Ammeter Shunt Wiring

Discussion of aircraft electrical system design, construction, and problems.

Re: Ammeter Shunt Wiring

Postby Rynoth » Sat May 09, 2020 6:07 pm

Personally I've liked having an ammeter that shows me the entire situation of battery charge/flow. It gives me an idea of how long it takes my battery to recharge in-flight (i.e. how many amps are flowing back to the battery), at what RPM range the battery may start discharging, and/or whether I should shut off my secondary ignition (so far this is the biggest amp hog.) If/when I start adding additional loads it'll give me feedback on that as well, even if only used for testing on the ground.
Ryan Roth
N197RR - Waiex #197 (Turbo Aerovee Taildragger)
Knoxville, TN (Hangar at KRKW)
My project blog: http://www.rynoth.com/wordpress/waiex/
Time-lapse video of my build: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q8QTd2HoyAM
User avatar
Rynoth
 
Posts: 1308
Joined: Fri Jul 26, 2013 1:32 pm
Location: Knoxville, TN

Previous

Return to Electrical System

Who is online

Users browsing this forum: No registered users and 5 guests