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justinmg
11th Mar 2006, 16:50
One of the guys at our field has had a few electrical problems. The alternator control unit cuts in above 1000rpm giving a Lo Volts light. The POH describes this as an overvoltage condition.
What are the common causes for this sort of thing?

shortstripper
11th Mar 2006, 18:57
Probably the regulator.

SS

Whopity
12th Mar 2006, 08:54
Or a failed diode in the rectifier.