exM20K Posted May 1 Report Share Posted May 1 After finishing up an interesting annual, I found a dead battery. Replacement was installed, and I noted the baggage light was on. The switch is spring-loaded, and it’s supposed to time out. Timer failure? The bulb is out, and TBH, my give-a-poop meter isn’t even quivering off the bottom peg considering how often I need a baggage light. -dan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LANCECASPER Posted May 1 Report Share Posted May 1 @exM20K I went through this back in 2021 as soon as I got the Acclaim. I needed a circuit board in my timer box. My findings are in this thread. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
midlifeflyer Posted May 1 Report Share Posted May 1 Seen this in an Ovation I fly. We couldn’t figure out why the battery kept going dead. Then one evening … Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fritz1 Posted May 1 Report Share Posted May 1 there are two failure modes, failed timer board, found the whole timer box used on ebay, think our Don Muncy sells the timer board, spring loaded switch fails to spring back and turn off, $7 standard item, is it all worth the trouble or is it just easier to take out the bulb? depends how much fly at night, coming home and turning on the baggage light and finding stuff in the trunk is nice, timer runs about 5 min, on the downside battery is expensive, when in doubt take the bulb out until you are sure baggage light is tuning off reliably 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exM20K Posted May 1 Author Report Share Posted May 1 2 minutes ago, Fritz1 said: there are two failure modes, failed timer board, found the whole timer box used on ebay, think our Don Muncy sells the timer board, spring loaded switch fails to spring back and turn off, $7 standard item, is it all worth the trouble or is it just easier to take out the bulb? depends how much fly at night, coming home and turning on the baggage light and finding stuff in the trunk is nice, timer runs about 5 min, on the downside battery is expensive, when in doubt take the bulb out until you are sure baggage light is tuning off reliably Yeah, the number of times I’ve needed that light is very small. I never trusted it to go off on its own, so I would have to linger in the hangar to see. In a world of LED flashlights and headlamps, I’m disinclined to spend a lot on this. -dan 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pinecone Posted May 1 Report Share Posted May 1 I carry an LED headlamp in my flight bag. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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