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I have some fuses in my glider. One is on the main battery itself.
The other fuses are in the instrument panel and are for individual devices (radio, computer, vario). I got it in my head that I should replace the panel fuses with breakers. There are several advantages, like being able to reset the breaker in flight and being able to "pull" the breaker. I have been told that all new breakers must be able to be manually pulled (tripped) in case of emergency. Older breakers could be reset but not pulled. Obviously fuses can be pulled also but I have an image of my fumbling the loose glass fuse in the cockpit which isn't a pretty picture. Looking at a particular brand of breaker, the Texas Instrument Klixon 7277 line (http://www.ti.com/snc/products/controls/acb-7277.htm) from Aircraft Spruce, I found that at low current draws you can loose a volt or more from your primary. 1/2A 2.00 Vdc drop my vario 3/4A 1.45 Vdc drop 1A 1.10 Vdc drop my computer 2A 0.70 Vdc drop 3A 0.33 Vdc drop my radio 4A 0.30 Vdc drop 5A 0.25 Vdc drop This is not good. It got me thinking that a glass fuse isn't too bad after all especially considering a fuse is $1 each and the breaker is $25 each. The question is, what is the typical forward drop of a fuse? Also, why does the breaker have such a high forward drop at low amperages? Thanks, John |
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