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Multiplayer, so no meaningful track. Don't know how to recreate so therefore not a bug report. 1) Oil pressure Generally oil pressure is at 120 psi or over unless boost & rpm set low. Recommended is 60-120. I find it a bit off that oil press is almost always at 120 or more. Specific case now. Flew 100 nm abouts. Boost 7, rpm 2850. I noted how the oil pressure was stuck at upper range (150). Why? Wasn't stressing engine at all. -3'C degree Aerobatics Online Server. Landed, engine quit. Figure it was the high oil press was the cause. I've noted typically oil pressure drops with radiator closed (switch forward off). Flipping switch rearwards (radiator auto, opening), oil pressure always goes up even more. 2) I long noted occasional weirdness with the starter. Specifically sometimes it refuses to turn over after repair and adding ground power does nothing. Brand new weirdness (same flight as above). Attempting to start after engine quit, it didn't, as expected, assuming engine seized. But, further, volt meter dropped and stayed dropped after releasing starter button. Then I could watch the voltage dropping as if something (starter engine?) just drew tons of current. Immediately after repair finished, prop turned over as if starter engine was still stuck. Watching the voltmeter I clicked the starter button and prop stopped turning and voltage shot up a bit again (as if "unsticking" the starter button). Attempting to start to start after repair. Voltmeter at 10V (which I remember is to low, needs 13-15V). Prop turns over slowly. Add ground power and once again confirm ground power does not work. With ground power, obviously prop should spin over fast enough to start. I even believe starting by battery was the exception in real life. Add a link to my old thread when I find it. One thread (commented but not started by me) on no working ground power. I observed some weird volt flickering, which i note is commented on in linked thread also.
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- spitfire lf mk. ix cw
- oil temp
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Fresh DCS install, no mods whatsoever. Made a 15 sec track. Spitfire is my absolute favorite. What I describe below is new behavior I'm quite certain. This bug is specifically about the electric starter, not the whole starting sequence. Description. 1) Spawn Spitfire on airfield as "Takeoff from ramp". I.e., engine stopped and cold. 2) Flip open start and booster covers 3) Hit starter button and engine turns over. Release starter button. Hit starter button again, propeller doesn't move. This is what my short track shows. Now the weirdness. This only happens when the first starter button press is very short (less than a second). If the first starter button press is longer, say 5 sec, it will not happen. Also, it will only happen once. Meaning, if I "Quit -> Fly again", it will not repeat. The autostart sequence (Right Win + Home) seems to always work when applied after spawn. But ... if autostart is tried after a failed manual attempt (as in the track), autostart will not move the propeller either. Modules: [I-16] [Normandy 1944 Map] [WWII Assets Pack] [Bf 109 K-4 Kurfurst] [UH-1H Huey] [F-86F Sabre] [Flaming Cliffs 3] [Spitfire LF Mk. IX] [P-51D Mustang] Free Mariana map NOT INSTALLED. Version, latest as of today. openbeta/2.7.16.28111/ Downloaded my track (above) and confirmed it runs as described. Spitfire manual start fail.trk
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Quoting old thread: Ground Power is for starter, what I always assumed, makes perfect sense. But ... I've noticed many times, engine refuse to turn over, battery seems low, after repairs. Connecting Ground Power doesn't help. So I did a simple experiment with P-51 and with Spitfire (Summer +20'C). 1) Spawn "Takeoff from runway" (This assured engine temp/oil pressure was up, no damaging engine by turning over cold) 2) Shut off magnetos (engine stops) 3) Spun the starter until battery drained (prop stopped moving) 4) Attached Ground Power and attempted to start. P-51 started (as it should). Spitfire prop didn't turn over at all (voltmeter showed 5V (down from initial 14/15V), whatever that means *1) If Ground Power is for starting, which again makes perfect sense, then this is a simple well defined bug. Ground Power should power the starter in an undamaged aeroplane. *1) Would ground power really bypass the voltmeter? If it does, be that as it may, the important point here is that ground power doesn't power the starter.
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- volt meter
- battery
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