Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: Murphy's law of precautionary landings --------------Boundary-00=_6X647TH0000000000000 Content-Type: Multipart/Alternative; boundary="------------Boundary-00=_6X6424L0000000000000" --------------Boundary-00=_6X6424L0000000000000 Content-Type: Text/Plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Paul,=0D =0D I agree with your thinking exactly. This is the same basic setup that Va= n's shows on their plans. I will always opt for a CB unless the circuit is a totally useless one, like the MP3 player!=0D =0D I have been using a 60 AMP circuit breaker on my stock Mazda 70-AMP alternator. My regulator is modified to shutdown if the "ign" lead is sh= ut off by the panel switch or the overvoltage protector on the EXP Buss from Control Vision. Knock on wood, but this has worked as advertised for 230 hours.=0D =0D Bill Eslick=0D =0D -------Original Message-------=0D Hi, everyone....Paul Conner here....I purchased a 70 amp reset type circu= it breaker for my alternator from Aircraft Spruce. Any thoughts about the suitability of using this for my alternator instead of a fuse? My thinki= ng was that if it "blew the fuse" at some remote location, I wouldn't have t= o search all thru my aircraft for that spare fuse. Just fix the problem an= d reset the circuit breaker. Comments or suggestions? Thanks. Paul Conne= r=0D =20 --------------Boundary-00=_6X6424L0000000000000 Content-Type: Text/HTML; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Paul,

I agree with your thinking exactly. This is the same basic set= up that Van's shows on their plans. I will always opt for a CB unle= ss the circuit is a totally useless one, like the MP3 player!

I have been using a 60 AMP circuit breaker on my stock Mazda 70-AMP = alternator. My regulator is modified to shutdown if the "ign" lead = is shut off by the panel switch or the overvoltage protector on the EXP B= uss from Control Vision. Knock on wood, but this has worked as adve= rtised for 230 hours.

Bill Eslick

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H= i, everyone....Paul Conner here....I purchased a 70 amp reset type circui= t breaker for my alternator from Aircraft Spruce. Any thoughts abou= t the suitability of using this for my alternator instead of a fuse? = ; My thinking was that if it "blew the fuse" at som= e remote location, I wouldn't have to search all thru my aircraft for tha= t spare fuse. Just fix the problem and reset the circuit breaker. Comments or suggestions? Thanks. Paul Conner

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