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Re: Europa-List: No charge lamp stays on

Subject: Re: Europa-List: No charge lamp stays on
From: William Daniell <wdaniell.longport@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 14 Feb 2023 14:36:29
I had the same issue - Bob Nickolls said that the charge light system in
the Ducati regulator is very primitive and not to pay attention.   A
reliable voltmeter is required.
Eventually my charge light went out by itself.  The battery charged just
fine while it was on.
William Daniell
LONGPORT
+1 786 878 0246


On Tue, Feb 14, 2023 at 12:46 PM Paul Mansfield <europaul383@hotmail.com>
wrote:

> Which video Martin (link or vid ref number)?
>
> I thought I'd watched them all, but don't recall one on Reg/Rec or
> charging troubleshooting...!
>
> Cheers,
>
> Paul M
> G-PLPM
>
> -------- Original message --------
> From: Martin Tuck <mjktuck@cs.com>
> Date: 14/02/2023 16:30 (GMT+00:00)
> To: europa-list@matronics.com
> Subject: Re: Europa-List: No charge lamp stays on
>
> Thanks Giles,
>
> I haven=99t done anything to the aircraft since the last time I fle
w and all
> seemed well then. I found a good video on troubleshooting the system on t
he
> Rotax Owners site so I=99ll be looking to perform those checks and 
see what
> might be going on.
>
> Martin
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Feb 14, 2023, at 5:07 AM, GTH <gilles.thesee@free.fr> wrote:
>
> =EF=BB
> Le 14/02/2023 ?? 03:26, Martin Tuck a ??crit??:
>
>
> <MJKTuck@cs.com> Hi Folks, <Charge lamp issue>*
>
>
> Hi Martin,
>
> I'd first check actual voltages with a reliable voltmeter, then perform a
> serious check of the wiring and connections.
>
> Did your alternator charge before? Did you disconnect/connect *anything *
> since last time you ran the engine with no issues?
> --
> Best regards
> Gilles
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