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tenorboy New Member Offline Posts: 3 Joined: Apr 27^th, 2009	Cannot get electrical switches to work Apr 28^th, 2009 at 12:17am	Print Post
	All my instruments are dead because I cannot get the generator switches to turn on. What am I missing?


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Ricktk New Member Offline Posts: 3 Location: Illinois, USA Joined: Apr 21^st, 2009 Gender:	Re: Cannot get electrical switches to work Reply #1 - Apr 28^th, 2009 at 12:49am	Print Post
	I'm new here also, and have my own problems getting my C-130s up and going, despite reading all the forum and manual, and following the supposed solution. �My problem is with the radios, AP, GPS dying shortly. However, for your problem I think the forum will need more info. �I have no problem with the generators. First, do you have the engines up and running?? �The engine generators will not work unless the engines are running. �The generator switch's ON (Vertical). �The gauges below should show a current load being produced. During the start procedure the CoPilots Inverter Sw (below Gen#2) should be in the horizontal position to provide AC power from the generators (Essential AC Buss), and the AC Inst & Eng Fuel Control Sw should be in the vertical positon to provide power from the Essential DC Buss. If any red lights are on some of those systems are not working, or set incorrectly. i.e. �On my very first orientation flight out of RAF Lyneham, I had Engine Gen #4 go out.

	Rick&&____________________________&&Buttons...check! Dials...check! Switches...check! Little Colored Lights...check!
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tenorboy New Member Offline Posts: 3 Joined: Apr 27^th, 2009	Re: Cannot get electrical switches to work Reply #2 - Apr 28^th, 2009 at 2:28am	Print Post
	Yes, when I load the aircraft, it is running. None of the switches on the electrical panel will move, I do not know how to shut down the engines and none of the switches in the VC cockpit even get a hand showing over them.


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Jimmy261 New Member Offline Posts: 2 Joined: Apr 3^rd, 2009	Re: Cannot get electrical switches to work Reply #3 - Apr 28^th, 2009 at 5:13pm	Print Post
	I had this problem when I started but with the help of this forum and working through a long learning curve it has been worth it. What worked best for me was to make sure I had a cold, dark airplane in the flight I had saved as my default flight. A piece of good advice I got from the forum is when the C130 is loaded cycle through all the views, e.g. 2D cockpit, virtual cockpit etc. I have one remaining peculiar behaviour with saved flights. When I return to a saved flight the plane is flying but I have to turn all electrical, avionics, and pressurisation switches back on. I have a trouble ticket open on this with Capt. Sim but have no answer to date. Hope this helps.


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tenorboy New Member Offline Posts: 3 Joined: Apr 27^th, 2009	Re: Cannot get electrical switches to work Reply #4 - Apr 29^th, 2009 at 2:14pm	Print Post
	I opened a ticket and it was closed without explanation. �There is no information anywhere on what is going on with my switches and nobody to contact to get any help on the matter.


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Captain Sim 2 CS Team Offline Posts: 5564 Joined: Nov 8^th, 2005	Re: Cannot get electrical switches to work Reply #5 - Apr 29^th, 2009 at 2:53pm	Print Post
	Your ticket was rejected with KB# referring to the problem you describe. The question has been previously answered by our Customer Support. Please check-in to Your Profile and use Customer Support > Search KB > KB# 671. Please be sure to search the Knowledge Base prior to submitting a request for assistance in order to ensure a timely resolution to your issue and avoid your request cancellation and posting removal.

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FAC257 Full Member Offline Posts: 23 Joined: Feb 17^th, 2008	Re: Cannot get electrical switches to work Reply #6 - May 7^th, 2009 at 9:07pm	Print Post
	Tenorboy Follow Jimmy261's advice on view cycling when first loading up the CS- C130. Proper initialization of an aircraft this complex is very important. Before doing anything with switches and knobs make sure you cycle through all of the aircraft's views. I go as far as cycling through all of the 2D pop-up panels as well. When you think your ready to go, try a little test first. Using the default FSX keyboard command for the Battery (SHFT-M), try to turn the Battery switch on and off. From my experience if you can't make the Battery switch move using SHFT-M, then most likely the aircraft is not properly initialized. I've never been able to complete a manual cold and dark start-up of the aircraft, when the SHFT-M test doesn't work. When any aircraft fails to initialize, you may have to back completely out of FSX and then come back in again. Jimmy261 When you go to load a saved flight, you may want to try loading that saved flight one more time once your actually inside the aircraft. One thing that has come to light is that loading a saved flight from the Freeflight GUI is not neccesarily the same thing as loading that same saved flight from within the sim itself. If you try loading that saved flight at least once after your already in the aircraft, you may find that all or at least, more of your aircraft parameters will come back the way you had them in your original saved flight. This is one of those quirky FSX issues not a CS problem. FAC


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