Rick Martin
Gold Member
- Joined
- Apr 20, 2004
- Messages
- 2,162
- Location
- BRADENTON, FLORIDA & FL10
- Aircraft
- Everglades Kite Gyro, Tandem Dominator
- Total Flight Time
- 900 hours
Alright, electronics are a real weak point of mine.
My Red Lion display has gone crazy/dead. To my best knowledge the unit is 2-3 years old.
It has been working fine for many months. But the other day, during flight, it started displaying random numbers and changing back and forth quickly. During that same flight, it finally came to rest on 1428 and stayed. Then at Bensen Days, like a magician, Jake tapped it with his finger and it returned to "0" as normal. So I thought alright, I have a sloppy connection. when I had time, I opened the panel and looked, but did not find any poor connections. I even pulled the battery cover off where I found both "blades" still firmly attached to the lithium battery.
Sorry, I have not yet put a volt meter on the battery (I know, I know!)
Because the "blades" appear to be magically bonded to the battery, I'm guessing that the battery is not replaceable under normal circumstances
What I want to know is:
1. Were the two numbers, "1428" and "2", a code for a fault of some kind?
2. Is the described behavior indicative of a failing battery?
3. And if dead, can I actually replace just the battery
Thanks,
My Red Lion display has gone crazy/dead. To my best knowledge the unit is 2-3 years old.
It has been working fine for many months. But the other day, during flight, it started displaying random numbers and changing back and forth quickly. During that same flight, it finally came to rest on 1428 and stayed. Then at Bensen Days, like a magician, Jake tapped it with his finger and it returned to "0" as normal. So I thought alright, I have a sloppy connection. when I had time, I opened the panel and looked, but did not find any poor connections. I even pulled the battery cover off where I found both "blades" still firmly attached to the lithium battery.
Sorry, I have not yet put a volt meter on the battery (I know, I know!)
Because the "blades" appear to be magically bonded to the battery, I'm guessing that the battery is not replaceable under normal circumstances
What I want to know is:
1. Were the two numbers, "1428" and "2", a code for a fault of some kind?
2. Is the described behavior indicative of a failing battery?
3. And if dead, can I actually replace just the battery
Thanks,