Nyal Williams wrote:
I'd like to see a full write-up with diagrams, photos,
and names/addresses of places to buy parts. This would
make a good article for Soaring.
Here is a sketch
http://www.mydatabus.com/public/emer...y/e/sketch.JPG
and a pic of my install...
http://www.mydatabus.com/public/emer...y/e/diodes.jpg
There is a aluminum bracket which is lightly mounted to the bulkhead.
The PC board just provides insulation and some support for the wires.
Each diode has a heat sink, but I don't really think it was necessary.
I don't have the part numbers handy, but I'll see if I can't find something.
With 18Amps of forward current capability (each), there isn't really any
"need" for the two diodes in parallel, but for an extra $5 and a few
extra minutes of wiring, if any one diode ever did fail "open" the other
would still provide power. Most likely overkill.