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 Posted: Fri Dec 01, 2006 6:37 pm Post subject: Lightspeed ignition wiring |
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Hi
Looking for views on Lightspeed ignition wiring. The installation manual
says to run power and ground wires direct to battery terminals to suppress
radio interference. With a battery being in the rear of the aircraft and one
main fat wire running up to the firewall what thoughts does anyone have on
using the fatwire terminal on the start relay instead of running (hot) wires
all the way back to the battery terminals. Any real life experience out
there?
Thanks Chris
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David(at)ChalmersFamily.c
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| Posted: Fri Dec 01, 2006 7:53 pm Post subject: Lightspeed ignition wiring |
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I did exactly what you describe with a Plasma II. I had a fat wire running to a battery in the rear and connected the ignition to the fat wires at the engine. Didn't work too well. The voltage drop in those fat wires when starting was a problem. Symptoms were engine would spin great but wouldn't fire until starter switch was released. I rewired it per instructions with dedicated hot wires back to the battery for the ignition and have had no further problems.
Dave Chalmers
TriQ200 N4016G 250hrs
Redmond WA
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jquinn3(at)gmail.com
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| Posted: Fri Dec 01, 2006 11:10 pm Post subject: Lightspeed ignition wiring |
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Chris,
I have one LightSpeed installed on a IO-320. I had Lightspeed send me
a new signal pickup assembly with longer than normal wires. The hot
wire goes to a combination circuit breaker/switch and then to the
positive battery terminal. Besides the radio noise issue, I believe
the real reason is to eliminate points of failure in the wiring run.
In my case the only problem I can experience is a broken wire or a
broken switch. Otherwise the power will always be delivered where it
is needed to run the system.
On 12/1/06, David Chalmers <David(at)chalmersfamily.com> wrote:
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I did exactly what you describe with a Plasma II. I had a fat wire running to a battery in the rear and connected the ignition to the fat wires at the engine. Didn't work too well. The voltage drop in those fat wires when starting was a problem. Symptoms were engine would spin great but wouldn't fire until starter switch was released. I rewired it per instructions with dedicated hot wires back to the battery for the ignition and have had no further problems.
Dave Chalmers
TriQ200 N4016G 250hrs
Redmond WA
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