---------------------------------------------------------- AeroElectric-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Sat 11/24/18: 6 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 09:15 AM - Off line until 11/24 (Robert L. Nuckolls, III) 2. 02:30 PM - Re: Re: A brown-out alternative? (Robert L. Nuckolls, III) 3. 02:33 PM - Re: Adding a Fuse Block (Robert L. Nuckolls, III) 4. 02:35 PM - Re: Adding a Fuse Block (Robert L. Nuckolls, III) 5. 07:19 PM - Ford Voltage Regulator (Sebastien) 6. 07:44 PM - Re: Ford Voltage Regulator (Paul Millner) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 09:15:25 AM PST US From: "Robert L. Nuckolls, III" Subject: AeroElectric-List: Off line until 11/24 The truck is packed up with tables, chairs and probably too much to eat. We're headed out to the ol' homestead in Airplane City. Be back on line Saturday. Bob . . . ________________________________ Message 2 _____________________________________ Time: 02:30:48 PM PST US From: "Robert L. Nuckolls, III" Subject: Re: AeroElectric-List: Re: A brown-out alternative? At 04:48 PM 11/22/2018, you wrote: > >How about 1N5400 >Mechanical strength of the wire leads is more important than other >characteristics. Arc suppression diodes are connected with the >banded end towards positive. The only time that they conduct is for >a split second when a coil is de-energized. Even a 1N4148 would >probably work if they were not so frail. In fact, ANY of the 1N54xx series is fine. 5400's may be harder to find than say, a 1N5406. Bob . . . ________________________________ Message 3 _____________________________________ Time: 02:33:13 PM PST US From: "Robert L. Nuckolls, III" Subject: Re: AeroElectric-List: Adding a Fuse Block At 08:56 AM 11/23/2018, you wrote: > >Hi Bob > >I have been flying my RV6A for nearly ten years >using your Z-11 wiring system.. This system has >worked extremely well. I am currentlyin the >process of adding a second radio and audio >panel, but have run out of useable tabs on my >main & endurance busses. I have a =9Cfour >fuse=9D fuse block that I would like to add to >the main buss. If I mount the extra fuse block >within six inches of the main bus, can I power >it from the main bus power terminal via an >unfused #16 wire? The alternative would be to >free up a tab on the main bus, run a fused wire >from the tab and then move that consumer to the new fuse block. Yes . . . just tie the two busses together by-the-bolts with a short pieces of wire. #16 would be okay; you really won't be tying much load onto the new bus. Bob . . . ________________________________ Message 4 _____________________________________ Time: 02:35:17 PM PST US From: "Robert L. Nuckolls, III" Subject: Re: AeroElectric-List: Adding a Fuse Block At 03:50 PM 11/23/2018, you wrote: >Why not use the same size wire that feeds the main bus? 16 ga >significantly limits the total carrying capacity of the added bus, >and could bite you or future maintainers if a couple of high load >devices get added to the new block.' Recall that except for voltage drop considerations, 22AWG under Tefzel doesn't get into trouble at 20A. 16AWG is 4x the cross section of 22AWG. It would be quite sufficient over the distance cited. Bob . . . ________________________________ Message 5 _____________________________________ Time: 07:19:46 PM PST US From: Sebastien Subject: AeroElectric-List: Ford Voltage Regulator Z-11 shows the S wire of the Ford regulator tied in to the A terminal. Our Hartzell alternator has a dedicated Sta terminal so I'm guessing that the S terminal of the regulator should go to the Sta terminal on the alternator instead of being tied into the alternator switch going to the A terminal? Can anyone please confirm if this makes sense or not? ________________________________ Message 6 _____________________________________ Time: 07:44:46 PM PST US From: Paul Millner Subject: Re: AeroElectric-List: Ford Voltage Regulator Nope, dont do that. The Ford regulator doesnt use the stator terminal. PlanePowers regulator does. Paul Sent from my iPhone > On Nov 24, 2018, at 7:18 PM, Sebastien wrote: > > Z-11 shows the S wire of the Ford regulator tied in to the A terminal. Our Hartzell alternator has a dedicated Sta terminal so I'm guessing that the S terminal of the regulator should go to the Sta terminal on the alternator instead of being tied into the alternator switch going to the A terminal? 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