The old cable was 8 gauge and we did replace it with 8 gauge. This 182 as far as I can tell from the logs, history, and wiring diagrams came from the factory with an Alternator, not a generator, though the 60A breaker is still labeled Gen.
Had a bad grease fitting for the prop where the check ball wouldn't seat properly and it slung grease all over the front of the airplane and coated the windscreen.
Took about 5 different USB sticks to figure out which type the GI-275 would actually talk to via the GSB 15 for updates.
I think we have found our smoking gun: the crimp on the positive load wire coming off the Alternator (D-PB20 in post 5 I think). I checked this connector previously (admittedly, I do not have a good multimeter, a Fluke is on the shopping list), as did my A&P, nothing appeared or felt loose...
Gill battery is from 2016, and my memory didn't serve me correctly, it was up at 12.6 as measured at the cigarette lighter (again a couple tenths lower than actual and with the load from the Gi-275s powered on) today even after the flight with on and off charging. The battery has been strong to...
I agree, I don't think the parts cannon is the solution here.
1. The problem is behaving the same as the original post/original problem though I would say is getting more severe, in that today was the first time I had a steady period of discharging
2. The rhythm has been troubleshoot, A&P...
Update: we now have a new master switch, were good for about two flight hours, but the issue has returned, with a discharge happening even at minimum load for about 20 mins straight until we got into the pattern when charging picked up again. Replaced to date: voltage regulator (new Lamar)...
I have a USB charger in the cigarette outlet that displays voltage and the voltage also drops with amps falling into discharge. Confirmed this as well with a multimeter connected to the terminal points behind the panel as well, so the load drop is real.
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Have a Cessna 182H that recently went through a panel upgrade last winter which included a GNC355, a GMA345, and two GI275s with vacuum system removal. For the first 30 or so hours after the upgrade everything was fairly trouble free, so issue might be totally unrelated.
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