It seems to be a solution looking for a problem. The market is already awash in
tried-and-tested fuse blocks that hold anywhere from single to dozens of fuses,
making it easy to build buses that don't all have to be mounted in a single
location. Eaton/Bussmann or Blue Sea Systems make good quality fuse blocks
that don't cost anywhere near $350. Waytek Wire has a good selection.
The Falken BusBox appears to be little more than some fuse sockets and WAGO 2601-series
terminal blocks on a circuit board, inside a 3D printed enclosure, with
no "brains" (it's not a VP-X competitor). I really don't see $350 worth of
value, let alone $450 ("Preorder before May 31st and save $100!").
How is it mounted in the aircraft? There don't appear to be any through-holes
in, or mounting flanges on, the enclosure.
There appears to be a two-terminal connector at the back, along with a relay and
a single fuse that's not associated with the six front edge terminal blocks.
What are those items for?
It provides only a single input to power ALL thirty circuits connected to it.
You would struggle to implement the dual-feed or redundancy aspects of Mr. Nuckolls'
Z-figures using this device.
I would pass.
Eric
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