REFLECTOR: LIGHTSPEED IGNITION PROBLEM

[Tom Martino]

No matter where I plug it in, left or right ... it trips the breaker.  And when I plug the good one into the other side ... it does NOT  trip the breaker.  So, it must be the module.  

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From: reflector-bounces at tvbf.org on behalf of Randy Wharton
Sent: Sat 2/26/2005 1:08 PM
To: 'Velocity Aircraft Owners and Builders list'
Subject: RE: REFLECTOR: LIGHTSPEED IGNITION PROBLEM


The first thing I would check, Tom, is the breaker. Maybe the ignition module is ok.
 
 
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From: reflector-bounces at tvbf.org [mailto:reflector-bounces at tvbf.org] On Behalf Of Tom Martino
Sent: Saturday, February 26, 2005 3:06 PM
To: reflector at www.tvbf.org
Subject: REFLECTOR: LIGHTSPEED IGNITION PROBLEM
 
My first major squawk came yesterday while coming in for the final landing of the day.  The left Lightspeed ignition module simply popped a breaker.
 
I began troubleshooting today and verified that there are no shorts or problems with the wiring. And before this the engine purred perfectly.
 
Its this simple:  when I plug in the left module -- it pops the breaker.
 
This concerns me a bit, since the modules don't have but a dozen hours on them.  Has anyone ever had such a failure?  For no apparent reason?
 
I looked inside the module and it is as clean as a whistle ... no burnt traces, no foreign objects, no bare wires, etc.
 
I had them mounted on the cabin side of the firewall, just above the main spar.  They were not too cold, nor too hot ... and I don't believe there is enough vibration there to affect the solid state components ..
 
BUT HEY ... SOMETHING WENT WRONG!!??
 
Any ideas.  I will be contacting Klaus. 
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