Z-4000 question... full power???

NONE... I've done it many times, although we are using AUX power to power the TIU. Turn the Z4000 on, and dial up the power you want. It really doesn't matter if you go past the 18V and then back down. I've seen many people run their Z4000 at full voltage through the TIU. 

The answer that you want is on your thread on the DCS forum.

I saw it, and thank you!  This is more of a curiosity.   I want to see what the opinions are on a quick initial blast of max voltage followed by a fast recovery to 18V.  

What's the purpose?

My opinion is all risk and no gain.  I can't imagine why that would be desirable, and I can imagine where it would be very bad.

We're talking a fraction of a second here; up to 20's and then right back down to 18V - there is a known issue with one of my engines and it won't start correctly without seeing 17-19V immediately - it works great with the Z-1000.  Any voltage under this and it starts conventionally which is PITA.  We're talking about a window of less than one second.  

More of a science experiment really.  MTH is aware of the issue and is working on a fix.  In the interim, I will likely use Barry's idea of "TIU Tracks" moving forward as a safety precaution.  

Hadn't heard of that known issue.

Can any of you MTH techs elucidate?

I haven't encountered that issue, but that's not to say it doesn't exist.

Robert,

Hadn't heard of that known issue.

 

Can any of you MTH techs elucidate?

It is indeed a real issue as per my conversation the other day with MTH. They've seen it, however, it's very rare.

If I had to guess, I'd say that it's an engine issue in the firmware.

Barry, what happens?

what happens?

???

So wouldn't reloading the sound file solve the issue?

Not if the flash file has an issue.  Your just reloading it.  I had not heard of it yet.  What I do know is they are going through a lot of programming with the flash files to get them correct for the various markets (European) and working out some bugs that might be specific to a unit.  Like the smoke volume or control when using Remote CDR.  G

Joe,

So wouldn't reloading the sound file solve the issue?

What George said...