Vinny002 Posted August 27, 2014 Posted August 27, 2014 Hi, guys! Question for you about the battery in the A-10C, do you know how long it takes to completely drain the battery if the A-10C's battery is left on continuously? Thanks! Cheers, Vincent
Kenta Posted August 27, 2014 Posted August 27, 2014 Why not give it a try? You can speed time up and check if it will happen and when. Maybe it will even be listen in the briefing. Failure is the mother of all success.
RglsPhoto Posted August 27, 2014 Posted August 27, 2014 I suspect if it is modeled in DCS I7-6700K OC 4.9G, 896G SSD, 32G RAM @ 2400MHz, NH-D15 cooling system,TM Hotas Warthog,Saitek Pro Flight Rudder Pedals,TrackIr 5, BOSE M2
Oznerol256 Posted August 27, 2014 Posted August 27, 2014 AFAIK it is modeled in the Huey. You can even recharge it! [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC]
Wrecking Crew Posted August 28, 2014 Posted August 28, 2014 I'd wondered about the A-10C fuel, so I let the jet run all night. Next morning, ~10 hours later, the engines were off and the fuel guages showed zero. Just for fun I flipped on the APU and was surprised that it started, but ran for only 10-20 seconds -- and commented on it. The answer came back as 'fuel in the lines to the APU' :-) I suggest to test -- flip on the Battery. Run the engines dry. Test if the battery is dead with the external wing tip lights. If the lights are left on the battery should drain within 48 hours, IMHO. WC Visit the Hollo Pointe DCS World server -- an open server with a variety of COOP & H2H missions including Combined Arms. All released missions are available for free download, modification and public hosting, from my Wrecking Crew Projects site.
Supersheep Posted August 28, 2014 Posted August 28, 2014 I once had a similar question about the canopy actuators. One follow-up suggested to try to drain the battery by opening and closing it repeatedly... The PVC Pipe Joystick Stand How to thread
Snoopy Posted August 28, 2014 Posted August 28, 2014 I once had a similar question about the canopy actuators. And what was that? v303d Fighter Group Discord | Virtual 303d Fighter Group Website
Supersheep Posted August 28, 2014 Posted August 28, 2014 (edited) Standby. Final Edit: #9 f it is: http://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?t=82657 Sorry, I did remember that thread slightly different. . Edited August 28, 2014 by Supersheep The PVC Pipe Joystick Stand How to thread
QuiGon Posted August 29, 2014 Posted August 29, 2014 As far as i know the electrics in the A-10C aren't modled in such a detail that you can drain the battery, but I'm not sure. But i know that the elctrics on the Huey are modeled to an insane level of detail. In the Huey it is possible to drain the battery and even recharge it. You can easily check that, because the Huey has the required gauges to monitor the voltages on the different electric buses. This is especially important if you operate the Huey in very cold weather (~-10°C), because the battery depletes faster then. That means you can only start the engine one or two times in a row until the battery is depleted. You then need to ask for ground gower to get it running. I also know that it is possible to drain the battery on the FW-190D but i think it's not possible to recharge it. It misses the voltage gauges like the Huey has to properly monitor the battery. Same thing with the A-10C. Intel i7-12700K @ 8x5GHz+4x3.8GHz + 32 GB DDR5 RAM + Nvidia Geforce RTX 2080 (8 GB VRAM) + M.2 SSD + Windows 10 64Bit DCS Panavia Tornado (IDS) really needs to be a thing!
amalahama Posted August 29, 2014 Posted August 29, 2014 As far as i know the electrics in the A-10C aren't modled in such a detail that you can drain the battery, but I'm not sure. But i know that the elctrics on the Huey are modeled to an insane level of detail. In the Huey it is possible to drain the battery and even recharge it. You can easily check that, because the Huey has the required gauges to monitor the voltages on the different electric buses. This is especially important if you operate the Huey in very cold weather (~-10°C), because the battery depletes faster then. That means you can only start the engine one or two times in a row until the battery is depleted. You then need to ask for ground gower to get it running. I also know that it is possible to drain the battery on the FW-190D but i think it's not possible to recharge it. It misses the voltage gauges like the Huey has to properly monitor the battery. Same thing with the A-10C. Really? I've flown with the huey for almost one hour, generators off, just battery on and inverter on, no battery drain at all. I have to admit that the test was performed some DCS world iterations ago, so the electrical system might have been enhanced in the meantime, but I don't think so. Have a look at: http://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?t=113229 P-51D and FW-190D have their electrical system properly modelled, though. Regards!
Oznerol256 Posted August 29, 2014 Posted August 29, 2014 Really? I've flown with the huey for almost one hour, generators off, just battery on and inverter on, no battery drain at all. I have to admit that the test was performed some DCS world iterations ago, so the electrical system might have been enhanced in the meantime, but I don't think so. Have a look at: http://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?t=113229 P-51D and FW-190D have their electrical system properly modelled, though. Regards! That thread is outdated. Look at this one: http://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?p=2018105 While flying the huey doesn't really use a lot of electricity. There are some fuel pumps, lights and instruments. That's all. Try starting the engine a few times. That uses lots of power. [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC]
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