xcrmckenna Posted November 19, 2018 Report Share Posted November 19, 2018 Had my G5 installed in June. Been working flawlessly till today. Turned the master on this morning to work on a few things. The G5 booted up just like normal. Turned the power off did some work on nothing related to the G5. After about two hours turned the master power back on to check what I was working on, and noticed the G5 never came on. The breaker wasn’t popped and the backup batter should turn the unit on even with the master off. After ten minutes of messing with it, it came on. I verified the back up battery was fully charged, and the back light was turned up all the way. Turned the master off, did my preflight on the rest of the plane. Sat back down hit the master to start the engine, and again no G5. After messing with it for another ten minutes it came on. Has anyone had this problem? Being Sunday I haven’t made contact with my avionics guy or Garmin. Seems like it’s the unit it’s self. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MIm20c Posted November 19, 2018 Report Share Posted November 19, 2018 Sounds like something might be wrong with the unit. I agree with you manually pressing the power button should force the g5 to start on battery backup even if the master is off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Peace Posted November 19, 2018 Report Share Posted November 19, 2018 Have not had that problem. What I have noticed is that you need to be careful when turning off your master switch and observing the countdown on the G5s. They don't always turn off after a countdown. This is why I almost always hold the power switch to make sure its OFF. I found this out after eating a 200 dollar hamburger and coming back to see my G5's on and the master off. Good thing I was gone a short while. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aerodon Posted November 19, 2018 Report Share Posted November 19, 2018 Charles, I had that once during my numerous startups during installation. I forget exactly how we got it to start, I think try starting it setup mode push the knob first, then the power button. Don 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xcrmckenna Posted November 19, 2018 Author Report Share Posted November 19, 2018 Charles, I had that once during my numerous startups during installation. I forget exactly how we got it to start, I think try startinging it setup mode push the knob first, then the power button. Don Thanks Don,I will give that a try in the morning. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gsxrpilot Posted November 19, 2018 Report Share Posted November 19, 2018 Hmmmm.... I never touch the G5 unit itself. Just turn off the master and it counts down then goes off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Igor_U Posted November 20, 2018 Report Share Posted November 20, 2018 Just curious... Do you guys have your G5s wired to come on with Master switch or Avionics switch? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xcrmckenna Posted November 20, 2018 Author Report Share Posted November 20, 2018 Just curious... Do you guys have your G5s wired to come on with Master switch or Avionics switch? Mine comes on with the Master. I believe they are required to come on with the master but don’t quote me on that. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Igor_U Posted November 20, 2018 Report Share Posted November 20, 2018 1 minute ago, xcrmckenna said: I believe they are required to come on with the master but don’t quote me on that. Interesting... And makes sense as my IA and DG don't need Avionics master either... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kpaul Posted November 20, 2018 Report Share Posted November 20, 2018 My dual G5s come on with the Master as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gsxrpilot Posted November 21, 2018 Report Share Posted November 21, 2018 Master Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thinwing Posted November 21, 2018 Report Share Posted November 21, 2018 2 hours ago, xcrmckenna said: Mine comes on with the Master. I believe they are required to come on with the master but don’t quote me on that. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk They do 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Peace Posted November 21, 2018 Report Share Posted November 21, 2018 23 hours ago, Igor_U said: Just curious... Do you guys have your G5s wired to come on with Master switch or Avionics switch? Master Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Peace Posted November 21, 2018 Report Share Posted November 21, 2018 On 11/19/2018 at 11:39 AM, gsxrpilot said: Hmmmm.... I never touch the G5 unit itself. Just turn off the master and it counts down then goes off. Thats what I thought until I came back one time and they were on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradp Posted November 25, 2018 Report Share Posted November 25, 2018 I had a similar problem once - I took the SD card I had sitting in it out and problem never returned. Might be worth checking to see if something’s in the card slot. Otherwise enable data logging, cross post to beechtalk and trek / Steve will respond pretty quickly. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EricJ Posted November 25, 2018 Report Share Posted November 25, 2018 On 11/20/2018 at 4:07 PM, Igor_U said: Just curious... Do you guys have your G5s wired to come on with Master switch or Avionics switch? Heh, finally thought to check mine today and it comes on with the Avionics switch, not the Master. My avionics shop was supposedly very anal about following the STC, etc., so who knows. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
salty Posted November 26, 2018 Report Share Posted November 26, 2018 I installed an avionics master just so my g5 didn’t come on with the master. I don’t like it in for startup and shutdown. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aerodon Posted November 28, 2018 Report Share Posted November 28, 2018 So I did the 5.7 software upgrade and both units rebooted ok. On the next power up the HSI g5 failed to come on, tried 2 or 3 times. Then powered on while holding the power button down and it came to life. Can’t remember if it was setup mode or not. But it now it works. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xcrmckenna Posted November 28, 2018 Author Report Share Posted November 28, 2018 So I did the 5.7 software upgrade and both units rebooted ok. On the next power up the HSI g5 failed to come on, tried 2 or 3 times. Then powered on while holding the power button down and it came to life. Can’t remember if it was setup mode or not. But it now it works. Where do I get the software updates? I’m running the 5.0Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArtVandelay Posted November 28, 2018 Report Share Posted November 28, 2018 Where do I get the software updates? I’m running the 5.0 https://www8.garmin.com/support/download_details.jsp?id=10360I just searched for “garmin g5 software update ‘5.7’” 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xcrmckenna Posted November 28, 2018 Author Report Share Posted November 28, 2018 https://www8.garmin.com/support/download_details.jsp?id=10360I just searched for “garmin g5 software update ‘5.7’” Awesome, thanks for the link. Looks like I’ve missed a few updates. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baker Avionics Posted December 4, 2018 Report Share Posted December 4, 2018 On 11/28/2018 at 8:25 AM, xcrmckenna said: Awesome, thanks for the link. Looks like I’ve missed a few updates. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk If you ever need updates for the Garmin systems, shoot me a message. I will get any and all you need. Just let me know. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xcrmckenna Posted December 4, 2018 Author Report Share Posted December 4, 2018 If you ever need updates for the Garmin systems, shoot me a message. I will get any and all you need. Just let me know. Copy, thanks. I more need notification of an update. The one on my G5 at boot up says 5.0 and they are on 5.7 now. I downloaded the update but my first problem was the sims card was 256 gigs and it wouldn’t see it. Then I read the G5 supports up to 32gig sd cards. So got one and the G5 is still not seeing it. Not sure if it’s formatted correctly but that’s my next step. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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