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Old 09-12-2018, 05:48 PM
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Did you have any issues with 22 gauge wire, or did you stick to a minimum size of 20?

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I used a Cooper Bussmann 24 ATO fuse block with 3 sections for Buss A, Buss B, and Avionics.
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Old 09-12-2018, 06:23 PM
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I am using one of these in the link in the exact same location and have set it up in the way you are describing. What I like about it is that if the fuse blows or disconnected, the light goes on and let me know, easy detection.

https://www.amazon.com/Holder-Indica...70_&dpSrc=srch
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Old 09-12-2018, 09:05 PM
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I like many things about the Bussman block pictured above, but I wish it had ring terminals instead of the special Delphi crimps. Any comment on those Delphi terminal ends - good/bad?
One way to evaluate quality is service history.
Do you know anyone that's had a wiring problem in a GM car in the last couple of decades?
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Old 09-12-2018, 11:55 PM
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I dont dislike/question the "quality" of the Delphi crimps - I dislike "yet another" specialized crimp tool/connector when I have a million ring terminals and the tools to properly install them in my shop.
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Old 09-13-2018, 06:23 AM
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Oh. I thought you were asking about quality ('good/bad'). I agree that it's a pain to need yet another specialized tool, and it's folly to bet on something else making a reliable crimp (including the strain relief) on those terminals.

But I don't wish for ring terminals; been there/done that on planes others built over a couple of decades. Talk about specialized tools; how many of us can add a 3rd hand, add fingertip vision to all three hands, and shrink all three to less than 50% size, to do maintenance/changes to the terminals, once the plane is flying?
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