Legs Posted December 10, 2019 Posted December 10, 2019 I've jumped back into the BS after some time and im doing ok for the most part. For some reason my inverter light on my overhead panel will not turn off after i fully start up. Is there a switch i need to turn off? LEGS - JTF-13
Frederf Posted December 10, 2019 Posted December 10, 2019 Which position is the inverter switch in? It has positions force on, shut off, automatic. In normal flight the switch is in automatic (up). Make sure your engine RPMs are at the flight values, throttle handles in the automatic position, generator switches on, external power switches off. The only way I was able to get inverter caution on in flight was generator switches off with inverter control switch either fully up or down. The Shkval and UV-26 are not able to be powered in this case which is an easy indication of partial AC electrical power supply. If that doesn't answer it a track showing the issue can be helpful.
Legs Posted December 10, 2019 Author Posted December 10, 2019 Which position is the inverter switch in? It has positions force on, shut off, automatic. In normal flight the switch is in automatic (up). Make sure your engine RPMs are at the flight values, throttle handles in the automatic position, generator switches on, external power switches off. The only way I was able to get inverter caution on in flight was generator switches off with inverter control switch either fully up or down. The Shkval and UV-26 are not able to be powered in this case which is an easy indication of partial AC electrical power supply. If that doesn't answer it a track showing the issue can be helpful. Inv is in auto LEGS - JTF-13
Legs Posted December 10, 2019 Author Posted December 10, 2019 I moved engine throttles to max and it cleared the light, i have fwd and aft tank lights on, what about those? LEGS - JTF-13
AlphaOneSix Posted December 10, 2019 Posted December 10, 2019 It means the pumps are working. When a tank runs out of fuel, the light will go out.
Frederf Posted December 10, 2019 Posted December 10, 2019 Of course the inverter will be on when the main AC generators are not cut in when RPM is so low. What I'm curious about is the inverter continuing to spin (if the sound is any indication) even through it's not providing power. Should the 500 Watt inverter stop making the noise (similar to A-10C) when not in use? Or is it a different noise like the standby ADI inverter? I also can't get the manual position of the switch to do anything different than the auto position.
AlphaOneSix Posted December 11, 2019 Posted December 11, 2019 The inverter won't provide power and won't make any sound when it's off. If it does that in-game then that's a bug. Also, Off = always off, Manual = always on, Auto = on when main generators are offline, off when main generators are online.
v81 Posted January 9, 2020 Posted January 9, 2020 In roughly a similar ballpark i might pose a question... If i recall correctly BS1 had the ability to run the generators in a 'high idle' throttle setting. But this does not seem to be the case in BS2. The way i recall it (and this is real on some aircraft for ground work / conserving fuel) the throttle had the following positions... 1 - Idle 2 - High Idle (generators start to supply power at this point) 3 - Governor (still generating power) 4 - Max (in case of engine or gov failure) Anyone else remember it being like this? R7 3800X - 32Gig RAM -- All SSD -- GTX1070 -- TM Warthog, MFG Crosswinds & TiR
Frederf Posted January 10, 2020 Posted January 10, 2020 It's the same now last I checked. The minimum and normal-full positions are two keyboard steps apart. The position between them is an estimated position to place the throttle handle if the governor fails (so manual throttle is needed).
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