Career Mode C208 Grand Caravan "Low Volts" PFD Failure

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ISSUE DESCRIPTION

Description of the issue:
After approximately 1hr 40min into an air ambulance mission on freelance career mode, my PFD shut down suddenly due to “Low Volts”. I’m unsure whether or not this is a bug but I’ve searched for possible answers and found none. Others seem to be having the same issue though.

If applicable, which aircraft is experiencing this issue:
Asobo Studio - Cessna 208B Grand Caravan EX (Medevac)

[PC Only] Did you remove all your community mods/add-ons? If yes, are you still experiencing the issue?
N/A

FREQUENCY OF ISSUE

How often does this occur for you (Example: Just once, every time on sim load, intermittently)?
First time its happened after 1hr 40min into flight.

REPRODUCTION STEPS

Please list clear steps you took in order to help our test team reproduce the same issue:

  1. Start medevac mission and use quick start-up shortcut “CTRL + E”
  2. Fly as intended to destination airport
  3. around 1hr 40min to 2hrs, observe “Low Volts” CAS message and sudden shut down of PFD.

YOUR SETTINGS

If the issue still occurs with no mods and add-ons, please continue to report your issue. If not, please move this post to the User Support Hub.

What peripherals are you using, if relevant:
Thrustmaster TCA Airbus

[PC Only] Are you using Developer Mode or have you made any changes to it?
No

MEDIA

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I had this happen tooo. As soon as I noticed the voltage drop to 24 volts I assumed that my alternator went bad. I shut down all lights and anything that used power and made it to my destination… barely. Displays quit after dropping lower than 24 volts. My radios no longer worked when down to 20 volts, so I did gain a few errors getting to my destination and landed safely around 18 volts total VFR. I then found out my alternator was shot and repaired it. I have never let my alternator damage get too much since then or it fails during flight.

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I managed to fly all the way to my approach before suffering a complete electrical failure. Night time conditions, no runway lights, no comms, no visual aids other than the EFB, and no engine power. I had to feather the prop and glide into the abyss. I landed about 300m from the runway threshold and failed. Three hours wasted.

Is this due to lack of maintenance or is this a bug? I’ve read that it is a bug.

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I have only had this happen twice, both times my alternator had a big X on it. I now don’t wait for the alternator to get too low and found that the alternator goes bad fast. I did notice that turning off the backup alternator switch with the yellow light makes my alternator last longer before needing repair. I have no idea if this is supposed to be this way.

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When you say the alternator had an X on it, do you mean on the maintenance, or in the cockpit?