Subject: [FlyRotary] Circuit breaker article

 

I came across an interesting article on circuit breakers from the Jan ’01 issue of The Aviation Safety Letter titled The Deliberately Weak Link in the Electrical System.  In light of recent discussions on this topic, I thought some might find it informative.  Since it is too long to copy/paste, I’ve included the link.  The link is http://www.cadmus.ca/Circuit%20Breakers.htm

 

Mark S.

 

Interesting article, Mark.  I think it supports use of fuses, and redundancy in critical circuits. The guys that are strong on CB will think it supports use of CBs. J

 

Al

 

Hi Al,

That was my impression too.  Did you read the reader feedback at the bottom?  One reader wrote that his company policy says not to reset a tripped breaker… not even once.  So, why have breakers if you don’t reset them?  Interesting, for sure.

 

Mark