Hi Mike,
> The principal reason why there is no switch for the fuel pump supplied
> directly from the alternator is so that it cannot be inadvertently turned
> off -- this would require the breaker to be pulled (or fuse removed).
I said, switch or pullable breaker.
Of course if the choice is a switch then it would have to be properly
marked and secured and understood, as a few other switches too. An
instructor told me, that his only emergency landing followed after a
student turned and pulled the ignition key and dropped it on the floor. Is
that a reason to remove ignition locks? Maybe it is :-)
What frightens me is that some of us, with apparently no understanding of
the possible consequences make changes in the proposed electrical system.
And the specialists make it worse by adding too many choices and options
with the result that the electrically handicapped are completely lost. My
ten cents: Stick to the factory design, unless you are absolutely sure
what is involved.
> 914-powered Europa. During the pre-landing checks the handling pilot
> switched OFF the number one pump, instead of switching ON the number two
> pump, with a result that Andy did not wish anyone else to experience...
The demonstrator had 2 switches for 2 pumps on Andy's last day at Europa.
Number one secured, yes.
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Kind Regards,
Jos Okhuijsen
workshopcam http://www.okhuijsen.org/plane
http:www.europaowners.org/kit600
mono xs, top on, gear in, tail wheel in, wings set, flapdrive in, tail
closed, tailwheel in, tail top in, blue stuff filled, sanded and primed,
fuel system in, doors done, windows in, sanding and filling the fuse and
wings.
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