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Mauledriver(at)nc.rr.com
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 Posted: Sun May 20, 2012 4:17 pm Post subject: SL30 problems in Phoenix - now I'm back in NC looking for a |
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I just returned from trip out west in my RV10 N215TG. Just before
landing at the absolute furthest point away from home, my SL30 stopped
working (partially). Fortunately I have a G430 with Comm to back it up
though that required a bit of work to make work.
Anyway, I'm back home in Durham (Lake Ridge 8NC8) and need to swap my
SL30 with a working SL30 to confirm it's disfunction. Once I send it in
to Garmin, I understand it will cost $800 no matter what they find so I
want to make sure it's not working.
Does anyone have a working SL30 that I can fly to and do a momentary
swap with. I can pretty much assure you that my installation won't
damage your unit. In fact, my SL30 powers up, tunes freqs, and
otherwise appears to be working. But it won't communicate.
The only other culprit could be the PMA 9000 EX. Hopefully a swap will
narrow it down to one or the other.
Thanks in advance,
Bill Watson
919-824-4179
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Bob Turner
Joined: 03 Jan 2009
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Location: Castro Valley, CA
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| Posted: Mon May 21, 2012 8:47 am Post subject: Re: SL30 problems in Phoenix - now I'm back in NC looking fo |
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Bill,
I think there's an easy test for the PMA9000, IF the SL-30 is wired as the #1 com. Just turn it off (push on the volume control knob). The audio panel is "fail safe" and should provide a direct connection between the #1 com and the pilot's headset (pilot only, and left ear only if stereo).
I'm on the wrong coast, or I'd offer to swap my SL-30. If you can find one that's certainly the easiest test. If you can't find one to borrow, you can consider the following:
The "fail safe" test on the audio panel doesn't check the wiring. I'd pull both the SL-30 and the audio panel. Get out the schematics and figure out what pins carry the audio signals between the units. Use an ohmmeter with long probes to reach back to the pins and check continuity, both "high" and "low" side of the audio lines.
Does the VOR side of the SL-30 work? If so, just swap the coax on the back (not so easy, I know). Connect the VOR antenna to the com antenna input, and vice versa. Does the VOR now not work, and does the com now receive? If the answer is yes, then the problem is in the com coax or the antenna. If no, it's the SL-30 itself (assuming you've ruled out the audio panel and audio wiring).
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