Return-Path: Sender: "Marvin Kaye" To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Sun, 30 Jan 2005 22:48:30 -0500 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from mail.pshift.com ([63.166.217.30] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2.8) with ESMTP id 651814 for lml@lancaironline.net; Sun, 30 Jan 2005 22:06:03 -0500 Received-SPF: neutral receiver=logan.com; client-ip=63.166.217.30; envelope-from=colyncase@earthlink.net Received: from ccaselt (unverified [206.229.199.250]) by mail.pshift.com (Vircom SMTPRS 4.0.340.3) with SMTP id for ; Sun, 30 Jan 2005 21:58:54 -0500 X-Original-Message-ID: <03b201c50740$f15afaa0$d310020a@nvidia.com> From: "colyncase on earthlink" X-Original-To: "Lancair Mailing List" References: Subject: Re: [LML] Re: Power panels X-Original-Date: Sun, 30 Jan 2005 18:59:55 -0800 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_03AF_01C506FD.E2CCC3D0" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1437 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1441 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_03AF_01C506FD.E2CCC3D0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I have to say I'm less enthusiastic on the "fuses are cheaper, lighter = and smarter" theory. Breakers give you immediate information about where you might have a = problem that you might not otherwise notice. They also give you a useful = last-ditch method of taking something offline when you need to. The analysis on the = string of malibu crashes that occurred some years back resulted in many observations, one = of=20 which was that the breaker for the a/p was in some cases a good way to = kill it but that it was hard for the pilot to reach. ...one example of doing = your problem solving on the ground I guess. I have all the breakers and breaker toggles on my side of the panel = within easy sight and reach.=20 Colyn ------=_NextPart_000_03AF_01C506FD.E2CCC3D0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
I = have to say I'm=20 less enthusiastic on the "fuses are cheaper, lighter and smarter"=20 theory.
 
Breakers give you = immediate=20 information about where you might have a problem
that you might not = otherwise=20 notice.    They also give you a useful last-ditch=20 method
of taking something offline when you need = to.   The analysis on the string of = malibu
crashes that occurred = some years back=20 resulted in many observations, one of
which was that the = breaker for the=20 a/p was in some cases a good way to kill it
but that it = was hard for the=20 pilot to reach.  ...one example of doing your = problem
solving on the ground I guess.
 
I have all the breakers and breaker toggles on my side of the = panel=20 within easy
sight and reach. 
 
Colyn
 
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