SKYVIEW FUEL COMPUTER

[trevpond]

Hi Guys,

I recently had to do some maintenance on cabling on my aircraft and found the solution to a problem I had been having with the fuel flow element of skyview, i.e. flow showing for a while and then just stopping with nothing showing.  It came down to a poor connection from one of the red cubes.

Unfortunately this wiring fault has tied the computer up into knots as it's showing that I have 192 liters in the tank against a possible full value of 68 liters so does anyone have a clue how to zero the fuel computer so I can start from scratch?

best regards


Trev :-/ :-/

 

[Dynon]

SYSTEM SETUP > AIRCRAFT INFORMATION > TOTAL FUEL CAPACITY sets the highest value the fuel computer will take.

Even without doing that, you should be able to go to ENGINE > FUEL and spin down the computer's erroneous value to match the actual.

 

[trevpond]

I did that, but the situation remained the same. I'm wondering if the faulty wiring on one cube resulted in just one number being recorded from the other one (914 with 2 red cubes).

Best regards and thanks


Trev

 

[Dynon]

Not sure I'm following. Are you saying you can't decrease the amount of fuel the fuel computer things it has on board at all?

 

[trevpond]

That's right, it thinks it has 192 litres. I "matched" the values and it re-set to read the same but later showed 192 litres remaining.

The fuel gauge reads absolutely spot on, so that is calibrated correctly.

Regards


Trev

 

[Dynon]

Does the fuel remaining value "count up" on the EMS page (if you don't have that INFO widget displayed, add it to the page).

 

[trevpond]

I'll put it on next time I'm at the airfield.


regards


Trev