X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from SMTP02.INFOAVE.NET ([165.166.0.27] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.3c5) with ESMTP id 950513 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Thu, 19 May 2005 20:07:11 -0400 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=165.166.0.27; envelope-from=Jewen@Comporium.net Received: from engineer1 ([206.74.87.186]) by SMTP00.InfoAve.Net (PMDF V6.2-X31 #30986) with SMTP id <01LOGDKP1LSW9CET93@SMTP00.InfoAve.Net> for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Thu, 19 May 2005 20:04:11 -0400 (EDT) Date: Thu, 19 May 2005 20:02:13 -0400 From: Joe Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] EC-2 Breakers To: Rotary motors in aircraft Message-id: <003c01c55ccf$2dded0d0$6532a8c0@engineer1> MIME-version: 1.0 X-MIMEOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1165 X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1158 Content-type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0039_01C55CAD.A5F128B0" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-priority: Normal References: This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0039_01C55CAD.A5F128B0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Mark, Per an email reply from Tracey on 12/30/04, he indicated the ECU's = maximum current draw is 1/4 amp. (controller, not including injectors = or spark.) Tracey did not suggest a breaker size, in my application I = selected 2 3amp breakers. I have 2 18 gauge wires from the CBs to the = controller with diodes on the controller end. The wiring may be = oversized, but I am building a canard so the run is long, and I wanted = to minimize voltage drop for obvious reasons. ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Mark R Steitle=20 To: Rotary motors in aircraft=20 Sent: Thursday, May 19, 2005 10:02 AM Subject: [FlyRotary] EC-2 Breakers Ed, Since you're running breakers on the flight critical stuff, can you = tell me the recommended breaker size for the EC-2 controller? Tracy = seems to have hidden this information somewhere in the fine print. I'm = assuming that it would be the same for the 3-rotor engine? =20 =20 Mark S. ------=_NextPart_000_0039_01C55CAD.A5F128B0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Mark,
Per an email reply from Tracey on = 12/30/04, he=20 indicated the ECU's maximum current draw is 1/4 amp.  (controller, = not=20 including injectors or spark.)  Tracey did not suggest a breaker = size, in=20 my application I selected 2 3amp breakers.  I have 2 18 gauge wires = from=20 the CBs to the controller with diodes on the controller end.  The=20 wiring may be oversized, but I am building a canard so the run is = long, and=20 I wanted to minimize voltage drop for obvious reasons.
----- Original Message -----
From:=20 Mark R Steitle =
Sent: Thursday, May 19, 2005 = 10:02=20 AM
Subject: [FlyRotary] EC-2 = Breakers

Ed,

Since you=92re running = breakers on=20 the flight critical stuff, can you tell me the recommended breaker = size for=20 the EC-2 controller?  Tracy seems to have hidden this = information=20 somewhere in the fine print.  I=92m assuming that it would be the = same for=20 the 3-rotor engine? 

 

Mark=20 S.

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