improve electrical system

[gilbertohasnofb]

XML17 - better modelling of Loadmeter: when both alternator and battery are switched on it reads ~33 V (almost an electric overload, I believe), which is already beyond the yellow range. Turning lights, radios and instrument on and off currently make no difference, but I believe it should raise the load of the system

[gilbertohasnofb]

With battery and alternator both on, we currently have the loadmeter reading a constant ~27 V regardless of the load, and a constant 24.5 V if the alternator is turned off, both regardless of the equipments being used (lights, avionics, etc., make no difference in these readings).

The ammeter seems to work well, but shouldn't a negative read of the ammeter (such as when the alternator is off) cause the amount of voltage from the battery to drain?

[gilbertohasnofb]

Note that once https://github.com/c172p-team/c172p/issues/1151 is created, our aircraft will no longer have a Loadmeter (model P's did not have one). But I would still leave this issue opened even though the gauge will no longer be there since the issue is with the electrical system itself.

[callahanp]

if using the aircraft with a cockpit, what will happen to the voltmeter when using the c172?

the cockpit has a a voltage guage.

-Pat

On Thu, Jul 26, 2018 at 2:25 PM Gilberto Agostinho notifications@github.com wrote:

Note that once #1151 https://github.com/c172p-team/c172p/issues/1151 is created, our aircraft will no longer have a Loadmeter (model P's did not have one). But I would still leave this issue opened even though the gauge will no longer be there since the issue is with the electrical system itself.

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[gilbertohasnofb]

@callahanp the property /systems/electrical/volts will still be in use and will have the correct voltage value. The only difference is that our cockpit will no longer have a gauge displaying that value. But as long as you use that property in your cockpit you should be fine.