Mailing List flyrotary@lancaironline.net Message #8960
From: sqpilot@earthlink <sqpilot@earthlink.net>
Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: LS1 Coils - amp draw?
Date: Sun, 6 Jun 2004 22:26:57 -0500
To: Rotary motors in aircraft <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>
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----- Original Message -----
Sent: Saturday, June 05, 2004 9:09 PM
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: LS1 Coils - amp draw?

John,  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
 
I gotta go with Ed's recommendation.  Definately a circuit breaker.  Paul Conner
 
Ed Anderson
RV-6A N494BW Rotary Powered
Matthews, NC
----- Original Message -----
From: John Slade
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
 
 
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