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Dead Glideslope needle
We've got a dead glideslope needle on our #1 indicator. (KI-209 driven by a
KX155 12v) GS flag works, needle stays centered. I dug through our log books and noticed that this also happened in 2002 and was repaired by "repair to aircraft wiring". I contacted the avionics shop that did the work and they looked up the repair order. They repeated that the GS needle was inop and the unit bench tested good and that a wiring repair was done on the aircraft. I've haven't seen the back side of a 209 or a KX155. The avionics tech that previously repaired it says " it could be any or all of the 4 wires that connect the +/- GS flag or the needle" Can someone explain the wiring? Thanks, Jim Burns |
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Thanks.
I found the pin out for it. All 4 GS pins run vertical on the left side of the connector. Now I've got a place to start looking. Jim "Aaron Coolidge" wrote in message ... Jim Burns wrote: : We've got a dead glideslope needle on our #1 indicator. (KI-209 driven by a : KX155 12v) GS flag works, needle stays centered. : Can someone explain the wiring? The signal from the KX155 is a small voltage (current? I can't remember...) that drives the needle up or down. This comes over a pair of dedicated wires. I can look the specific pins up, but I don't have that data handy. A separate pair of wires drives the GS flag. The GS needle in the KI209 is just a voltmeter and probably will last until the cows come home - the same is not true of the VOR/LOC. -- Aaron C. |
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Go to http://www.aeroelectric.com/Installation_Data they have the pinouts
You can check the continuity of the wires yourself. It will be a lot easire if you can borrow a couple of pins to connect your meter with. Of course the easiest way to troubleshoot is to swap. Mike MU-2 Mike MU-2 "Jim Burns" wrote in message ... We've got a dead glideslope needle on our #1 indicator. (KI-209 driven by a KX155 12v) GS flag works, needle stays centered. I dug through our log books and noticed that this also happened in 2002 and was repaired by "repair to aircraft wiring". I contacted the avionics shop that did the work and they looked up the repair order. They repeated that the GS needle was inop and the unit bench tested good and that a wiring repair was done on the aircraft. I've haven't seen the back side of a 209 or a KX155. The avionics tech that previously repaired it says " it could be any or all of the 4 wires that connect the +/- GS flag or the needle" Can someone explain the wiring? Thanks, Jim Burns |
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Thanks Mike,
That's exactly where I found the pin outs and you echoed my plan of attack. Our other indicator is also a KI 209 so I was going to swap the connectors to see if it follows over to the other indicator. Jim |
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