REFLECTOR: Ever had one of those days? - Fight RG electrical problem

Michael Watson mikewatsspg at gmail.com
Sun Jan 1 13:25:46 CST 2012


Geoff,

Just unsolder the BRN/RED and the ORANGE wires and reverse and re solder
them.

Happy New Year and Fly safe.

Mike W.

On Sat, Dec 31, 2011 at 6:35 PM, Geoff Gerhardt <geoff at thegerhardts.com>wrote:

> Finally, over Christmas/New Years, I took the week off hoping to get a few
> contiguous days at the hangar and make some real progress.  I was getting a
> lot of work done until yesterday when I found a problem with my RG system
> that has me pulling my hair out.  Its a rather strange one.  My gear cycles
> fine when actuated.  Two green lights when down and locked.  But, the RG
> manual indicates that the AMBER light should be illuminated when the pump
> motor is running, and the RED light is the "gear unsafe" indicator.  On
> mine, its the opposite - the RED light comes on when the pump is running,
> and the AMBER light when the gear is unsafe.  After a lot of head
> scratching, I pulled the switch panel out and inspected where the wires
> went - the schematic indicates that the BRN and RED wires should go to the
> RED light - on mine they go to the AMBER light.  The ORANGE wire goes to
> the RED light (gear pump on), not the AMBER light as indicated in the
> schematic.
>
> On top of this, when I press the "TEST" button, nothing happens - no
> lights illuminate.  I traced that switch function back to the control box,
> and when I press the TEST button, contact is made to the appropriate
> circuit in the control box.  And, on top of all that, in the gear up
> position, the AMBER light (my gear unsafe light) stays illuminated even
> though the MG/NG micro switches are closed and the throttle position
> microswitch is open (all indicating gear safe).
>
> I've been pulling my hair out for about 6 hrs on this and can not figure
> it out.  Have any of you had a squirrely problem like this with the RG
> electrics?  Does anybody else have reversed gear motor on/gear unsafe
> lights?
>
> I have the factory "Composite Design" turnkey RG system.
>
> Thanks.
>
> Geoff
>
>
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