External wing tanks Green warning lights

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Rightlane44
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External wing tanks Green warning lights

Post by Rightlane44 » Sat Sep 22, 2018 8:05 am

I swear I had green lights for the fuel tanks on the warning lights panel before.
Now after a few flights i've noticed they aren't there no more. Any idea what
happened there?

Ken

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Re: External wing tanks Green warning lights

Post by JonathanBleeker » Sat Sep 22, 2018 6:38 pm

I believe they only light up when a drop tank is loaded but fuel is not transferring out of the tank.

Rightlane44
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Re: External wing tanks Green warning lights

Post by Rightlane44 » Sat Sep 22, 2018 7:19 pm

I just got through reading the fuel system section of the manual, wow, im
still not understanding the fuel gauge completely. :D Anyway as I understand it I
should be seeing green LH,RH EXT lights on the panel, they are never there
startup to shutdown. previously they functioned as described but the last
3 flights nothing at all. No other problems with this aircraft, I love it, Im flying
sorties in NAM! :D
Milviz F4E, Tackpac Addon, VRS Tackpac, Windows 7

Rightlane44
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Re: External wing tanks Green warning lights

Post by Rightlane44 » Mon Sep 24, 2018 12:45 am

Hi, can anybody else confirm the lights working on their install? Perhaps i should do a reinstall?

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Re: External wing tanks Green warning lights

Post by JonathanBleeker » Mon Sep 24, 2018 6:54 am

Do you have external tanks loaded?
In what position is the ext tank fuel transfer switch?

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Re: External wing tanks Green warning lights

Post by Rightlane44 » Tue Sep 25, 2018 3:47 am

External tanks loaded and functioning fine, On cold dark startup 3 position EXT TRANS
(triangle)switch is in middle position, I move towards left side of aircraft.
After tanks are empty I switch back to middle position. The only time the lights come on
is with the test switch on the lighting panel.
Before the lights were on solid and would blink out during transfer, then remain on when tanks
empty.

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Re: External wing tanks Green warning lights

Post by JonathanBleeker » Tue Sep 25, 2018 7:24 am

You running the ADV?

Rightlane44
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Re: External wing tanks Green warning lights

Post by Rightlane44 » Wed Sep 26, 2018 1:27 am

No just VRS Tackpac

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Re: External wing tanks Green warning lights

Post by JonathanBleeker » Wed Sep 26, 2018 6:48 am

Odd. Will check further.

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Re: External wing tanks Green warning lights

Post by Rightlane44 » Fri Sep 28, 2018 8:09 pm

:D Ok so I reinstalled and the green lights are working until
I install VRS Tacpack . Tackpack is disabling the green
lights on the warning panel, anybody else have the same
Thing or is it just me? :D

Ken

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Re: External wing tanks Green warning lights

Post by JonathanBleeker » Sat Sep 29, 2018 6:58 pm

Interesting. I will follow up on that.

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Re: External wing tanks Green warning lights

Post by Rightlane44 » Sun May 05, 2019 6:52 am

Hi, hows it going with that?

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Re: External wing tanks Green warning lights

Post by JonathanBleeker » Sun May 05, 2019 8:17 am

I think it got reworked with the ADV model, since non ADV is no longer being updated.

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Re: External wing tanks Green warning lights

Post by Alvaro » Sun May 05, 2019 3:40 pm

The whole fuel system, including its management, was redone in the ADV.


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