Return-Path: Received: from [24.25.9.100] (HELO ms-smtp-01-eri0.southeast.rr.com) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2b5) with ESMTP id 141163 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Sat, 05 Jun 2004 22:10:49 -0400 Received: from EDWARD (clt25-78-058.carolina.rr.com [24.25.78.58]) by ms-smtp-01-eri0.southeast.rr.com (8.12.10/8.12.7) with SMTP id i5629jfP018859 for ; Sat, 5 Jun 2004 22:09:46 -0400 (EDT) Message-ID: <000c01c44b6b$59006b00$2402a8c0@EDWARD> From: "Ed Anderson" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" References: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] LS1 Coils - amp draw? Date: Sat, 5 Jun 2004 22:09:49 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0009_01C44B49.D1A00EC0" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1409 X-MIMEOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1409 X-Virus-Scanned: Symantec AntiVirus Scan Engine This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0009_01C44B49.D1A00EC0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable MessageJohn, I don't know the current draw, but I would strongly = suggest that you replace fuses in critical circuits like ignition with = quality circuit breakers. Fuses are OK and have their place and I used = them in my aircraft but, in my opinion they do NOT belong in a critical = circuit. I have never reset a fuse, but I have reset circuit breakers = that popped due to a temporary overload and got the system back in = operation. FWIW Ed Ed Anderson RV-6A N494BW Rotary Powered Matthews, NC ----- Original Message -----=20 From: John Slade=20 To: Rotary motors in aircraft=20 Sent: Saturday, June 05, 2004 8:48 PM Subject: [FlyRotary] LS1 Coils - amp draw? Good evening all, I think I found out why my engine ran under powered on the last = flight. The fuse supplying the leading coils was blown. It was a 15 amp = fuse, which I would have thought would be more than adequate. Of course, = the fuse is supplying two of the coils, not one. Perhaps that's where I = went wrong with the calculation. Can anyone recall what the max draw is per coil? John Slade ------=_NextPart_000_0009_01C44B49.D1A00EC0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message
John,  I don't know the current = draw, but I=20 would strongly suggest that you replace fuses in critical circuits like = ignition=20 with quality circuit breakers.  Fuses are OK and have their place = and I=20 used them in my aircraft but,  in my opinion they do NOT = belong in a=20 critical circuit.  I have never reset a fuse, but I have reset = circuit=20 breakers that popped due to a temporary overload and got the system back = in=20 operation.  FWIW
 
Ed
 
Ed Anderson
RV-6A N494BW Rotary Powered
Matthews, NC
----- Original Message -----
From:=20 John=20 Slade
Sent: Saturday, June 05, 2004 = 8:48=20 PM
Subject: [FlyRotary] LS1 Coils = - amp=20 draw?

Good=20 evening all,
I=20 think I found out why my engine ran under powered on the last flight. = The fuse=20 supplying the leading coils was blown. It was a 15 amp fuse, which I = would=20 have thought would be more than adequate. Of course, the fuse is = supplying two=20 of the coils, not one. Perhaps that's where I went wrong with the=20 calculation.
 
Can=20 anyone recall what the max draw is per coil?
John=20 Slade
 
 
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