Mailing List flyrotary@lancaironline.net Message #8961
From: sqpilot@earthlink <sqpilot@earthlink.net>
Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: LS1 Coils - amp draw?
Date: Sun, 6 Jun 2004 22:33:54 -0500
To: Rotary motors in aircraft <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>
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The instructions that came with my MicroTech ECU said to use a 15 amp fuse/circuit breaker.  It uses 4 Bosch coils, similar to the LS1 coils.  Paul Conner
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Sent: Sunday, June 06, 2004 10:40 AM
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: LS1 Coils - amp draw?

FWIW, I run 2 of them off a single 10 amp fuse.  The leads are on one fuse and the trailing coils on the other fuse.  No broken fuses up to about 5000 rpm.  I took them out of the fuse box and connected them directly to the main power at the firewall in an effort to work out why my mixture drops when I turn off the alternator (no effect).
 
Dave Leonard
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From: Rotary motors in aircraft [mailto:flyrotary@lancaironline.net]On Behalf Of Russell Duffy
Sent: Sunday, June 06, 2004 6:56 AM
To: Rotary motors in aircraft
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: LS1 Coils - amp draw?

I think if I had fuses on something as critical as my coils, I would have a blown fuse indicator LED/neon lamp so I would know what was going on.  A popped circuit breaker you can see or feel.

Mike 
 
I wired the coils directly to the buss, just like the EC-2.  This seemed like a good idea at the time, but it's always been on my mental to-do list to add some big fuses, like 15A per coil, or whatever the wire will support. 
 
Cheers,
Rusty
 
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