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wjones(at)brazoriainet.co
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Posted: Tue Sep 09, 2008 6:33 am Post subject: Circuit breakers

Hello group ,I am working on my instrument panel  and need some advise on what type of circuit breakers most of you are using . Is  there an alternative to the more expensive aircraft type  .                             Thanks                       Wade  Jones  South Texas

601XL  Franklin 0-235

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Rickey B.

Joined: 22 Mar 2008
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Posted: Tue Sep 09, 2008 6:46 am Post subject: Circuit breakers

Wade, you might want to check with Marc Dickensheets at   www.whiteindustries.com  .  They usually have a big assortment of breakers                                                                                                               Rick  

   

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Hello group ,I am working on my instrument panel and need some advise on what type of circuit breakers most of you are using . Is there an alternative to the more expensive aircraft type .                            Thanks                      Wade  Jones  South Texas

 601XL Franklin 0-235  

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johnd(at)data-tech.com
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Posted: Tue Sep 09, 2008 6:50 am Post subject: Circuit breakers

Hi Wade,

 

 One much less costly alternative is to use fuses instead of circuit breakers. That's what I have used in my plane. Bob Nuckolls at Aeroelectric Connection is a fan of fuses, here's an article he wrote in Sport Plane aviation: http://www.aeroelectric.com/articles/fuseorcb.html

 

 John Davis

 Burnsville, NC  (7A8 Morrison Field/Avery County)

 601XL - Jab 3300

 

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steerr(at)bellsouth.net
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Posted: Tue Sep 09, 2008 6:51 am Post subject: Circuit breakers

Per the recommendation of Aeroelectric, and to save weight, I used fuses 

for everything but the alternator field circuit in my 601HD/Stratus.



Bill

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		   Hello group ,I am working on my instrument panel and need some advise 

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 601XL Franklin 0-235

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Gig Giacona

Joined: 10 Jan 2006
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Posted: Tue Sep 09, 2008 8:07 am Post subject: Re: Circuit breakers

I putting together an order now and B & C seems to have the best price to quality ratio I've found. bandc.biz is the website. 

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		  Hello group ,I am working on my instrument panel  and need some advise on what type of circuit breakers most of you are using . Is  there an alternative to the more expensive aircraft type  .                        ï¿½    Thanks           ï¿½           Wade  Jones  South Texas

601XL  Franklin 0-235

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gfmjr_20(at)HOTMAIL.COM
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Posted: Tue Sep 09, 2008 11:48 am Post subject: Circuit breakers

Wade--

   All good suggestions so far. Another alternative is the EXP Power distribution panel. It uses thermal resettable breakers along with main breaker and power distribution on a PC board

  

 George May

 601XL 912s  

   

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     Hello group  CI am working on my instrument panel and need some advise on what type of circuit breakers most of you are using . Is there an alternative to the more expensive aircraft type .                            Thanks                      Wade  Jones  South Texas

601XL Franklin 0-235

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Gig Giacona

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Posted: Tue Sep 09, 2008 1:54 pm Post subject: Re: Circuit breakers

They are kinda cool. So cool in fact I bought one. I then started looking at my power and switch needs and realized it wasn't the best option for my plane. I sold here to somebody.



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 ï¿½ All good suggestions so far. Another alternative is the EXP Power distribution panel. It uses thermal resettable breakers along with main breaker and power distribution on a PC board

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georgerace

Joined: 25 Oct 2006
Posts: 788
Location: Albion, MI

Posted: Tue Sep 09, 2008 2:32 pm Post subject: Circuit breakers

Hi Wade:

  

 I ended up with 11 different circuit breakers in my  panel and I did not combine any pieces of equipment.  They range in size  from 1 amp to 15 amp.  

  

 I felt it was much more efficient, and of course  costly, to use breakers rather than fuses.  Nothing to me is worse than  trying to find the right size spare and insert it in the socket, especially  while in flight.

  

 I did want aircraft quality breakers of either the  push-pull type or push-push type.  Both types have an indicating ring when  tripped that you can easily see on the panel.

  

 I ended up purchasing them from Allied Electronics  after a lot of looking for a good price on the web.  Depending on their  amperage they average around $15.00 each.  The ones that I am using are the  push-push type of breaker.  Here is a link to one of the spec sheets:   http://www.alliedelec.com/Search/ProductDetail.aspx?SKU=6770197&MPN=2-5700-IG1-K10-DD-2A&R=6770197&SEARCH=6770197&DESC=2-5700-IG1-K10-DD-2A

  

 That particular one is a 2A breaker, and they do have  screw terminals, which was another on of my requirements.

  

 Another place to look that I know has a lot of great  panel building stuff, including breakers, is SteinAir.  They have very good  prices on a lot of stuff including the Grand Rapids EIS.   Check out  their web site at:  http://www.steinair.com/home.htm   they have a pile of stuff for home builders.

  

 George

 N73EX

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601XL  Franklin 0-235

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wjones(at)brazoriainet.co
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Posted: Tue Sep 09, 2008 2:42 pm Post subject: Circuit breakers

Hello group ,and what a nice group .Thanks for all  the responses I received on the circuit breakers .I have decided to follow Bill  & John's advise and use fuses instead of breakers .Today  went to Radio Shack and bought them for $1.98 each .Thanks  again

 Wade  Jones  South Texas

601XL Franklin 0-235

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leinad

Joined: 19 Sep 2006
Posts: 283
Location: Central Virginia

Posted: Tue Sep 09, 2008 4:34 pm Post subject: Re: Circuit breakers

While we're on the subject of fuses, has anyone had any experience with the "if it glows it blows" fuses?  These have a little LED that lights if the fuse is blown.  I've been thinking about switching to them.  I believe they come in the regular blade format.

Dan

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burbby

Joined: 22 Oct 2006
Posts: 34
Location: Millsap, TX

Posted: Tue Sep 09, 2008 5:57 pm Post subject: Circuit breakers

Leinad

  

 I work in a power plant.   We use the fuses that you are describing.  They work very well.   If and when a fuse blowes a LED will light and stay lighted until the fuse is replaced or power is removed.   The only problem is the fuses we have are metric sizes and a little harder to find.   Radio Shack sells the common sizes.   

 I don't know how they will hold up in a plane with viberation and changing humidity  all the time.   But in a panel in a control room they work with no problems.

  

 Hope this helps some.

  

 Gary



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Date: Tuesday, September 9, 2008, 7:34 PM



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While we're on the subject of fuses, has anyone had any experience with the

"if it glows it blows" fuses?  These have a little LED that lights if

the fuse is blown.  I've been thinking about switching to them.  I believe

they come in the regular blade format.

Dan



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Scratch building XL with Corvair Engine





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craig(at)craigandjean.com
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Posted: Tue Sep 09, 2008 8:19 pm Post subject: Circuit breakers

Van's designed the LED fuses into the panel of the RV-12:



http://www.vansaircraft.com/images/RV-12/N412RV/switch_fuse.jpg



Waytek sells them:



http://order.waytekwire.com/CGI-BIN/LANSAWEB?WEBEVENT+L0F97D51B02C36000FDF90

82+M37+ENG



Or click on products -> circuit protection -> fuses-blade type -> ATO/ATC

FUSES-LIGHT WHEN BLOWN



	46280  	LED BLADE TYPE FUSE ATO/ATC, 3 AMP VIOLET (12 VOLTS)

EA 	0.4480 	

	46281 	LED BLADE TYPE FUSE ATO/ATC, 5 AMP AMBER (12 VOLTS)

EA 	0.4480 	

	46282 	LED BLADE TYPE FUSE ATO/ATC, 7.5 AMP BROWN (12 VOLTS) 	EA

0.4480 	

	46283 	LED BLADE TYPE FUSE ATO/ATC, 10 AMP RED (12 VOLTS)

EA 	0.4480 	

	46284 	LED BLADE TYPE FUSE ATO/ATC, 15 AMP BLUE (12 VOLTS)

EA 	0.4480 	

	46285 	LED BLADE TYPE FUSE ATO/ATC, 20 AMP YELLOW (12 VOLTS) 	EA

0.4480 	

	46286 	LED BLADE TYPE FUSE ATO/ATC, 25 AMP NATURAL (12 VOLTS) 	EA

0.4480 	

	46287 	LED BLADE TYPE FUSE ATO/ATC, 30 AMP GREEN (12 VOLTS)

EA	0.4480



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