Return-Path: Sender: "Marvin Kaye" To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Sun, 30 Jan 2005 08:46:23 -0500 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: <5zq@cox.net> Received: from lakermmtao01.cox.net ([68.230.240.38] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2.8) with ESMTP id 651116 for lml@lancaironline.net; Sun, 30 Jan 2005 08:17:52 -0500 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=68.230.240.38; envelope-from=5zq@cox.net Received: from OFFICE ([68.110.249.147]) by lakermmtao01.cox.net (InterMail vM.6.01.04.00 201-2131-117-20041022) with SMTP id <20050130131720.OALE11542.lakermmtao01.cox.net@OFFICE> for ; Sun, 30 Jan 2005 08:17:20 -0500 X-Original-Message-ID: <006301c506cd$de1e7ed0$6401a8c0@OFFICE> From: "Bill&Sue" <5zq@cox.net> X-Original-To: "Lancair Mailing List" References: Subject: Re: [LML] Re: Power panels X-Original-Date: Sun, 30 Jan 2005 08:16:11 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0060_01C506A3.F50CCD60" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.2180 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2180 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0060_01C506A3.F50CCD60 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable > > Aircraft Spruce? (P/N 11-11675 or 11-00430) > another way to reduce the cost of a pile of klixons > breakers is a car fuse block... I agree, Rob. We used two fuse blocks on our 320. Saved a bunch of = weight, cost and panel space. The rule we used was this; if it was a = circuit that we would consider reseting in flight...it went on a = breaker. Anything that we would NOT consider resetting in flight (nav = lights, strobe, transponder, fm radio, etc) went on a fuse. Our fuses = are not accessable in flight. Breakers pop for a reason and that reason = is usually an electrical short. Pushing in a popped breaker in flight, = especially if it's for equipment that you really don't NEED, might be = putting you flight at unnecessary risk. In almost all cases, trouble = shooting should occur on the ground...not in flight. Bill Harrelson 5zq@cox.net N5ZQ 320 900 hrs N6ZQ IV 1% ------=_NextPart_000_0060_01C506A3.F50CCD60 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

> > Aircraft Spruce? (P/N = 11-11675 or=20 11-00430)
> another way to reduce the cost of a pile of = klixons
>=20 breakers is a car fuse block...
 
I agree, Rob. We used = two fuse blocks=20 on our 320. Saved a bunch of weight, cost and panel space. The rule we = used was=20 this; if it was a circuit that we would consider reseting in flight...it = went on=20 a breaker. Anything that we would NOT consider resetting in flight (nav = lights,=20 strobe, transponder, fm radio, etc)  went on a fuse. Our fuses = are not accessable in flight. Breakers pop for a reason and that = reason=20 is usually an electrical short. Pushing in a popped breaker in = flight,=20 especially if it's for equipment that you really don't NEED, might be = putting=20 you flight at unnecessary risk. In almost all cases, trouble = shooting=20 should occur on the ground...not in flight.
 
Bill = Harrelson
N5ZQ  320  = 900=20 hrs
N6ZQ   = IV   =20 1%
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