, you can just shut the engine off, leave the CB off, and restart the engine to continue without the alt. If it doesn't start... you can make one of your stealth approaches for lunch :-) Cheers, Rusty (just fueling the old debate) ------=_NextPart_000_00BB_01C42791.B5E34C50 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Well, not simpler than a fuse, but then = you can't=20 reset a fuse {:>).

Ah,=20 but I can replace the fuse, much easier than you can replace your CB = :-) =20

Seriously, my fuses are in easy reach, = particularly the=20 critical ones. Unfortunately, they're under the panel where I = can't=20 see them. Before I get far out of range of the airport, I'll make = a=20 diagram that shows me which fuse is which, and I'll keep a couple spares = handy,=20 perhaps in unused fuse slots. Talk about something to keep = you busy=20 in a crisis :-)

I=20 admit that this isn't nearly as easy as pushing in a CB, but my fuses = are all=20 sized well in excess of the needs of the device being powered. If = it=20 blows, replacing it won't likely help.

I use a 5 amp circuit breaker in the = field coil for=20 much the same reason as you did, to enable the overvoltage protection = circuit to=20 pop the circuit breaker. However, since I don't have an external = Voltage=20 regulator, the alternator keeps producing voltage (once started) = even with=20 the CK popped, so the only thing it really does is provide an indicator = of an=20 abnormal (high or low) voltage condition and gives me something to do = when=20 having alternator problems{:>))

Since you=20 always seem to be within gliding distance of a free=20 lunch <g>, you can just shut the engine off, leave the = CB off,=20 and restart the engine to continue without the alt. If it = doesn't=20 start... you can make one of your stealth approaches for=20 lunch :-)

Cheers,

Rusty (just=20 fueling the old debate)

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