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Since this is the umpteenth time that the fuse vs
CB topic has come up (not just on the rotary lists but aircraft list in
general), and certainly won't e the last, I decided to do something different
than just spout my views on the topic. I surfed the net and see if I could
find anything on it.
Here are some of the URLs I found of
interest.
This guy actually did some tests and found among
other things that a fuse rated capacity can slowly degrade with repeated high
current flows even if below its burst point. But, read it and draw your
own conclusions.
This one has an interesting summary, but since they
are presented by the makers of CB can be considered Biased
Another maker of CB propaganda, however they do
point out that you can not test a fuse since it is destroyed if it proves it
works at the specified rating where as you can a CB
Here is Bob K's and his well reasoned
argument FOR fuses
It appears that there is as much debate outside the
aviation community (or more) about fuses Vs CB. It appears to me the CB is
winning there simply because of convince rather than any technical advantage
- That is once the problem causing the short is fixed, you simply reset
the CB rather than trying to find a fuse of the right rating and shape to
replace the blown one and possibly sticking in the wrong fuse. And you know
Americans - convince before all else {:>) - At least that's the way it
appears to me.
Ed
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