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    Hi Shawn,
    I'm not sure if we've been getting enough "votes" to bring this more or less to the "top of the list" of things you guys do (I'm sure you have a lot on your plate). However, about a week ago I got an EarthX warning (I have the EarthX fault wire tied into one of the inputs on my 5600). It was due to the battery getting too warm (yes, it's hot here in Houston already). I'll be adding a "blast tube" and protective cover to the EarthX to help out with the heat issue but I was thinking it would be nice to have the "Decoder" up and running. Any progress on this front? Thanks!!
    Jeff

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    Please add my yes vote to the pile.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Buster View Post
    Thanks. You're correct, it's not 12v. It simply goes to ground. Rob sent the instructions to get this connected and on the EFIS. I can share them if anyone wants them. I'm not the builder, and the manuals I have don't address this, so I'm thankful for a company with fantastic customer support!
    Buster,
    Please send the instructions to me at speedy11 at aol dot com.
    Thanks,
    Stan

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    All you need to do is connect the wire from the earthX battery to a spare EFIS digital input.
    Rob Hickman
    Advanced Flight Systems Inc.

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    Looks like this thread has gone silent. I too would be interested in this EarthX monitoring feature. Has any progress been made?
    Can you be more specific on how to utilize a "spare EFIS digital input"? (AFS 5600T with ACM)
    Last edited by N37PK; 07-22-2020 at 02:12 PM.

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    Quote Originally Posted by N37PK View Post
    Can you be more specific on how to utilize a "spare EFIS digital input"? (AFS 5600T with ACM)
    Connect the Fault Monitoring wire (black wire out side of battery) to one of the inputs of the Aircraft Rear Connector INPUT-PFD-1 through INPUT-MFD-3.

    Setup is done within the Inputs page of Instrument Configuration.

    Page 186 https://www.advancedflightsystems.co...al%20V15.1.pdf

    https://www.advancedflightsystems.co...%20Harness.pdf
    https://earthxbatteries.com/wp-conte...l_111017_X.pdf
    Shawn McGinnis

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    Flashing

    Shawn,
    If the battery is giving a "flashing light" input to the EFIS, how is it handled? Would I see a flashing warning on the screen? Curious if a decoder was programmed in.

    -Craig

    Quote Originally Posted by Shawn McGinnis View Post
    Connect the Fault Monitoring wire (black wire out side of battery) to one of the inputs of the Aircraft Rear Connector INPUT-PFD-1 through INPUT-MFD-3.

    Setup is done within the Inputs page of Instrument Configuration.

    Page 186 https://www.advancedflightsystems.co...al%20V15.1.pdf

    https://www.advancedflightsystems.co...%20Harness.pdf
    https://earthxbatteries.com/wp-conte...l_111017_X.pdf

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    The EFIS will show the alert bar item at the same frequency as page 4 (pdf page 6). The decoder hasn't made it to the top of the list. The main thing to remember is if the warning comes on and you hear "CHECK VOLTAGE" then as they say, "shutoff the charging system immediately".
    Shawn McGinnis

    Advanced Flight Systems
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