EDC-D10A

[ED534]

My apologies, I'm sure this answer exists somewhere...have read the first 10 pages....
I have not received my D60 yet, but have read the manual and understand to keep this unit away from magnetic pulls within the plane. I have run my hand-held compass through the plane and can't get away from a 10 degree pull when I activate the strobes on....egads! What happens to the displayed readings when a hand-held compass shows a 10 degree swing when the strobes are on? I've crawled all over my RV6 with the compass and can't get away from it. Read some other posts that say some are going to the wing?? :-?

 

[pbennett]

Something odd there. In my RV6 the strobe power supply is under the right seat, a cable runs through the fuselage to a beacon strobe on the VS, the ADAHRS is one bay behind the baggage compartment (F606 from memory) at the top of the fuselage. No problems that I've seen.

Peter

 

[ED534]

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[dynonsupport]

If the handheld compass is moving, that means that something in the locations you're testing at is strong enough to affect the measurement of earth's magnetic field at that location. Wouldn't expect this to be true EVERYWHERE in the airplane though - just near wires/power/ferrous metal.

 

[BULY]

Today I finished installing again the compass sensor, trying to avoid any ferous materials, screws etc. Than it hit me: The 9 pin connector attached to the aluminum housing is made of stamped steel. So I checked it agains the vertical card and my iPhone compasses. Even just the removable part of the connector was causing 30 degree deflection. Why is a regular steel part attached on the housing of the sensor? There are many aluminum and non-metalic connectors out there that could have been used.
I think that's why my D-180 was giving me different errors at different headings?