Frag Posted April 6, 2022 Posted April 6, 2022 Hi guys, since the last BETA (of last week) the ELEC SYS warning light always stays on after I do my cold start procedure. The F-16 does not seem to be affected but I still did not find a way to shut this warning down. I start the engine with no external power (Just the BATT ON switch). I did a lot of search and I saw that it was a common issue in 2020, but all the threads are quite old and did not provide me fixes. Could someone gives me pointers please? I know that I am missing something.
Tholozor Posted April 6, 2022 Posted April 6, 2022 (edited) Press the caution reset button on the ELEC panel just aft of the MAIN PWR switch, and ensure that switch is set to MAIN PWR, not BATT. Edited April 6, 2022 by Tholozor REAPER 51 | Tholozor VFA-136 (c.2007): https://www.digitalcombatsimulator.com/en/files/3305981/ Arleigh Burke Destroyer Pack (2020): https://www.digitalcombatsimulator.com/en/files/3313752/
Eagle7907 Posted April 8, 2022 Posted April 8, 2022 If still getting ELEC SYS, also test the FLCS. Toggle switch back left where other system tests located.Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro Win 10, AMD FX9590/water cooled, 32GB RAM, 250GB SSD system, 1TB SSD (DCS installed), 2TB HD, Warthog HOTAS, MFG rudders, Track IR 5, LG Ultrawide, Logitech Speakers w/sub, Fans, Case, cell phone, wallet, keys.....printer
Solution Frag Posted April 8, 2022 Author Solution Posted April 8, 2022 On 4/6/2022 at 2:36 PM, Tholozor said: Press the caution reset button on the ELEC panel just aft of the MAIN PWR switch, and ensure that switch is set to MAIN PWR, not BATT. I usually set the power switch to BAT while the engine is starting. When the engine is at 65% and idling, then I switch to MAIN PWR. Are you saying to set it directly to MAIN PWR and never use BAT?
Falconeer Posted April 8, 2022 Posted April 8, 2022 29 minutes ago, Frag said: I usually set the power switch to BAT while the engine is starting. When the engine is at 65% and idling, then I switch to MAIN PWR. Are you saying to set it directly to MAIN PWR and never use BAT? Yes, when starting you should put it in Main Power Planes: Choppers: Maps: Flaming Cliffs 3 Black Shark 2 Syria A-10C Tank killer 2 Black Shark 3 Persian Gulf F/A18C Hornet AH-64 Apache Mariana's F-16C Viper Afghanistan F-15E Strike Eagle Kola Peninsula Mirage 2000C AJS-37 Viggen JF-17 Thunder F-14 Tomcat F-4E Phantom
QuiGon Posted April 8, 2022 Posted April 8, 2022 49 minutes ago, Frag said: I usually set the power switch to BAT while the engine is starting. When the engine is at 65% and idling, then I switch to MAIN PWR. Are you saying to set it directly to MAIN PWR and never use BAT? Yes, there is no need to put in BAT. You can set it directly to MAIN PWR and the generator kicks in once the engine spooled up. But I don't really see any reason, why the ELEC SYS warning would stay on if you select MAIN PWR at a later stage 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!
Frederf Posted April 8, 2022 Posted April 8, 2022 The caution persists until reset. It's a sort of electrical system master caution. It does auto reset sometimes. It's possible to start under BATT but normally it's under MAIN PWR. BATT is used to test the FLCS latching feature (that it doesn't) before start.
Dragon1-1 Posted April 8, 2022 Posted April 8, 2022 The proper procedure is to start in MAIN PWR. Starting in BATT isn't recommended, though I don't know if it actually does anything bad IRL.
Frag Posted April 8, 2022 Author Posted April 8, 2022 28 minutes ago, Dragon1-1 said: The proper procedure is to start in MAIN PWR. Starting in BATT isn't recommended, though I don't know if it actually does anything bad IRL. I remember seeing that BAT procedure on the cold start tutorial. God knows which one. But I am alright setting it to MAIN PWR directly instead. I guess it will take care of my issue. Will test it up later on tonight.
Dragon1-1 Posted April 8, 2022 Posted April 8, 2022 Probably someone who didn't really know what he's doing, not official ED material. I'm pretty sure in Wags cold start video it was done correctly.
Aquorys Posted April 15, 2022 Posted April 15, 2022 If you accidentally started in BATT instead of MAIN PWR, go to MAIN PWR. The MAIN GEN light should go out after a few seconds and you'll still see FLCS RLY illuminated. Go to the TEST panel and select FLCS PWR - TEST, the FLCS RLY light should go out. Let go of the FLCS PWR - TEST switch so that it resets to NORM, and the ELEC SYS light should go out. What you should do during startup is: MAIN PWR switch - Select BATT FLCS PWR - TEST switch - Select and hold TEST Check the FLCS PWR A/B/C/D light (should illuminate A/B/C/D) Check the ELEC - ACFT BATT - CHECK light (should illuminate TO FLCS) Check the ELEC - CHECK light (should illuminate FLCS PMG) FLCS PWR - TEST switch - Release (return to NORM) MAIN PWR switch - Select MAIN PWR This is all done with the engines still off. The engines are started with the MAIN PWR setting. 4 1 F-16 / Su-33 / Ka-50 F-16 Checklists (Kneeboard compatible) F-16 BVR training missions
WHOGX5 Posted April 15, 2022 Posted April 15, 2022 On 4/8/2022 at 6:48 PM, Frag said: I remember seeing that BAT procedure on the cold start tutorial. God knows which one. But I am alright setting it to MAIN PWR directly instead. I guess it will take care of my issue. Will test it up later on tonight. It was Spudknockers cold start tutorial and as others have already mentioned, it is completely incorrect. BATT is only used for pre-engine tests. Engine is always started with MAIN PWR. As general advice, youtube videos are more fun to watch and perhaps easier to follow, but manuals are more accurate and more in depth. So don't rely solely on youtube. 2 -Col. Russ Everts opinion on surface-to-air missiles: "It makes you feel a little better if it's coming for one of your buddies. However, if it's coming for you, it doesn't make you feel too good, but it does rearrange your priorities." DCS Wishlist: MC-130E Combat Talon | F/A-18F Lot 26 | HH-60G Pave Hawk | E-2 Hawkeye/C-2 Greyhound | EA-6A/B Prowler | J-35F2/J Draken | RA-5C Vigilante
Frag Posted April 16, 2022 Author Posted April 16, 2022 On 4/14/2022 at 8:04 PM, Aquorys said: If you accidentally started in BATT instead of MAIN PWR, go to MAIN PWR. The MAIN GEN light should go out after a few seconds and you'll still see FLCS RLY illuminated. Go to the TEST panel and select FLCS PWR - TEST, the FLCS RLY light should go out. Let go of the FLCS PWR - TEST switch so that it resets to NORM, and the ELEC SYS light should go out. What you should do during startup is: MAIN PWR switch - Select BATT FLCS PWR - TEST switch - Select and hold TEST Check the FLCS PWR A/B/C/D light (should illuminate A/B/C/D) Check the ELEC - ACFT BATT - CHECK light (should illuminate TO FLCS) Check the ELEC - CHECK light (should illuminate FLCS PMG) FLCS PWR - TEST switch - Release (return to NORM) MAIN PWR switch - Select MAIN PWR This is all done with the engines still off. The engines are started with the MAIN PWR setting. On 4/14/2022 at 8:42 PM, WHOGX5 said: It was Spudknockers cold start tutorial and as others have already mentioned, it is completely incorrect. BATT is only used for pre-engine tests. Engine is always started with MAIN PWR. As general advice, youtube videos are more fun to watch and perhaps easier to follow, but manuals are more accurate and more in depth. So don't rely solely on youtube. Indeed after using MAIN PWR to start the engine instead, that issue went away. I guess a recent fix from ED changed this since I always did start the engine the old way (with BATT) and I just started to get that warning light recently. Never the less, everything is fine now. Thanks for the help guys.
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