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I was reading an article in AOPA on the Columbia.  The article said there was an engineering study done comparing 12V vs 24V electrical sytems.  The comment said that there was no real advantage of a 24V over a 12V system.

I'm a mechanical engineer by trade, but I have had some electrical classes.  Using a 24V system (higher pressure to us mechanical guys), you could get away with a smaller wire or run higher currents.  I would think there would be an advantage to this.

Any comments from the electrical guys.

Regards,

Timothy Ong

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