Electrical System SY106

Question 1

What does the bus tie switch do?

Answer 1

Allows isolation of the battery and generator bus

Question 2

What provides the primary electrical power for the T-6 and where is it located?

Answer 2

The starter/generator, in the engine accessory gearbox

Question 3

What does the generator charge in the aircraft?

Answer 3

The battery and auxiliary battery

Question 4

What does the generator control unit do?

Answer 4

Provides voltage, overvoltage and undervoltage protection, generator overload protection.

Question 5

What controls the generator power?

Answer 5

The generator control switch

Question 6

How are the generator control switches interlocked?

Answer 6

Magnetically and electrically

Question 7

What are the two electrical power busses in the T-6?

Answer 7

Generator bus and battery bus

Question 8

What does the front cockpit generator bus power?

Answer 8

The rear generator bus and the front cockpit avionics bus (and rear cockpit avionics bus through the front cockpit avionics bus)

Question 9

What does the rear cockpit avionics bus control?

Answer 9

AltimeterASITA/VSIEHSIRMUGPS

Question 10

The rear cockpit battery bus receives its power from where?

Answer 10

The front cockpit battery bus

Question 11

What does the front cockpit avionics bus supply power for?

Answer 11

GPS, EADI and AHRS

Question 12

Where are AVI circuit breakers located?

Answer 12

Both on generator bus and battery bus in front cockpit

Question 13

The AVIONICS MASTER SWITCH powers what?

Answer 13

All avionics and radio systems in both cockpits (except the backup UHF)

Question 14

When AVI master switch is on what then powers the forward and aft avionics busses?

Answer 14

Battery and generator busses

Question 15

When bus tie switch is NORM what feeds the generator power to?

Answer 15

Generator bus and battery bus

Question 16

What does the number on each circuit breaker indicate?

Answer 16

Maximum current load in amperes, it will allow to pass before popping

Question 17

What side are the battery and generator busses located in (respectively)?

Answer 17

Left (battery) and right (generator)

Question 18

That is the voltage and amps for the battery?

Answer 18

24 VDC and 42 ampere-hour

Question 19

What is the aux battery voltage and amp?

Answer 19

24 VDC and 5 ampere-hour

Question 20

Where is the external power receptacle located?

Answer 20

Bottom of the left aft fuselage

Question 21

What must be on before external power is available?

Answer 21

Battery switch

Question 22

What is the external power controlled by and where is it distributed?

Answer 22

Battery switch and battery bus

Question 23

What interior lights are not powered on the battery bus?

Answer 23

Side lights

Question 24

What bus powers the utility and knee board lights?

Answer 24

Battery bus

Question 25

How do you adjust the lighting on the AOA indexer?

Answer 25

The knob on the indexer itself

Question 26

When will the landing and taxi light come on?

Answer 26

When the switches are on and gear is down

Question 27

Landing and taxi lights are powered through what busses?

Answer 27

Battery bus (landing) and generator bus (taxi)

Question 28

How many times does the anti-collision light flash per minute?

Answer 28

30 times per minute

Question 29

Anti collision light and navigation lights are powered through what busses respectively ?

Answer 29

battery (COLL) and generator (NAV)

Question 30

How many volts and amps is the generator, battery, auxiliary battery and external power receptacle?

Answer 30

Generator 28VDC, 300 AMPbattery 24 VDCAUX battery 24 VDCExternal power receptacle 28 VDC