P-60E won't start
11-16-2012, 07:50 PM
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P-60E won't start
Just got my P-60 back from JetCat. First start, I hear a hum at the turbine like the starter motor is stalled and a yellow blinking light. After 2 attempts, the yellow and green lights blink and the solenoids click. Do I have a bad starter motor?
11-16-2012, 08:11 PM
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RE: P-60E won't start
Check your turbine wheel. Mine usually freezes up after a run. Part of my pre-flight is to ALWAYS rotate it with my finger. Its usually a soft lock-up. Hope that is it. My p60 runs great and I currently have 50 hours on it and about 275 flights.
Good luck,
Dave
Good luck,
Dave
11-18-2012, 04:02 PM
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RE: P-60E won't start
Solenoids should not click when spinning the engine using theManual & Ignition buttons at the same time. Either the starter motor itself is stuck or something isn't connected right. I don't know, sometimestrying a differentdata cable clears things up.
11-23-2012, 02:31 PM
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RE: P-60E won't start
Moved Turbine only to another aircraft with P-60 install, and did Learn RC; seemed to start normally.
Put turbine back to original non-starting aircraft, changed both data cables, checked all hookups, did learn RC again, same non-start result
Sequence: Kero solenoid clicks followed with a simutaneous "deedle deedle dee" and a blinking yellow & green. Repeats this sequence over & over with a constant tone from the turbine. Have also rechecked the glow plug.
Any more ideas?
Put turbine back to original non-starting aircraft, changed both data cables, checked all hookups, did learn RC again, same non-start result
Sequence: Kero solenoid clicks followed with a simutaneous "deedle deedle dee" and a blinking yellow & green. Repeats this sequence over & over with a constant tone from the turbine. Have also rechecked the glow plug.
Any more ideas?
12-06-2012, 08:11 AM
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RE: P-60E won't start
Duralite Battery voltage is: 8.30 v @ no load; 7.12 @ .5 amp load; 6.35 @ 1.0 amp load
Is that too low? Looks like it should start @ 7.12 volts?
Is that too low? Looks like it should start @ 7.12 volts?
12-07-2012, 07:48 PM
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RE: P-60E won't start
ORIGINAL: rocketman-RCU
Moved Turbine only to another aircraft with P-60 install, and did Learn RC; seemed to start normally.
Put turbine back to original non-starting aircraft, changed both data cables, checked all hookups, did learn RC again, same non-start result
Sequence: Kero solenoid clicks followed with a simutaneous "deedle deedle dee" and a blinking yellow & green. Repeats this sequence over & over with a constant tone from the turbine. Have also rechecked the glow plug.
Any more ideas?
Moved Turbine only to another aircraft with P-60 install, and did Learn RC; seemed to start normally.
Put turbine back to original non-starting aircraft, changed both data cables, checked all hookups, did learn RC again, same non-start result
Sequence: Kero solenoid clicks followed with a simutaneous "deedle deedle dee" and a blinking yellow & green. Repeats this sequence over & over with a constant tone from the turbine. Have also rechecked the glow plug.
Any more ideas?
I assuming that when you moved the engine to another model and it worked there was already a ecu in that model since you did a learn rc if that is the case I would
just swap the ecu nothing else. And yes just comming back Jetcat you would assume the ecu is ok but it may not be.
