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PostPosted: Mon Jan 07, 2019 9:10 am    Post subject: Sifting design goals and establishing protocols Reply with quote

On 1/6/2019 8:43 PM, Robert L. Nuckolls, III wrote:
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  Do a Z-14 and make them totally independent
  of each other.

This is what I implemented on my RV-10.  I did a very straight up Z-14
with 40 and 20 amp alternators.  For the first 500 hours or so I've
flown with the 2 buses interconnected.  Regulator voltage levels were
staggered but not on purpose.  My usual operational procedure was to
start on 1 battery with my (3) power hungry, unswitched MFDs running on
the other battery.  Bob helped me understand that this was exactly the
opposite of the way I should be running things.

After swapping out the light weight starter that came with the Van's
engine package (too high a momentary current draw turning over the
IO540), I began doing all starts with both batteries and buses
interconnected.  Then I disconnect them for flight.   I've run that way
for the last 600 hours.

Running on 2 separate batteries, alternators and buses makes most any
failure both readily apparent and easily recoverable in flight.  At one
point I had a LRC3 fail but the Z-14 made it reasonable for me continue
my multi-leg trip, VFR-only,  before returning  to my home shop for repair.

The Z-14 is  a very robust design and easy to implement in the RV-10.
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PostPosted: Mon Jan 07, 2019 11:22 am    Post subject: Re: Sifting design goals and establishing protocols Reply with quote

Mauledriver(at)nc.rr.com wrote:
On 1/6/2019 8:43 PM, Robert L. Nuckolls, III wrote:
Quote:

� Do a Z-14 and make them totally independent
� of each other.


This is what I implemented on my RV-10.� I did a very straight up Z-14
with 40 and 20 amp alternators.� For the first 500 hours or so I've
flown with the 2 buses interconnected.� Regulator voltage levels were
staggered but not on purpose.� My usual operational procedure was to
start on 1 battery with my (3) power hungry, unswitched MFDs running on
the other battery.� Bob helped me understand that this was exactly the
opposite of the way I should be running things.

After swapping out the light weight starter that came with the Van's
engine package (too high a momentary current draw turning over the
IO540), I began doing all starts with both batteries and buses
interconnected.� Then I disconnect them for flight. � I've run that way
for the last 600 hours.

Running on 2 separate batteries, alternators and buses makes most any
failure both readily apparent and easily recoverable in flight.� At one
point I had a LRC3 fail but the Z-14 made it reasonable for me continue
my multi-leg trip, VFR-only,� before returning� to my home shop for repair.

The Z-14 is� a very robust design and easy to implement in the RV-10.
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While I like the Z-14 architecture (it is very much similar to heavy iron logic) -it requires 2 batteries. My design goal is 1 batt + 2 alternators.


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PostPosted: Mon Jan 07, 2019 12:01 pm    Post subject: Re: Sifting design goals and establishing protocols Reply with quote

Mauledriver(at)nc.rr.com wrote:
On 1/6/2019 8:43 PM, Robert L. Nuckolls, III wrote:
Quote:

� Do a Z-14 and make them totally independent
� of each other.


...� Regulator voltage levels were
staggered but not on purpose.� ..


Thanks for sharing this info, good to know that they don't like to be setup at same set point if operating on a common bus.


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PostPosted: Tue Jan 08, 2019 2:24 am    Post subject: Sifting design goals and establishing protocols Reply with quote

On 1/7/2019 3:01 PM, supik wrote:
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Mauledriver(at)nc.rr.com wrote:
> On 1/6/2019 8:43 PM, Robert L. Nuckolls, III wrote:
>
>> � Do a Z-14 and make them totally independent
>> � of each other.
>>
>>
> ...� Regulator voltage levels were
> staggered but not on purpose.� ..

Thanks for sharing this info, good to know that they don't like to be setup at same set point if operating on a common bus.

I didn't mean to imply that at all.  At one point I did get them

adjusted to the same voltage and ran that way for sometime while I was
still running interconnected 100% of the time - no problem what so
ever.  It still happens that I'll run interconnected because I forget to
disconnect them after takeoff.  The only liability in running
interconnected with both regulators set at roughly the same level is
that I may not immediately be aware of say a failing regulator or
alternator.  Otherwise there seems to be zero impact.

Two related issues:

1) I mounted my regulators on the back of the firewall which can be a
very difficult place to access on the '10.  I was unable to easily
adjust the voltage level on the regulator so I just let it stay
'staggered' until I came up with a customized screwdriver that permitted
adjustment.

2) You have to pay attention to where you tap the bus voltage for
measurement and display.  Turned out that taking the voltage picked up
by my GRT EIS for one bus and taking the voltage picked up by my GRT
EFIS for the other bus did not produce comparable values.  It took me
awhile to figure that one out.
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PostPosted: Tue Jan 08, 2019 2:12 pm    Post subject: Re: Sifting design goals and establishing protocols Reply with quote

Mauledriver(at)nc.rr.com wrote:
On 1/7/2019 3:01 PM, supik wrote:
Quote:

Mauledriver(at)nc.rr.com wrote:
> On 1/6/2019 8:43 PM, Robert L. Nuckolls, III wrote:
>
>> � Do a Z-14 and make them totally independent
>> � of each other.
>>
>>
> ...� Regulator voltage levels were
> staggered but not on purpose.� ..

Thanks for sharing this info, good to know that they don't like to be setup at same set point if operating on a common bus.

I didn't mean to imply that at all.  At one point I did get them

adjusted to the same voltage and ran that way for sometime while I was
still running interconnected 100% of the time - no problem what so
ever.  It still happens that I'll run interconnected because I forget to
disconnect them after takeoff.  The only liability in running
interconnected with both regulators set at roughly the same level is
that I may not immediately be aware of say a failing regulator or
alternator.  Otherwise there seems to be zero impact.

Two related issues:

1) I mounted my regulators on the back of the firewall which can be a
very difficult place to access on the '10.  I was unable to easily
adjust the voltage level on the regulator so I just let it stay
'staggered' until I came up with a customized screwdriver that permitted
adjustment.

2) You have to pay attention to where you tap the bus voltage for
measurement and display.  Turned out that taking the voltage picked up
by my GRT EIS for one bus and taking the voltage picked up by my GRT
EFIS for the other bus did not produce comparable values.  It took me
awhile to figure that one out.
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Thanks for sharing your experience!


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