Return-Path: Received: from [65.33.165.45] (account ) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro WebUser 4.0b1) with HTTP id 1247347 for ; Fri, 24 May 2002 18:44:02 -0400 From: "Marvin Kaye" Subject: Re: [LML] Vacuum v. all electric To: lml X-Mailer: CommuniGate Pro Web Mailer v.4.0b1 Date: Fri, 24 May 2002 18:44:02 -0400 Message-ID: In-Reply-To: <20020524161012.44330.qmail@web10102.mail.yahoo.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="ISO-8859-1"; format="flowed" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Posted for Pat Weston : In my ES I have an almost all electric panel. Everything electric except the AI. That runs of a vacuum pump. If I were to do it again, I'd replace the vacuum pump with an alternator and wire it to an electric AI via a fuse and an ammeter. The ammeter would take the place of the vacuum gauge and the fuse would be behind the panel somwhere. No circuit breaker as they are not as reliable as fuses (Uh Oh I can smell a debate looming). The rest of my panel is currently fed from two busses, which can be isolated one from the other. The one buss has all the non essential stuff hooked up to it (Stereo, foot massager, etc.) The other buss has the essential stuff hooked up to it (GPS, coffee maker, etc.) The idea is that if/when the main alternator goes TU, a mere flick of a switch will disengage the current sucking non-essentials and give me enough time to use the GPS to seek a nearby alternative while putting on a fresh brew. DISCLAIMER. My plane isn't flying yet so none of the above is based on any real world experiences. Pat Weston Super ES N747PW "Just three short years to go!"