Cessna 182 1978 - G-Switch Operational Check; Trouble Shooting

MODEL 182
&T182 SERIES SERVICE
MANUAL
16-109 TROUBLE
SHOOTING
(Cont)
TROUBLE PROBABLE
CAUSE
REMEDY
*POWER LOW Low
battery voltage. 1. Set
toggle switch to off.
2. Remove
plastic plug from
the remotejack
and by means of a
Switchcraft 750 jackplug,
connect a Simpson
Model 260 voltmeter
and
measure voltage.
If the battery
pack voltage
is 11.2 volts
or less, the battery
pack is below
specification.
Faulty transmitter
3. If the
battery
pack voltage
meets the
specifications
in step
2, the battery pack
is
O.K. If the battery
is O.K. check
the trans-
mitter
as
follows:
a. Remove the voltmeter.
b.
By means of a Switchcraft
#750jackplug
and
3 inch
maximum
long leads,
connect
a
Simpson Model
1223 ammeter
to thejack.
c. Set the toggle
switch to ON
and observe
the ammeter
current drain.
If the current
drain
is in the 85-100 ma
range, the trans-
mitter
or the
coaxial
cable is
faulty.
Faulty
coaxial
4.
Check coaxial
antenna cable for
high
antenna cable.
resistance
joints. If this
is found to be the
case, the cable
should be
replaced
This
test should be carried out with
the coaxial cable provided with your
unit.
16-109A.
G SWITCH
OPERATIONAL
CHECK.
indicated
on the
case of the transmitter.
a. Remove emergency locator beacon transmitter 1. Verify that the G switch has been actuated.
from airplane
in accordance with
paragraph 16-106.
c.
Reset the G switch.
b. While
holding transmitter in one hand, sharply
d. Reinstall transmitter in airplane
in accordance
strike the end
of the case in the direction of activation,
with paragraph 16-106
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