Hello, Mike Patey (guy who built Turbulence and Draco) recently posted a video of a Piper Arrow (I think) that almost caught fire due to some kind of electrical short. He did not elaborate on what wire it was but it sounds like it was a rather large one firewall forward. Video here. In the end he had to cut the wire to prevent further damage and most likely a loss of the airplane.
So my question, would an ANL fuse probably have prevented much of the carnage? I understand an ANL takes significantly more current than their rating to blow but this sure seems like one of them cases based on his description. I am curious about this because it also seems to be standard practice to run larger feeders un protected. (although I personally did not do that on my build)
Anyways, I wanted to get a more expert opinion on this situation as I'm no electrical wizard.
So my question, would an ANL fuse probably have prevented much of the carnage? I understand an ANL takes significantly more current than their rating to blow but this sure seems like one of them cases based on his description. I am curious about this because it also seems to be standard practice to run larger feeders un protected. (although I personally did not do that on my build)
Anyways, I wanted to get a more expert opinion on this situation as I'm no electrical wizard.