Airframe · Lesson 23 of 40
Aircraft Electrical Systems
Batteries, DC generators, alternators, starter-generators, inverters and CSD/IDG units, regulators and protection, distribution, wire selection with voltage drop and derating, switch derating, installation, bonding, terminals, soldering, lighting and troubleshooting.
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- Explain how DC generators, alternators, starter-generators, inverters and CSD/IDG units produce and regulate power
- Service and troubleshoot lead-acid and nickel-cadmium batteries, including specific gravity corrections
- Select wire, switches and circuit protection using voltage drop, derating factors and protection charts
- Install, route, bond and terminate wiring and connectors to the handbook and AC 43.13-1B practices
- Test circuits and lighting systems with an ammeter, voltmeter and ohmmeter