Piper Cherokee Six - Page 607

PIPER
CHEROKEE
SIX
SERVICE
MANUAL
TABLE
X-III.
ELECTRICAL
SYSTEM
TROUBLESHOOTING
(cont.)
Isolation
Procedure
and
Remedy
Trouble
Probable
Cause
Output
circuit
breaker
trips.
(cont.)
Batter)
installed
with
reversed
polarity.
(cont.)
polarity.
Battery
charged
back-
wards.
Remove
battery.
Connect
load
such
as
landing
light
lamp
or
similar
load
and
discharge
battery.
Recharge
with
correct
polarity
and
test
each
cell
for
signs
of
damage
due
to
reversed
charging.
NOTE:
This
type
of
con-
dition
can
only
occur
in
a case
where
a discharged
battery
has
been
removed
from
the
airplane
and
put
on
a
charger
with
the
polarity
reversed.
This
reversal
in
polarity
car-
not
occur
in
the
airplane
due
to any
fault
in the
alternator
system.
Excessive
ammeter
fluctuation.
Excessive
resistance
in field
circuit.
Check
all
connections
and
wire
terminals
in
field
circuit
for
deteriora-
tion
such
as
loose
binding
posts,
broken
wire
strands
at termi-
nals.
etc.
Tighten
all
connections
and
replace
faulty
terminals.
ELECTRICAL
SYSTEM
Revised:
7/28/75
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