 |
Matronics Email Lists
Web Forum Interface to the Matronics Email Lists
|
| View previous topic :: View next topic |
| Author |
Message |
mauledriver(at)nc.rr.com
Guest
|
 Posted: Thu Oct 16, 2008 3:08 pm Post subject: Protecting fat wires from rear battery to firewall |
 |
|
I'm installing a Z-14 dual batt/bus in an RV-10 with the battery and contactors in the rear. I have current limiters on the firewall between the alternators and the panel busses.
Should there be some protection in place for the fat wires running from the contactors in the rear and the firewall? Should I consider the ability to manually turn off the power through the contactors sufficient?
Thanks in advance all.
| | - The Matronics RV10-List Email Forum - | | | Use the List Feature Navigator to browse the many List utilities available such as the Email Subscriptions page, Archive Search & Download, 7-Day Browse, Chat, FAQ, Photoshare, and much more:
http://www.matronics.com/Navigator?RV10-List |
|
|
|
| Back to top |
|
 |
partner14
Joined: 12 Jan 2008
Posts: 540
Location: Granbury Texas
|
| Posted: Thu Oct 16, 2008 3:25 pm Post subject: Protecting fat wires from rear battery to firewall |
|
|
I ran that cheap thin wall drip system black pipe the entire way. I kept my large wires seperate, the antenna wires seperate, and I think I used 2 more, one on each side, for everything else.
Don McDonald
--- On Thu, 10/16/08, mauledriver(at)nc.rr.com <mauledriver(at)nc.rr.com> wrote:
| Quote: | From: mauledriver(at)nc.rr.com <mauledriver(at)nc.rr.com>
Subject: Protecting fat wires from rear battery to firewall
To: rv10-list(at)matronics.com
Date: Thursday, October 16, 2008, 5:14 PM
| Quote: | --> RV10-List message posted by: <mauledriver(at)nc.rr.com>
I'm installing a Z-14 dual batt/bus in an RV-10 with the battery and
contactors in the rear. I have current limiters on the firewall between the
alternators and the panel busses.
Should there be some protection in place for the fat wires running from the
contactors in the rear and the firewall? Should I consider the ability to
manually turn off the power through the contactors sufficient?
Thanks in advance all.
|
|
[quote][b]
| | - The Matronics RV10-List Email Forum - | | | Use the List Feature Navigator to browse the many List utilities available such as the Email Subscriptions page, Archive Search & Download, 7-Day Browse, Chat, FAQ, Photoshare, and much more:
http://www.matronics.com/Navigator?RV10-List |
|
_________________
Don A. McDonald
40636 |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
nukeflyboy
Joined: 05 Jan 2008
Posts: 162
Location: Granbury, TX
|
| Posted: Thu Oct 16, 2008 5:18 pm Post subject: Re: Protecting fat wires from rear battery to firewall |
|
|
Because of the large starting currents (in excess of 200 amps) this is difficult to do effectively. These big wires are generally not fused. Use good quality terminations, torque them properly, make sure they are protected with bushings through each bulkhead, inspect them at the annual, then forget about it.
The wires that do not support the starter should be protected with a fuse or circuit breaker. But then, they are generally not big and fat.
Bob K talks about this in his book.
| | - The Matronics RV10-List Email Forum - | | | Use the List Feature Navigator to browse the many List utilities available such as the Email Subscriptions page, Archive Search & Download, 7-Day Browse, Chat, FAQ, Photoshare, and much more:
http://www.matronics.com/Navigator?RV10-List |
|
_________________
Dave Moore
RV-6 built and sold
RV-10 built and flying |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
|
|
You cannot post new topics in this forum
You cannot reply to topics in this forum
You cannot edit your posts in this forum
You cannot delete your posts in this forum
You cannot vote in polls in this forum
You cannot attach files in this forum
You can download files in this forum
|
Powered by phpBB © 2001, 2005 phpBB Group
|
Get Email Distribution Too!
FAQ
Search
Memberlist
Usergroups
Register
Profile
Log in to check your private messages
Log in
