---------------------------------------------------------- AeroElectric-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Sun 12/12/04: 7 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 09:38 AM - Re: Fuseable link for 35 amp alternator protection (Maureen & Bob Christensen) 2. 12:34 PM - rv7 tail light wiring (Paul) 3. 01:21 PM - Re: Fuseable link for 35 amp alternator protection (Ken) 4. 04:39 PM - Re: rv7 tail light wiring (Dan Checkoway) 5. 07:39 PM - Re: Fuseable link for 35 amp alternator (Robert L. Nuckolls, III) 6. 07:40 PM - Re:Fuseable link for 35 amp alternator protection (Robert L. Nuckolls, III) 7. 08:16 PM - Re: DC motor braking diagram (Robert L. Nuckolls, III) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 09:38:13 AM PST US From: "Maureen & Bob Christensen" Subject: Re: AeroElectric-List: Fuseable link for 35 amp alternator protection --> AeroElectric-List message posted by: "Maureen & Bob Christensen" I doesn't seem like a good idea to me. If I understand correctly, in this situation you would want to allow at least 35A and possibly a bit more for "spikes"?~ Regards, Bob Christensen RV-8 Builder - SE Iowa ----- Original Message ----- From: "Brian Sowell Home" Subject: AeroElectric-List: Fuseable link for 35 amp alternator protection > --> AeroElectric-List message posted by: "Brian Sowell Home" > > I bought and ruined an ANL fuse and holder when I decided I wanted to move it from its original location and, well, the rest is irrelevant. But now I'm considering using a fuseable link instead. I have a 35 amp alternator with an 8awg wire lead. Can I use a 12awg fuseable link instead? > > ________________________________ Message 2 _____________________________________ Time: 12:34:53 PM PST US From: "Paul" Subject: AeroElectric-List: rv7 tail light wiring --> AeroElectric-List message posted by: "Paul" Hello and Merry Christmas everyone, I hope this is an appropriate question for this form. I am getting ready to close the VS, and the wires for the tail light strobe need to be run through the VS first. Can anyone give me a heads up on how this should be accomplished? I have a Whelen system 6. I've been lurking for the past 6 months and have found that the learning curve will be this side of vertical. Wiring this bird will be more intimidating that the construction. Thanks in advance for the help. Paul ________________________________ Message 3 _____________________________________ Time: 01:21:04 PM PST US From: Ken Subject: Re: AeroElectric-List: Fuseable link for 35 amp alternator protection clamav-milter version 0.80j on juliet.albedo.net --> AeroElectric-List message posted by: Ken Doesn't sound like a good idea to me either. A piece of fibreglass sleeving can be expected to contain the wreckage and prevent further shorting from a melted 26 awg fuse link but I don't think I'd count on that for 12 awg. That is a lot more heat and molten metal. The only heavy gauge fuse link on my car is completely contained within the fuse block and both ends terminate at a solid terminal. Fuse links won't be fast acting like a fuse. Another option might be the MAXI fuses mentioned here a week or three ago. I have found the 26 awg fuselinks handy for branching out from a heavy circuit to small gauge wire. For example this morning I used one at the crossfeed contactor coil to feed a 22 awg wire out to the indicator light. Ken Maureen & Bob Christensen wrote: >--> AeroElectric-List message posted by: "Maureen & Bob Christensen" > >I doesn't seem like a good idea to me. If I understand correctly, in this >situation you would want to allow at least 35A and possibly a bit more for >"spikes"?~ > >Regards, >Bob Christensen >RV-8 Builder - SE Iowa >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Brian Sowell Home" >To: >Subject: AeroElectric-List: Fuseable link for 35 amp alternator protection > > > > >>--> AeroElectric-List message posted by: "Brian Sowell Home" >> >> > > > >>I bought and ruined an ANL fuse and holder when I decided I wanted to move >> >> >it from its original location and, well, the rest is irrelevant. But now I'm >considering using a fuseable link instead. I have a 35 amp alternator with >an 8awg wire lead. Can I use a 12awg fuseable link instead > > >> >> ________________________________ Message 4 _____________________________________ Time: 04:39:05 PM PST US From: "Dan Checkoway" Subject: Re: AeroElectric-List: rv7 tail light wiring --> AeroElectric-List message posted by: "Dan Checkoway" Do you mean the strobe on the rudder? If so, don't even worry about it now -- the wiring doesn't go through the VS proper, just its spar. If you're talking about a strobe on TOP of the VS, yeah, you'd need to wire that, but I'd recommend against it. That thing will be flashing right into the cockpit. My recommendation is to go with a rudder-mounted strobe/position light. The wire will pass through the tailcone of the fuselage and poke through the very bottom of the VS spar where it attaches to the fuselage. You don't have to do anything about it at this phase. The only thing you might want to do is put some grommets or snap bushings in the VS ribs in case you need to wire something through there later. If I were doing my project over again I'd consider mounting a camera in the tip on top of the VS. ;-) Best of luck, )_( Dan RV-7 N714D http://www.rvproject.com P.S. -- This has most likely been covered in the archives of the Matronics rv-list, rather than the aeroelectric-list. Also on the RV7and7A Yahoo group. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Paul" Subject: AeroElectric-List: rv7 tail light wiring > --> AeroElectric-List message posted by: "Paul" > > Hello and Merry Christmas everyone, > > I hope this is an appropriate question for this form. I am getting > ready to close the VS, and the wires for the tail light strobe need to be > run through the VS first. > Can anyone give me a heads up on how this should be accomplished? I > have a Whelen system 6. > I've been lurking for the past 6 months and have found that the > learning curve will be this side of vertical. Wiring this bird will be more > intimidating that the construction. Thanks in advance for the help. > > Paul > > ________________________________ Message 5 _____________________________________ Time: 07:39:11 PM PST US From: "Robert L. Nuckolls, III" protection Subject: Re: AeroElectric-List: Fuseable link for 35 amp alternator protection --> AeroElectric-List message posted by: "Robert L. Nuckolls, III" protection At 10:57 AM 12/11/2004 -0600, you wrote: >--> AeroElectric-List message posted by: "Brian Sowell Home" > > >I bought and ruined an ANL fuse and holder when I decided I wanted to move >it from its original location and, well, the rest is irrelevant. But now >I'm considering using a fuseable link instead. I have a 35 amp alternator >with an 8awg wire lead. Can I use a 12awg fuseable link instead? Fusible links are not appropriate for this kind of service. Check with local automotive parts suppliers for a MAXI series plastic fuse in at least 40A and 50A better yet. This installs in a HHX fuseholder like this: http://www.bussmann.com/library/bifs/2129.pdf Bob . . . ________________________________ Message 6 _____________________________________ Time: 07:40:13 PM PST US From: "Robert L. Nuckolls, III" Subject: AeroElectric-List: Re:Fuseable link for 35 amp alternator protection --> AeroElectric-List message posted by: "Robert L. Nuckolls, III" At 04:21 PM 12/12/2004 -0500, you wrote: >--> AeroElectric-List message posted by: Ken > >Doesn't sound like a good idea to me either. A piece of fibreglass >sleeving can be expected to contain the wreckage and prevent further >shorting from a melted 26 awg fuse link but I don't think I'd count on >that for 12 awg. That is a lot more heat and molten metal. The only >heavy gauge fuse link on my car is completely contained within the fuse >block and both ends terminate at a solid terminal. Fuse links won't be >fast acting like a fuse. Another option might be the MAXI fuses >mentioned here a week or three ago. Good call. >I have found the 26 awg fuselinks handy for branching out from a heavy >circuit to small gauge wire. For example this morning I used one at the >crossfeed contactor coil to feed a 22 awg wire out to the indicator light. This is an excellent example of good fusible link usage. Bob . . . ________________________________ Message 7 _____________________________________ Time: 08:16:59 PM PST US From: "Robert L. Nuckolls, III" Subject: Re: AeroElectric-List: DC motor braking diagram --> AeroElectric-List message posted by: "Robert L. Nuckolls, III" At 10:26 PM 11/17/2004 -0500, you wrote: >--> AeroElectric-List message posted by: Robert McCallum > > >Bob; >Not meaning to be critical, but in the schematics at this link, it would >appear that the flap limit switches are wired incorrectly in flaps.pdf, >flaps_4.pdf, and flaps_5.pdf. In the drawing flaps_1.pdf they appear to >be correct and the remaining two schematics show no limits switches and >seem correct. Am I misinterpreting something or are these drawings in >error?? I believe that in all the drawings with limits they should be >wired as shown in flaps_1.pdf. Is this correct?? Thank you >Bob McC Please DO be critical . . . those drawings have been posted for quite some time and you're the first to pick up on the errors. Thank you! I've correct the drawings and posted them at: http://www.aeroelectric.com/PPS/Flight/Flaps/Flaps.pdf I appreciate your diligence and time to bring this to my attention. Bob . . .