X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from [24.25.9.103] (HELO ms-smtp-04-eri0.southeast.rr.com) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.3c5) with ESMTP id 922465 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Mon, 02 May 2005 12:58:50 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=24.25.9.103; 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-04-eri0.southeast.rr.com (8.12.10/8.12.7) with SMTP id j42Gw3L5027488 for ; Mon, 2 May 2005 12:58:04 -0400 (EDT) Message-ID: <001501c54f38$1bc0f300$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 12:58:04 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0012_01C54F16.94786480" 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_0012_01C54F16.94786480 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable A Fuse can be the problem just as easy - if you read the material on the = web. A fuse has failure modes and can "wear" out. But, as previous = discussions on the topic, I don't think facts one way or the other is = going to change anybody's mind set. I have never had a bad CB so = undoubtedly that colors my perspective on their use. Clearly either = method can perform the function - so it comes down to other factors that = one considers important. Ed ----- Original Message -----=20 From: WALTER B KERR=20 To: Rotary motors in aircraft=20 Sent: Monday, May 02, 2005 11:01 AM Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: finally changed to fuses vs circuit breakers = was Re: Ed's new rotor housings 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)=20 _____________________________________________________________ My thoughts exactly Rusty, Bernie ------=_NextPart_000_0012_01C54F16.94786480 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
 
 
 
A Fuse can be the problem just as easy = - if you=20 read the material on the web.  A fuse  has failure modes and = can=20 "wear" out.   But, as previous discussions on the topic, I = don't think=20 facts one way or the other is going to change anybody's mind = set.   I=20 have never had a bad CB so undoubtedly that colors my perspective on = their use.=20 Clearly either method can perform the function - so it comes down to = other=20 factors that one considers important.
 
Ed
 
 
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From:=20 WALTER B = KERR
Sent: Monday, May 02, 2005 = 11:01 AM
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: = finally changed=20 to fuses vs circuit breakers was Re: Ed's new rotor housings

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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My thoughts=20 exactly Rusty,
Bernie
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