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Originally Posted by Timcote1960
What say---do you run these checks as prescribed in the POH? Do they work? Is it worth it?
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Tim, I’m a nerd and do all the tests, I can’t do the ALT restart as the system was removed at some point in the past and was not documented. The button is on the panel and with the panel upgrade this coming year, the restart kit is going back in. Years ago, while flying patrol in the 337, I actually used the button to restart the electrical system where other attempts failed.
I do the electrical system ops test on every flight after both engines are started, before the radio master switch is turned on. It looks at some very important stuff and takes seconds once you have done it a couple of times. The test actually caught one of the warning lights being out, one flight it was good, the next not. Individual lights are not replaced, the unit is pulled out and a new one is put in.