WelshZeCorgi Posted July 2, 2020 Posted July 2, 2020 sometimes I rush RIO startups and get the awg-9 cooling/ 54 cooling warning light on the panel. I am able to get the warning lights to turn off by putting the WCS switch in standby for a few seconds then flip it back to on. But that's usually after I notice the light is on a half hour into the flight. and I noticed during a flight where this happened that none of the AIM54s I launched hit anything, even though some of them had a non-notching (but still chaffing) target. Does screwing up the cooling for the AWG9/54s during startup cause permanent damage to the system that will prevent correct guidance?
sLYFa Posted July 2, 2020 Posted July 2, 2020 IIRC one of the devs mentioned that not activating the awg-9/PH cooling system will have consequences. i5-8600k @4.9Ghz, 2080ti , 32GB@2666Mhz, 512GB SSD
IronMike Posted July 5, 2020 Posted July 5, 2020 Does screwing up the cooling for the AWG9/54s during startup cause permanent damage to the system that will prevent correct guidance? It can yes, and in your case, very likely.:) I tend to rush my startups, too, who does not, but some things are still best followed as they should be. Warm up times etc are usually among the crucial things to keep in mind if you cut down your startups to save time. Heatblur Simulations Please feel free to contact me anytime, either via PM here, on the forums, or via email through the contact form on our homepage. http://www.heatblur.com/ https://www.facebook.com/heatblur/
WelshZeCorgi Posted July 9, 2020 Author Posted July 9, 2020 (edited) Thanks for the reply. It's good to know. I am trying to figure out what exactly causes the warning lights to go on. In my experience, it turns on if I don't leave the WCS on standby (with AWG9/54 cooling on) long enough. How long does the WCS have to be on standby before you can turn it on? EDIT: found it in the manual. the green light next to the switch needs to turn off before you switch the WCS switch from standby to on. Edited July 9, 2020 by WelshZeCorgi
Alphabet_Ghost Posted July 9, 2020 Posted July 9, 2020 It can yes, and in your case, very likely.:) I tend to rush my startups, too, who does not, but some things are still best followed as they should be. Warm up times etc are usually among the crucial things to keep in mind if you cut down your startups to save time. what about aim-54 cooling?seen like nothing happen if i don't toggle switch to AWG-9/AIM-54 position.Did HB simulated aim-54A and AWG-9 radar overheating? I7-4790K | RTX2070 | Thrustmaster Hotas Warthog | 24G DDR3 | 東芝 TOSHIBA HG5d M.2 256GB SSD | Q200 EX
QuiGon Posted July 9, 2020 Posted July 9, 2020 what about aim-54 cooling?seen like nothing happen if i don't toggle switch to AWG-9/AIM-54 position.Did HB simulated aim-54A and AWG-9 radar overheating? I also wonder about this. Never experienced any issues no matter how this switch is set, so it seems like this switch has no funnctionality in DCS :( 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!
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