X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from [24.25.9.101] (HELO ms-smtp-02-eri0.southeast.rr.com) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.3c5) with ESMTP id 922045 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Mon, 02 May 2005 08:52:05 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=24.25.9.101; envelope-from=eanderson@carolina.rr.com Received: from edward2 (cpe-024-074-189-178.carolina.res.rr.com [24.74.189.178]) by ms-smtp-02-eri0.southeast.rr.com (8.12.10/8.12.7) with SMTP id j42CpH0W027192 for ; Mon, 2 May 2005 08:51:18 -0400 (EDT) Message-ID: <006c01c54f15$a261e7c0$2402a8c0@edward2> From: "Ed Anderson" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" References: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: finally changed to fuses vs circuit breakers was Re: Ed's new rotor housings Date: Mon, 2 May 2005 08:51:18 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0069_01C54EF4.1B1E3B40" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.2180 X-MIMEOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2180 X-Virus-Scanned: Symantec AntiVirus Scan Engine This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0069_01C54EF4.1B1E3B40 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable MessageWell, it could happen of course, but then you can get a bad or = rather a marginal fuse as well. Fuses have been known to blown below = their rate current. I've never had a CB fail (yet), I have had success = in resetting a Circuit Breaker - so my bias toward circuit breakers. If = you feel comfortable with fuses then far be it from me to suggest a = change - me, I would not feel comfortable with a fuse in power to a = flight-critical component. =20 Ed ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Russell Duffy=20 To: Rotary motors in aircraft=20 Sent: Monday, May 02, 2005 8:37 AM Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: finally changed to fuses vs circuit breakers = was Re: Ed's new rotor housings if the CB doesn't reset I haven't lost anything over a fuse, BUT if = it does reset - it may save my butt or the aircraft. =20 Hey Ed, how about if the CB trips because the circuit breaker IS the = problem? The only tripped breaker I've seen in a certified plane turned = out to be a bad CB. I've also seen bad CB's at home, and at work. Why = add another device that can fail? Rusty (just couldn't resist resist) ------=_NextPart_000_0069_01C54EF4.1B1E3B40 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message
Well, it could happen of course, but = then you can=20 get a bad or rather a marginal fuse as well. Fuses have been known=20 to blown below their rate current.   I've never had a CB = fail=20 (yet), I have had success in resetting a Circuit Breaker - so my bias = toward=20 circuit breakers.  If you feel comfortable with fuses then far be = it from=20 me to suggest a change - me, I would not feel comfortable with a fuse in = power=20 to a flight-critical component. 
 
Ed
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From:=20 Russell=20 Duffy
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Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: = finally changed=20 to fuses vs circuit breakers was Re: Ed's new rotor housings

 if the CB doesn't reset I = haven't=20 lost anything over a fuse, BUT if it does reset - it may save my butt = or the=20 aircraft.  
 
Hey Ed, how about if the CB trips because the = circuit=20 breaker IS the problem?  The only tripped breaker I've seen = in a=20 certified plane turned out to be a bad CB.  I've also seen = bad CB's=20 at home, and at work.  Why add another device that can=20 fail?
 
Rusty (just couldn't resist=20 = resist)  
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