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"I would think
that a plastic plane with the positive cable in an isolated raceway would
present itself as a good candidate for the first scenario"
Bob,
You should always run positive and negative wires in
pairs and if possible twisted pairs. If twisted is not possible then the wires
should lay side by side as much as possible. Isolating a large load cable is
asking for EMI.
Bobby
Sorry that I didn’t make my
thoughts clear. My thinking is that
the cable is just an extension of the positive terminal of the battery.
If there is no possibility
of the wiring shorting out to ground, (This could be what if’this to death) you
can protect for the maximum amount of current your cable can conduct. If there is any
possibility that the cable could be shorted to ground then, yes protect at the
source. I would think that a
plastic plane with the positive cable in an isolated raceway would present
itself as a good candidate for the first scenario. A switched disconnect could be inserted
at the battery and remotely and manually opened for a fill good safety feature
. In any instillation you
have a certain amount of unprotected wiring between the battery and the buss,
this only extends that length.
In my mind the cable is
just an extension of the positive battery terminal, especially if the cable is
sized large enough to carry the entire load plus 100%. This may go contrary to national wiring
code but if you want control of the operation from the pilot seat then this is
what is needed.
Bob Perkinson
Bob Perkinson
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Original message from "Al Gietzen" <ALVentures@cox.net>: --------------
If you
want to protect the wiring from the battery to the buss place a fuse or CB
close to the buss.
Bob Perkinson
Bob;
Not sure I
understand that. The protection of the wire should be near the source,
not at the far end.
Al
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