David,
You make a very good point. The only electrical incident I have experienced on
my aircraft was a generator overvolt trip just after coasting out over the
Channel.
After a careful check and a reset of the circuit breaker I was able to
proceed without any drama. The alternative, with a fuse not readily accessible,
would have been a turn back to the airfield/refiling flight plan, revised
GAR arrival time etc. etc.
The safety aspects are even more important..
Regards
Brian
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From: owner-europa-list-server@matronics.com
[mailto:owner-europa-list-server@matronics.com] On Behalf Of David Joyce
Sent: 07 April 2014 10:16
Subject: Re: Europa-List: Parcel Shelf tray door access for fuses, CBS
Tony & Rowland, I have a slightly different philosophical approach to this
question.
A fuse may well go as part of some in air failure just possibly accompanied
by fire or smoke. Time spent working out what is happening threatens your
safety. As with an engine failure serious distraction and stress can lead to
speed decay and a stall/spin accident. So I prefer my fusing system to be out
where it is immediately obvious what has blown and for this reason I recommend
switchable circuit breakers, all labelled and readily visible. They have the
added benefit of readily allowing switching off of circuits to deal with
emergencies
such as regulator failure. Regards, David Joyce, G-XSDJ
Rowland Carson <rowlandcarson@gmail.com> wrote:
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> On 7 Apr 2014, at 01:26, Tony Renshaw wrote:
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>> Whilst working on my panel I was wondering if anyone has buried their
>>fuses in a hatch within the parcel shelf?
>>Sure, it wouldn't be accessible, but, if you didn't plan on gaining
>>access and built the aircraft accordingly, maybe within the parcel
>>shelf floor might be a good little location?
>
> Tony - yes, that's what I have done. See:
>
> http://www.rowlandcarson.org.uk/aviation/europa_435/shelf_cut.php
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> for the hole I hacked in the parcel shelf, with the fuseblocks placed
>to show how they will fit.
>
> in friendship
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