-list@matronics.com
> Subject: Re: Europa-List: Question for Rotax Drivers...
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> Thanks Bill.
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> "Charge indicator"... so the lamp will be illuminated ("L" looks like a 
> ground) under normal conditions?  Has anyone wired this lamp as shown to 
> verify that it's on... all the time?  (how annoying would that be, eh?!)
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> If not, is anyone willing to measure the voltage between "L" and ground 
> the next time their prop is turning?
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> Thanks,
> 
> D
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> Bill Henderson wrote:
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> <europabill@bellsouth.net>
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>>Check out pages 17-1 and 17-2 of the Rotax 912S Installation Manual (Mine
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>>the 9/1/1998 version).  It shows the wiring of the Rotax electrical
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> system. 
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>>The lamp is a charge indicator lamp.  It's notated as item #11.
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>>Bill
>>A010 Monowheel Classic
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>>----- Original Message ----- 
>>From: "D Wysong" <hdwysong@gmail.com>
>>To: <europa-list@matronics.com>
>>Sent: Tuesday, January 24, 2006 5:56 PM
>>Subject: Europa-List: Question for Rotax Drivers...
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>>>Hi all,
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>>>The Rotax wiring diagram shows the Ducati regulator/rectifier with the
>>>"L" lead across a lamp.  The connector says "LAMP"... but when exactly
>>>will this lamp illuminate?
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>>>Can someone tell me or point out the section(s) in any of the Rotax
>>>manual(s) that describes the function(s) this lamp serves?
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>>>Undervoltage?  Fault?  Overvoltage?  ???
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>>>Specifically, I'm looking for the "nominal" electrical state of the "L"
>>>lead (e.g. - pulled high, pulled low, open) when:
>>>-- the 12V bus hot and the engine is not running
>>>-- the 12V bus hot and the engine is running
>>>
>>>Thanks for your help,
>>>
>>>D
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