Mailing List flyrotary@lancaironline.net Message #30736
From: Dale Rogers <dale.r@cox.net>
Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: Electrical requirements
Date: Tue, 14 Mar 2006 13:43:42 -0700
To: Rotary motors in aircraft <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>
Ernest Christley wrote:
Taking this and the numbers Rusty gave, then adding them all up and throwing in a pinch of guesswork, I get a potential nighttime budget of 50 amps, with the typical daytime running being closer to 33.  I'm thinking this can't be right.

EM/2 0.6A
EC/2  0.3A
Injectors/Coils 10A (@6000RPM)
Fuel Pump-1 6.5A
Fuel Pump-2 6.5A
EWP-1 5A
EWP-2 5A
Landing Lights 10A
LED Position Lights 3A
LED Cockpit Lighting 1A
Cockpit Circulation Fan 2A
Transponder 0.5A
Radio 1A
CD Player 0.3A

Ernest,

   Are your landing lights really only 60W ea?  Seems awfully low.

Dale R.


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