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tonyrenshaw268(at)gmail.c
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 Posted: Thu May 20, 2010 2:07 am Post subject: Kill Switch and External Power Receptacle |
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Gidday,
I am going to have my battery behind me, either under the baggage bay area on a shelf, or right back in the tail. I then intend on the power cables coming up to the passenger headrest where I have a "BIG RED BUTTON", kill switch.
I want to kill all electrics in the flare prior to a crash landing forward of this switch. I am now thinking about an external power receptacle, and the issue of making a hatch near my battery, until I realised my heavy duty cables will be coming right up to my passenger headrest, so why not make this cable to the battery also act as a charging circuit, with a b***dy big hatch right beside it, the Stbd door. So, does anyone want to tell me "NOT" to do this?
Reg
Tony Renshaw
Sydney Aussie
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raimo.toivio(at)rwm.fi
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| Posted: Thu May 20, 2010 2:35 am Post subject: Kill Switch and External Power Receptacle |
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Tony
" I want to kill all electrics in the flare prior
to a crash landing"
consider this:
would you like to still have an operative stall
warner, gear warnings and other electric safety
equipments you have got used to have?
would you still like to try to restart your
engine?
What I did was I have two master switches: one
(mechanical one) is for a total black-out and
second one (a switch with a little and light 40
amperes relay) leaves all the safety equipments,
starter, clocks, Dynon recharging and theft alarm
operative.
Normally after a flight I use last one and first
one only during long off-season periods.
Before possible emergency landing I have a plan to
use last one but if I assume all The Hope has
gone, I will use just before crash first one which
will cut everything.
That is of course if I have time to do that or
even remember to do that...
Terveisin, Raimo Toivio
Europa XS Mono OH-XRT #417
37500 Lempäälä
p +358-3-3753 777
f +358-3-3753 100
toivio(at)fly.to
www.rwm.fi
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From: "Tony Renshaw" <tonyrenshaw268(at)gmail.com>
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Gidday,
I am going to have my battery behind me, either
under the baggage bay area on a shelf, or right
back in the tail. I then intend on the power
cables coming up to the passenger headrest where
I have a "BIG RED BUTTON", kill switch.
I want to kill all electrics in the flare prior
to a crash landing forward of this switch. I am
now thinking about an external power receptacle,
and the issue of making a hatch near my battery,
until I realised my heavy duty cables will be
coming right up to my passenger headrest, so why
not make this cable to the battery also act as a
charging circuit, with a b***dy big hatch right
beside it, the Stbd door. So, does anyone want
to tell me "NOT" to do this?
Reg
Tony Renshaw
Sydney Aussie
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fklein(at)orcasonline.com
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| Posted: Thu May 20, 2010 9:41 pm Post subject: Kill Switch and External Power Receptacle |
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On May 20, 2010, at 3:34 AM, Raimo Toivio wrote:
| Quote: | What I did was I have two master switches: one (mechanical one) is
for a total black-out and second one (a switch with a little and
light 40 amperes relay) leaves all the safety equipments, starter,
clocks, Dynon recharging and theft alarm operative. Normally after a
flight I use last one and first one only during long off-season
periods.
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Raimo,
..and where have you located these puppies?
Fred
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raimo.toivio(at)rwm.fi
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| Posted: Fri May 21, 2010 1:51 am Post subject: Kill Switch and External Power Receptacle |
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Fred,
Puppy # 1 (mechanical, big and red) is just behind
and near an accu. In my case it means it is over
the banana tray.
When flying, it is not very erconomical to use it
by P1 but it is reachable by stretching the safety
belts a little.
On the other hand I will never use it when flying,
emergency or not. That is it.
I elected this place to minimize cabel weight and
labour also.
One extra benefit: this mechanical key is
removable.
That is a safety effect also.
When the key is removed, it is much more hard to
steal my Europa (in fact that thief would be quite
skilled and/or mad if he (I point *he*) desided
to fly my Mono out. Would be an interesting
experience to see it!).
The key is secured by detachable lanyard (that is
against a mad passenger "hey what is this?" and
"where it is now?").
Puppy #2 (electric rocking switch with 40A
automotive lightweight light relay) locates as per
Europa = panel´s left-down corner.
I forgot to mention: of course it leaves also
trimming system operative when switched off.
When switched off, I have to switch also trim
circuit breaker open to switch off trim power when
parked.
During emergency, it is still operative because CB
is on.
BTW I have no C of G problems at all; I have a
fore located accu and The Airmaster CS prop and
"some" other fore located gizmos.
With an empty tank and a passenger 140 kg /62 lbs
(!) C of G is still at fore limit.
I am sure you understand Finnish enough to follow
attached xls table.
Terveisin, Raimo Toivio
Europa XS Mono OH-XRT #417
37500 Lempäälä
p +358-3-3753 777
f +358-3-3753 100
toivio(at)fly.to
www.rwm.fi
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From: "Fred Klein" <fklein(at)orcasonline.com>
Sent: Friday, May 21, 2010 8:40 AM
To: <europa-list(at)matronics.com>
Subject: Re: Kill Switch and External
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On May 20, 2010, at 3:34 AM, Raimo Toivio wrote:
> What I did was I have two master switches: one
> (mechanical one) is for a total black-out and
> second one (a switch with a little and light
> 40 amperes relay) leaves all the safety
> equipments, starter, clocks, Dynon recharging
> and theft alarm operative. Normally after a
> flight I use last one and first one only during
> long off-season periods.
Raimo,
..and where have you located these puppies?
Fred
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