Originally Posted by
HillerBee
We have a problem with our GEN light stays on, we replaced the generator, main electric box, even the lacu, but the problems still exists. We tried our parts on another EC120, no problem. Checked all the cabling for grounding/corrosion issues, nothing. Note the helicopter had been sitting in the hangar for 5 months.
Any ideas ......
hi everyone, realise this is a very old post, but just wanted to share our experience with the Gen light not going out after start and the generator not coming on line- we had this issue and found it was simply the ball sticking on the back side of the collective head- when you press forward the starter lever on the collective it makes contact with a small black ball switch on the collective head- if that ball switch doesn’t pop back out upon release of the starter lever then the generator remains in starter motor mode and gen won’t come on line.
all you need to do is press/roll the little ball switch with your finger to pop it back out after you’ve started the engine and generator starts. 👍