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by Veldung
Thu Oct 27, 2016 3:46 pm
Forum: Public forum
Topic: Compression test low. So what?
Replies: 12
Views: 8446

Re: Compression test low. So what?

Compression test on the DA40 varies quite a bit. Mine went from 74 70 72 66 back to 79 - 78 - 79 - 78 in this years annual.
by Veldung
Sat Jul 30, 2016 1:02 am
Forum: DA40 Forum
Topic: Essential Bus breaker tripping issue
Replies: 21
Views: 9705

Re: Essential Bus breaker tripping issue

Getting a little bit frustrated here... My mechanic couldn't find anything wrong with the electrical system. Again! That was now the third time in the shop for the same issues and "nothing wrong" with the plane. I asked him if he can replace the brushes and he said he would have to pull th...
by Veldung
Thu Jul 28, 2016 2:27 pm
Forum: DA40 Forum
Topic: Essential Bus breaker tripping issue
Replies: 21
Views: 9705

Re: Essential Bus breaker tripping issue

I believe it is the still the OEM alternator. I will give the shop a call and let them know to check that first. They think it might be a corroded wire somewhere but I don't really believe that.
by Veldung
Thu Jul 28, 2016 2:13 pm
Forum: DA40 Forum
Topic: Essential Bus breaker tripping issue
Replies: 21
Views: 9705

Re: Essential Bus breaker tripping issue

I brought the plane back in the shop this morning and I hope the mechanic listens this time. It has been in the shop twice because of these issues and they could never find anything wrong with it. I'll keep you guys posted what they find. Or at least I hope they find....
by Veldung
Wed Jul 27, 2016 1:08 pm
Forum: DA40 Forum
Topic: Essential Bus breaker tripping issue
Replies: 21
Views: 9705

Re: Essential Bus breaker tripping issue

I did not get any alternator alerts on the ground or during flight. Also charging Amp is pretty constant during flight. The issues only come up when I try to restart. If I hook up a GPU the engine fires right up.
by Veldung
Tue Jul 26, 2016 9:46 pm
Forum: DA40 Forum
Topic: Essential Bus breaker tripping issue
Replies: 21
Views: 9705

Re: Essential Bus breaker tripping issue

Antoine I will try to find a battery I can borrow but I am still curious about the Voltage overview. If the battery is bad I would expect the voltage to go down steadily but the graph shows it jumping all over the place. I am wondering if the alternator or regulator is not working properly or if it ...
by Veldung
Tue Jul 26, 2016 9:34 pm
Forum: DA40 Forum
Topic: Essential Bus breaker tripping issue
Replies: 21
Views: 9705

Re: Essential Bus breaker tripping issue

Good news I had the plane checked by a mechanic twice and they could not find any issues and the essential bus stopped tripping. Bad news I still have issues with my Voltage and Hot/Warm Start of my engine. I have a new Batteryminder installed and I am now always charging the battery. They Batterymi...
by Veldung
Tue Jul 19, 2016 8:00 pm
Forum: DA40 Forum
Topic: Fatal DA40 crash in UT
Replies: 15
Views: 7896

Re: Fatal DA40 crash in UT

by Veldung
Fri Jun 24, 2016 1:37 am
Forum: DA40 Forum
Topic: Essential Bus breaker tripping issue
Replies: 21
Views: 9705

Re: Essential Bus breaker tripping issue

Good point! I hope the technician can find the problem and fix it. Something always seems to break ;)
by Veldung
Fri Jun 24, 2016 12:45 am
Forum: DA40 Forum
Topic: Essential Bus breaker tripping issue
Replies: 21
Views: 9705

Essential Bus breaker tripping issue

I have the following issue. The essential bus breaker tripped today during flight. The Load dropped down to 3 Amp and Voltage down to 23.2V. Pushing the breaker back in brings the load back to 40 Amp and 27.x Volts. The breaker tripped again and Voltage goes from 24.4V down to 23.2V. The breaker wou...