Skywatch (integrated in a G1000)

[Raistlin]

Hiya folks I was wondering if someone had any issues with a Skywatch sensor integrated in a G1000 setup. Mine randomly (but very often, like 80% of time) disconnects, sometimes pulling the breaker for a while and resetting it solves the problem, most of the time it doesn't.

The issue seems to be connected to overheating.

I have been quoted an astronomical 10k to overhaul and fix it, and was just wondering if someone had previous experiences of this sort.

[LANCECASPER]

On 2/19/2025 at 8:17 AM, Raistlin said:

Hiya folks I was wondering if someone had any issues with a Skywatch sensor integrated in a G1000 setup. Mine randomly (but very often, like 80% of time) disconnects, sometimes pulling the breaker for a while and resetting it solves the problem, most of the time it doesn't.

The issue seems to be connected to overheating.

I have been quoted an astronomical 10k to overhaul and fix it, and was just wondering if someone had previous experiences of this sort.

People thinking that ADS-B traffic is just as good as TCAS foolishly remove these during panel "upgrades". The good news is that the processors are available at a reasonable price. As an example here's what eBay has at the moment: https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_nkw=SKYWATCH+497&_sacat=0&_from=R40&_trksid=p4432023.m570.l1313