walkman
Well Known Member
I just ordered my GRT and Gemini to redo the panel in my -6. I'm off the UK for a couple of weeks so in between chasing cyber criminals across the EU, Russia, and The 'Stans and writing a paper for one of my classes, I need to design the electrical system.
I'm going from a traditional steam gauges aircraft to all glass. In addition I recently installed a half EI/half mag system. Now that I've had a taste of EI, and because I'm going to be building a robust fault tolerant electrical system, I might go full EI.
Regardless, I'm looking for some pointers. This will be a single 60A externally regulated alternator. I am thinking 2 identical batteries (one gets replaced each year). Probable in the 17-20 Ah range. I want to be able to survive an alt failure and a simultaneous battery failure, and be able to run my major electrical systems as long as there's fuel in the tanks.
I plan on starting off one battery only, and probably need an automatic way to switch or to run off either battery.
Where to start? I have borrowed a copy of the Aeoelectic book, I'll be reading that.
I'm going from a traditional steam gauges aircraft to all glass. In addition I recently installed a half EI/half mag system. Now that I've had a taste of EI, and because I'm going to be building a robust fault tolerant electrical system, I might go full EI.
Regardless, I'm looking for some pointers. This will be a single 60A externally regulated alternator. I am thinking 2 identical batteries (one gets replaced each year). Probable in the 17-20 Ah range. I want to be able to survive an alt failure and a simultaneous battery failure, and be able to run my major electrical systems as long as there's fuel in the tanks.
I plan on starting off one battery only, and probably need an automatic way to switch or to run off either battery.
Where to start? I have borrowed a copy of the Aeoelectic book, I'll be reading that.