X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Thu, 23 Aug 2007 20:15:49 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from smtp120.plus.mail.sp1.yahoo.com ([69.147.95.83] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.1.11) with SMTP id 2281151 for lml@lancaironline.net; Thu, 23 Aug 2007 18:01:44 -0400 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=69.147.95.83; envelope-from=mcmess1919@yahoo.com Received: (qmail 39749 invoked from network); 23 Aug 2007 22:01:06 -0000 DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; q=dns; c=nofws; s=s1024; d=yahoo.com; h=Received:X-YMail-OSG:From:To:References:In-Reply-To:Subject:Date:Message-ID:MIME-Version:Content-Type:Content-Transfer-Encoding:X-Mailer:Thread-Index:Content-Language; b=dCYAo4dvyAmFC6Wx9jJPU9rrlRM8ugOL6QJINeHK6qnjy+PToc50kzKrbXODA54KuDWMYcQm2+bPh/ePHdX6s8hZe6DRRVNdWcBiaMZqjD1TQEppiWXzXNXe0zUFWS+5oY7jye9o/GZtVZ8E+PuOaoSMZgV99QOrqRO9LlP3Two= ; Received: from unknown (HELO Laptop) (mcmess1919@72.177.74.17 with login) by smtp120.plus.mail.sp1.yahoo.com with SMTP; 23 Aug 2007 22:01:06 -0000 X-YMail-OSG: I_zsy20VM1l0QZcwcDIMYzpmxB3yFh.v3YKy9N9RKM94vsc0 From: "Steve Colwell" X-Original-To: "'Lancair Mailing List'" References: In-Reply-To: Subject: fallibility in the digital age X-Original-Date: Thu, 23 Aug 2007 17:01:06 -0500 X-Original-Message-ID: <001701c7e5d1$1baa7530$52ff5f90$@com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Microsoft Office Outlook 12.0 Thread-Index: AcflyXeIB277r1BwSuClpk5H+laJsQAAmbtA Content-Language: en-us "If you want a truly independent GPS, it needs to be independent of the aircraft's power bus, which means running it on internal batteries all the time." Hamid, I assumed (dangerous word) the dual B&C Voltage Regulators with Crowbar Overvoltage Protection would protect my backup TruTrak ADI with its own back-up battery and the Garmin 396 also hooked to ships power. How likely is overvoltage protection to fail? By the way, I really appreciate the Professional Input on LML as one who has little knowledge of technical issues. Steve Colwell dual Chelton Legacy soon to emerge from the paint shop (only to enter the Upholstery Shop)