airlincoln
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Okay, so let's say you're building an RV-7A with one Slick magneto and one Lightspeed CDI (1.2A draw in cruise) for ignition. You're going to certify it day/night VFR (one comm radio [.2A] & xpndr [1.5A]) but hope to someday save enough money to equip it with a TruTrak pictorial pilot (1.3A), Garmin GNS 430 (1.5A) and Dynon D-180 (1.5A) and will pre-install the antennas/wiring/fuse blocks to do that. Which electric system would you use? For those AeroElectric fans out there, the choices are:
option #1 --> Z-11 (single-battery, single alternator)
option #2 --> Z-12 (single-battery, dual alternator [60A & 20A])
option #3 --> Z-13/8 (single-battery, dual alternator [60A & SD-8 [8A] backup)
option #4 --> None of the above OR Modification of one of the above
In the immortal words of the robot in Short Circuit: "Need More Input!"
Thanks in advance and feel free to shoot as many holes as possible in my plan.
Lincoln Keill
RV-7A (QB wings/fuselage on the way)
Bonus question: Which items would go on your E-bus if you had a 4A budget?
option #1 --> Z-11 (single-battery, single alternator)
option #2 --> Z-12 (single-battery, dual alternator [60A & 20A])
option #3 --> Z-13/8 (single-battery, dual alternator [60A & SD-8 [8A] backup)
option #4 --> None of the above OR Modification of one of the above
In the immortal words of the robot in Short Circuit: "Need More Input!"
Thanks in advance and feel free to shoot as many holes as possible in my plan.
Lincoln Keill
RV-7A (QB wings/fuselage on the way)
Bonus question: Which items would go on your E-bus if you had a 4A budget?