From: "Andrew Martin andrew@martinag.com.au" <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>
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Date: Tue, 14 Aug 2018 11:00:24 +0800
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Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: wiring
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Interested to know what usually causes the breaker to trip?
Is it common to get an amp draw intermittently higher than breaker rating
from components that does not really justify increasing wire size & breaker
rating?

Up until this corrosion incident fuses have worked for me, But have always
used fuses & wire size much higher than component requirement, that way if
a fuse blew, there was a substantial fault somewhere that caused it. btw.
only time a fuse has blown is on the ground when some idiot stuck a
screwdiver where it shouldn't go. but then I haven't flown much either to
say it wont happen in the air.
Andrew


On Mon, Aug 13, 2018 at 11:06 PM, Tracy Crook rwstracy@gmail.com <
flyrotary@lancaironline.net> wrote:

> I use Corrosion X on any electrical connection I think may need it.  But =
I
> don=E2=80=99t use fuses on anything in the airplane.  Just a personal han=
g up.
> Having a manually resettable breaker has saved me lots of times, even on
> non flight critical stuff.
>
> Tracy Crook
>

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<div dir=3D"ltr"><div>Interested to know what usually causes the breaker to=
 trip? <br></div><div>Is it common to get an amp draw intermittently higher=
 than breaker rating from components that does not really justify increasin=
g wire size &amp; breaker rating?</div><div><br></div><div>Up until this co=
rrosion incident fuses have worked for me, But have always used fuses &amp;=
 wire size much higher than component requirement, that way if a fuse blew,=
 there was a substantial fault somewhere that caused it. btw. only time a f=
use has blown is on the ground when some idiot stuck a screwdiver where it =
shouldn&#39;t go. but then I haven&#39;t flown much either to say it wont h=
appen in the air.</div><div>Andrew<br></div><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><br =
clear=3D"all"><div><div class=3D"gmail_signature" data-smartmail=3D"gmail_s=
ignature"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div><br></div></div></div></div>
<div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Mon, Aug 13, 2018 at 11:06 PM, Tracy Crook <a=
 href=3D"mailto:rwstracy@gmail.com">rwstracy@gmail.com</a> <span dir=3D"ltr=
">&lt;<a href=3D"mailto:flyrotary@lancaironline.net" target=3D"_blank">flyr=
otary@lancaironline.net</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br><blockquote class=3D"gmail=
_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:=
1ex"><div dir=3D"auto">I use Corrosion X on any electrical connection I thi=
nk may need it.=C2=A0 But I don=E2=80=99t use fuses on anything in the airp=
lane.=C2=A0 Just a personal hang up.=C2=A0 Having a manually resettable bre=
aker has saved me lots of times, even on non flight critical stuff. =C2=A0<=
div><br></div><div>Tracy Crook</div></div></blockquote></div><br></div></di=
v>

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