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Let's connect the battery: switch on the battery switch. A few indicators should light on, but not all of them. Any way, with the battery connected you can start the APU. | Let's connect the battery: switch on the battery switch. A few indicators should light on, but not all of them. Any way, with the battery connected you can start the APU. | ||
The APU start/stop switch is located near the throttle on the left console. Switch it on. | The APU start/stop switch is located near the throttle on the left console. Switch it on. Now look at the APU's RPM and EGT on the engines guauges panel. If the APU started successfuly you should see the EGT (Exhaust Gaz Temperature) climb very fast until 800/900°C and then stabilize while the RPM reach 60%/ | ||
[[Image:A-10-throttle-engine-start.jpg|thumb|Throttle, engines operation and APU panel]] | [[Image:A-10-throttle-engine-start.jpg|thumb|Throttle, engines operation and APU panel]] | ||
Switch the APU generator on (right console again). | |||
Once the APU has a correct rpm and the APU generator is on you should have energy for your instruments (AOA indexer lights on, same for the HSI gyrocompas). | Once the APU has a correct rpm and the APU generator is on you should have energy for your instruments (AOA indexer lights on, same for the HSI gyrocompas). | ||