iFoxRomeo Posted December 20, 2014 Share Posted December 20, 2014 As with the Dora http://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?t=129159, the Kurfuerst also suffers from a misfunctioning generator. The problem is not as severe as with the Dora, but annoying non the less. It happens when flying around, doing nothing but flying at engine rpm above 2000. At first the L/G indicator light starts to flicker. The flicker gets more intense with time. Then the instrument lighting does it as well. It is most annoying when the reticle starts to flicker. At this point the battery seems to be nearly depleted and in case you lose the generator the boost pumps cannot supply enough fuel pressure to the engine. The radios do, contrary to the Dora, still work at this point, even on battery only. In this video you can see at what flighttime the problems arise. I took control at 12:00, ramp cold. At the end of this flight I got pitot tube icing. Look at the speed indicator at the end of the video. When I descend the speed drops. Temperature was set to 15°C, no clouds. This problem was there from the release of the Kurfuerst. Tested it with Open Beta 1.2.14u1, it still remains. The attached track is for mentioned open beta. Unfortunately youtube´s compression makes the light flickering at the beginning nearly invisible. Fox Spoiler PC Specs: Ryzen 9 5900X, 3080ti, 64GB RAM, Oculus Quest 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QuiGon Posted December 20, 2014 Share Posted December 20, 2014 I also encountered this problem today which prevented me from restarting the engine after a quick stop to rearm. 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! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkyCaptain109 Posted December 29, 2014 Share Posted December 29, 2014 Me too. Got it after a longer flight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skeeter Posted December 30, 2014 Share Posted December 30, 2014 Same problem circuit breaker out and can not reset. “Shiny Switch Method” :thumbup:1. You only need to flip the switches that are shiny. Someone before you figured out those make the aircraft work no need to second guess it. :(2. Never fly an aircraft with a shiny ejection handle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shagrat Posted December 30, 2014 Share Posted December 30, 2014 Same here! Now for the third time... if it is meant to be that way (effect of mistreating the plane), we could use some hints what to do/not to do. Honestly, like the other guys, i cannot remember doing anything bad or excessive when that happens... :( Shagrat - Flying Sims since 1984 - Win 10 | i5 10600K@4.1GHz | 64GB | GeForce RTX 3090 - Asus VG34VQL1B | TrackIR5 | Simshaker & Jetseat | VPForce Rhino Base & VIRPIL T50 CM2 Stick on 200mm curved extension | VIRPIL T50 CM2 Throttle | VPC Rotor TCS Plus/Apache64 Grip | MFG Crosswind Rudder Pedals | WW Top Gun MIP | a hand made AHCP | 2x Elgato StreamDeck (Buttons galore) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ophiuchus Posted December 31, 2014 Share Posted December 31, 2014 Same here. What's interesting, that if I set throttle to idle, then after a little time flickering stops. I think it's because of airflow is turning the prop. After landing however, with engine being on idle, cockpit lightning becomes barely visible and it seems like battery is pretty much dead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shagrat Posted December 31, 2014 Share Posted December 31, 2014 Seems Generator is not loading the battery??? Shagrat - Flying Sims since 1984 - Win 10 | i5 10600K@4.1GHz | 64GB | GeForce RTX 3090 - Asus VG34VQL1B | TrackIR5 | Simshaker & Jetseat | VPForce Rhino Base & VIRPIL T50 CM2 Stick on 200mm curved extension | VIRPIL T50 CM2 Throttle | VPC Rotor TCS Plus/Apache64 Grip | MFG Crosswind Rudder Pedals | WW Top Gun MIP | a hand made AHCP | 2x Elgato StreamDeck (Buttons galore) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
golani79 Posted December 31, 2014 Share Posted December 31, 2014 It´s pretty annoying - and if you land and turn off your engine to reload / refuel which is a must sometimes as this doesn´t always work with a running engine it can happen that you aren´t able to start up again. >> DCS liveries by golani79 << Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassly Posted December 31, 2014 Share Posted December 31, 2014 For some reason the generator cuts off above around 1500-1600rpm, so you are basicly flying on the battery above that. And the stuff you can do without both battery and generator while flying is quite nice... Or without any other electrical system. I would dare to assume that the electrical system is still pretty much wip. With radio usage it's the same. Turn your battery off, call ATC below 1600rpm, it works. Go above 1600rpm it doesn't, keep the above 1600rpm support with battery, ATC responds. So, if you use radio above the 1600rpm you are using your battery I guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aurora juutilainen Posted January 10, 2015 Share Posted January 10, 2015 For some reason the generator cuts off above around 1500-1600rpm, so you are basicly flying on the battery above that. yup, just to contribute more evidence to the matter here is a video showing exactly this. Below 1500 rpm no flicker, above 1500 intense flicker depending on how long you have been flying. 4TZYDDylfAw Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vespa Posted January 10, 2015 Share Posted January 10, 2015 So...flickering means that electric energy is getting lower....if it was completely missing the gunsight and all other lights should be off...correct? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ophiuchus Posted January 10, 2015 Share Posted January 10, 2015 Yep. And it happens if you let the battery drain further. Just fly a little bit longer and you'll see. Or mess with switches for landing gear or use radio more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alfredo_laredo Posted February 13, 2015 Share Posted February 13, 2015 Same issue with restart engine after a flight and rearm.. battery its not enough to run the starter. A.K.A. Timon -117th- in game Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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