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Have you recently brought any new gadgets into the airplane? Cigarette lighter style plug-in USB power supplies and rechargeable USB power-banks can generate RF noise. If they are located close enough to your radio, they can actually defeat the squelch circuit. You'll the the little "TX" icon...

I started to answer this post yesterday. But, after reading the VP-X and PPS manuals, I'm a bit confused also. It would make sense to me that you should be able to isolate the battery (battery rocker off) and still have the alternator powering the buss system (VP-X or conventional). But...

Just some easy checks: 1. Did you go to setup on the HDX and verify that the servos and AP control head are being recognized on the Skyview network? 2. Do you have VP-X, and if so did you open up the VP-X menu from the engine page and verify that the servos are not faulted out?

Could be a breaker going bad or a wire in the power circuit frayed to the point that its getting hot. 2 SV-32s pulling 1.3 amps each at 100% torque could tax a 5A rated circuit that's no longer working to spec. It could even be a connection that is no longer solid and inducing a high...

I've powered on all my avionics before buttoning up the foward top skin on an RV-8. One of the things I've been trying to figure out is whether or not my GNS430 navigation data is actually connected to Skyview via the ARINC429 interface module. When Skyview is on and the PFD's HSI source is...

Modern avionics use multiple power and ground wires to reduce current through internal power circuits (reducing heat generated and extending the life of your avionics stack). Make your point to point wiring big enough to handle the total current requirement and then use a crimp type wire cap to...

Can anybody point me to a video showing real world application of the magenta and cyan colored vertical descent path tic marks (how to set them up, how it looks to fly them)?

Oh believe me, I am going over the wiring again and again. I'm sure it'll end up being some simple-stupid thing I've overlooked. I was an avionics tech-flight line troubleshooter years ago, plus 5 years in avionics/electrical at a major repair depot, FCC GROL and HAM operator. So, I do know...

I have a new install Skyview classic: two 7" displays, dual ADAHARS, GPS 2020, EMS, SV-COM-T25, SV-TXPDR-261, SV-AP-SERVOs (pitch&roll). Wiring has been verified (rung-out plug to plug). But, when I power it on VP-X trips the COM, TXPDR and AP. I went throught the configurator app on the VP-X...

Anyone want to share their wiring diagram for the trim coolie hat with Skyview AP panel. I have the Tosten CS grip that has a single common wire for every switch. —————————-Edit————————————— After looking back at the install manual, I understand the wiring for the trim. But, I’m curious...

I'm just about ready to power up my avionics for the first time. But, I've just realized I don't have a "pilot accessible" breaker to disable the trim system in the even of runaway trim. I have a pullable breaker on the console for AP, but not trim. For AP, I just wired the power for the...

I guess I have to join the crowd and complain about Seattle Avionics now. Updating the flash drive with Approach Plates and Airport Diagrams Seems to have gotten slower and slower. Now, even if I go through the Windows Update drudgery, delete all the old cookies, uninstall ChartData Manager...

Is it possible to put a voltmeter accross the battery terminals while the engine is running? Compare that voltage to what you're seeing on the VP-X widget. If the difference is more than 0.1 - 0.2 volts, I believe you could have a problem that needs looking into. Otherwise, as long as (like...

I suspect you have an internally regulated alternator. Check this out: https://planepower.aero/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/Troubleshooting-Single-Engine-Internally-Regulated-Alternators.pdf

The VP-X documentation discusses, in detail, the different voltage regulator requirements and interface. The VP-X planner even has a menu driven choices for Alternator/VR options.