Paul 5r4
Well Known Member
The alt field breaker has tripped twice on my 7A in the three years I've had it flying. Both times I had switched on the current hungry landing lights, (12 amps each)! I have the standard light kit from vans and they draw 150 watts each. As long as I leave the landing lights off it never trips. I'm thinking of replacing my 12 amp lights with the BAJA LEDs which draw only 3.3 amps each. My question is this. Assuming there is nothing else causing the problem, will decreasing the current draw stop the tripping problem when they are switched on? Like I mentioned, it's never tripped as long as I leave the landing lights off. I have the standard vans 60 amp alternator.