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Thanks, Bob. I'll check out that diagram.

In the Sonex the fuel tank is in the cockpit and directly behind the instrument panel. There is minimal space on the back side of the firewall. Is there any issue with mounting the "forest of t ...

Yes, sir. I was referring to the post of 9/8.

Makes sense. It protects the WIRE running to the panel CB. I always seem to forget that basic premise.

Ceengland: I am only running one altern ...

In the wiring diagram that Bob provided, can someone please explain why I need a fusible link and fuse in series for the alternator switch?

Also, should I feed the alternator on/off switch from t ...

Thank you all very much. I appreciate it. The diagram was exactly what I was looking for.

This is the B&C OV kit I was planning on:
https://www.aircraftspruce.ca/catalog/eppages/08-00658.p ...

You guys are great! Thanks for the help.

I think I'll go with the two relays wired before the R/R, so I can have manual control of shutting off the alternator. If I could use the 30 A relays from ...

I am aware of at least two people that wired it as you described, Eric. I guess a downside (if I am understanding correctly) of this arrangement would be that you wouldn't want to manually disconnect ...

Exactly. I'm forgoing an exhaust shroud heater for a couple of different reasons and I am just using electric seat heat.

The ULPower engine is electrically dependent. It uses ~15 A at full throttle and about 12.5 A at cruise power. So, that gets subtracted off the top. Here is my list of electrical loads (first numbe ...

I'm working on an electrical design for a Waiex-B with a UL Power 350iS. I've started with Z21 but I think it may require some modification. I'm going with a single ECU and probably the 50A alternat ...