Return-Path: <13brv3@bellsouth.net> Received: from [209.114.234.2] (HELO IPOfCard1.guest-tek.com) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2b2) with ESMTP id 3181563 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Tue, 20 Apr 2004 19:12:47 -0400 Received: from USDCLES112NB160 ([198.18.1.149]) by IPOfCard1.guest-tek.com (8.11.6/8.11.6) with SMTP id i3KMxWu20356 for ; Tue, 20 Apr 2004 18:59:32 -0400 From: "Russell Duffy" <13brv3@bellsouth.net> To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" Subject: RE: [FlyRotary] Back from Sun & Fun Date: Tue, 20 Apr 2004 19:13:20 -0400 Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0032_01C4270B.8AD93230" X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook IMO, Build 9.0.6604 (9.0.2911.0) X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1165 Importance: Normal In-Reply-To: This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0032_01C4270B.8AD93230 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Adding to the fuse vs Circuit break debate. I had my alternator field coil circuit breaker pop three times during the flight home. I reset it and it generally ran another 1 1/2 hours before popping again. Don't know what the problem is until I dig into it, but it kelp producing 14 volts while it ran so was plenty good to get me home. Could not have reset a fuse, so while I do use fuses or non flight critical items (such as instruments) all my flight critical systems are with circuit breakers. Can't wait to hear what you find. Maybe a bad breaker, which will certainly add to the fuse vs breaker debate, but not in the way you expected :-) Cheers, Rusty (my brain is a fuse) ------=_NextPart_000_0032_01C4270B.8AD93230 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Adding to the fuse vs Circuit break = debate. I=20 had my alternator field coil circuit breaker pop three times during the = flight=20 home. I reset it and it generally ran another 1 1/2 hours before = popping=20 again. Don't know what the problem is until I dig into it, but it = kelp=20 producing 14 volts while it ran so was plenty good to get me home. = Could=20 not have reset a fuse, so while I do use fuses or non flight critical = items=20 (such as instruments) all my flight critical systems are with circuit=20 breakers.

Can't=20 wait to hear what you find. Maybe a bad breaker, which will = certainly=20 add to the fuse vs breaker debate, but not in the way you expected=20 :-)

Cheers,

Rusty (my=20 brain is a fuse)

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