X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Sun, 28 Apr 2013 09:19:01 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from mta21.charter.net ([216.33.127.81] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 6.0.4) with ESMTP id 6229319 for lml@lancaironline.net; Sat, 27 Apr 2013 09:53:43 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=216.33.127.81; envelope-from=toms1@chartermi.net Received: from imp10 ([10.20.200.15]) by mta21.charter.net (InterMail vM.8.01.05.09 201-2260-151-124-20120717) with ESMTP id <20130427135307.LUNX10448.mta21.charter.net@imp10> for ; Sat, 27 Apr 2013 09:53:07 -0400 Received: from home128a2c5896 ([75.128.239.245]) by imp10 with smtp.charter.net id V1t71l00L5JNNkT051t7U4; Sat, 27 Apr 2013 09:53:07 -0400 X-Authority-Analysis: v=2.0 cv=foeE/yEf c=1 sm=1 a=2OKxSzciy8eGMKUUd1EXSw==:17 a=7Vtkk4Wg9cEA:10 a=4ycV2vTZAAAA:8 a=nMk5rEeqZS4A:10 a=39xjfz-KvuZYGc4Emn8A:9 a=wPNLvfGTeEIA:10 a=Z-Z-e94LXLZlSChIE0oA:9 a=_W_S_7VecoQA:10 a=y8rpFR0bs3ER8lN8:21 a=2OKxSzciy8eGMKUUd1EXSw==:117 X-Original-Message-ID: From: "Tom & Beth Sullivan" X-Original-To: "LML" Subject: Circuit Breakers vs. fuses X-Original-Date: Sat, 27 Apr 2013 08:57:18 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0051_01CE4325.38A3C170" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.5931 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.6157 X-Antivirus: avast! (VPS 130426-1, 04/26/2013), Outbound message X-Antivirus-Status: Clean This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0051_01CE4325.38A3C170 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Returning from Sun & Fun a few weeks ago, I had stopped in Asheville = NC to pick up my wife and see my dad. It had rained really hard while I = was in Lakeland and I suspect some water penetrated the TKS panels on = the wings (Mooney Rocket). Flew back to the U.P. of MI non-stop at FL = 180 until about Lake Michigan where I needed FL 220 to stay out of = clouds and significant icing. (N1017L for those Flight Aware addicts). About 10 minutes before penetrating the precip I turned the TKS on to = high mode and after a couple minutes, no fluid? Looked at the control = panel and no lights; looked at the circuit breaker and it had popped. I = tried it again and it popped after about 30 seconds. Oh crap! Reset = breaker and tried de-ice on low mode, and it ran fine. Luckily it ran = enough fluid to keep the ice off through the 30 minute decent. When I = was a couple minutes from breaking out (based on my home bas KIMT AWOS = report), I tried high mode again and it worked fine. As noted above, I = suspect a bit of water in the panels had froze up in the flight levels, = and the "low" TKS power setting must have done the trick. Now, what if I had "fuses" located out of reach?? Will be wiring up the IVPT soon and using breakers. It is still up to = the operator to use enough common sense to keep a breaker system safe. Tom ------=_NextPart_000_0051_01CE4325.38A3C170 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Returning from Sun & = Fun a few=20 weeks ago, I had stopped in Asheville NC to pick up my wife and see my=20 dad. It had rained really hard while I was in Lakeland and I = suspect=20 some water penetrated the TKS panels on the wings (Mooney Rocket). = Flew=20 back to the U.P. of MI non-stop at FL 180 until about Lake Michigan = where I=20 needed FL 220 to stay out of clouds and significant icing. (N1017L = for=20 those Flight Aware addicts).

About 10 minutes before = penetrating=20 the precip I turned the TKS on to high mode and after a couple minutes, = no=20 fluid? Looked at the control panel and no lights; looked at the = circuit=20 breaker and it had popped. I tried it again and it popped after = about 30=20 seconds. Oh crap! Reset breaker and tried de-ice on low = mode,=20 and it ran fine. Luckily it ran enough fluid to keep the ice off = through=20 the 30 minute decent. When I was a couple minutes from = breaking out=20 (based on my home bas KIMT AWOS report), I tried high mode = again and=20 it worked fine. As noted above, I suspect a bit of water in the = panels had=20 froze up in the flight levels, and the "low" TKS power setting must have = done=20 the trick.

Now, what if I had "fuses" located out = of=20 reach??

Will be wiring up the IVPT soon and = using=20 breakers. It is still up to the operator to use enough common = sense to=20 keep a breaker system safe.

Tom

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