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> Suggest you team the solar panels with a regulating
charger, the largest battery

Yep, those are the charge controllers I'd looked at, and I understand the role of the battery.
I had test ...

>Why not just dump them into a battery and the inverter in parallel?

I really wanted to see what was possible without a battery...
--RJV

Sorry to drift off topic, but chalk it up to Remote Hangar Power-Supply Project.

I've got a couple solar (PV) panels, each rated 48 watt, 3 amp @ 16 volts, 18-19 volts open circuit. Problem is tha ...

>What problems have you deduced for wiring
as suggested?

None-- looks great. I was using the outdated Rev.K, which showed C-lead coming thru the OV trip breaker circuit, instead of direct fr ...

Along these same Z-16 lines (Jabiru/Rotax with 20 amp AC generator)...

Is it any problem for the regulator if it's control ("sense") is fed from the same circuit breaker as the OV module ...

I just finished the aileron cables on XL kit, thought I'd pass on some related suggestions:

Mount the wing first -- before drilling the aileron cable fairlead holes in the fuse sideskins. I foun ...

Matt--
On taking redio and transponder off the E-bus:

I think you'll find that the radio, on receive, takes minimal current. The transponder could be left in standby (ident/on when needed), also ...

>I have been subscribed to the Jabiru engine list for about 3 weeks and have
to received a single email.

Jimmie--
Probably nothing wrong with your connection to Matronics, unless the brief C ...

>I don't understand the installation problem?

I think what we have here is the fact that not all stab mounting brackets are created equal -- ie, some can be slipped on, some can't. And the one ...

>>With the cut-out on the
>top skin you can't bring the stab in and then drop it inside of the plates
>on the fuselage.

Craig--
Same situation on mine. I left one of the forward ...

[my apologies -- yesterday's post meant for Larry Mac]

So... does anybody have a suggestion for what to do with
the inside flashing in front of the fwd tube frame. With
the tube leaning inboard, ...

Greetings, Larry,
I found your response in the archives, concerning the
inside flashing of the canopy side rail.

"Mark,
I shortened the inside flashing so it rolls in before
getting to th ...