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| Subject: | Re: Elect Ign - CB in Tailcone? |
I used an inline fuse, by the battery, in addition to the CB in the panel.
I can't remember the fuse size, but it's sufficient for the wire size and
greater than the 7.5A CB.
-Rob
On Wed, Aug 27, 2014 at 8:56 AM, Phillip Perry <philperry9@gmail.com> wrote:
> Howdy everyone...
>
> I'm pulling my dedicated wire from the tailcone to the Lightspeed box
> installed at the panel. In the panel I have a resettable 7.5 amp CB per
> Lightspeed's recommendations.
>
> However I'm a bit concerned with fire/circuit protection between the
> battery and the 7.5 amp CB installed 15 ft away. I'm thinking of installing
> a 2nd CB at the battery that is larger in size - say 10 or 15 amps.
>
> That way, the 7.5 amp CB will provide protection for the Lightspeed, and
> if the line shorts somewhere in the fuselage, it will pop the tailcone CB
> and not turn my dedicated wire cherry red and ignite.
>
> Have any of you taken this approach? What size CB did you install and
> what was your experience?
>
> Phil
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Rob Kochman
RV-10 Flying since March 2011
Woodinville, WA
http://kochman.net/N819K
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