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lgold(at)quantum-associat
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Posted: Wed Apr 11, 2007 10:31 pm Post subject: What about an electronic distribution panel?

I am  building a Zenith 701 with a Rotax 912ULS engine and would like to have  opinions about using a commercial  panel power distribution system like EXP Bus Products’ EXP2V (see http://www.aircraftspruce.com/catalog/elpages/expbus.php) . My plane will  have the normal electrical stuff:  landing lights, radios, intercom, Dynon glass cockpit instruments, nav and  strobe lights, VHF and Mode C radios, an EZ single axis autopilot, and a few  lighted steam gauges. 

I know  aeroelectric says keep it simple and use switches rather than breakers, but I  don’t have a lot of room left on my panel and this "box" looks easy to install and flashes indication that a breaker has been  tripped (with an indicator module option).  

Do you know if this device provides for an essential buss or will isolates a bad generator?  Is this overkill? Are  there specific up or downsides I need  to know about? Is it a good  way to go? 

Thanks for the  advice, 

Les

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vaughnray(at)bvunet.net
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Posted: Thu Apr 12, 2007 6:02 am Post subject: What about an electronic distribution panel?

I had planned to use the EXP2V bus in my Europa and  had, in fact, purchased it. After several attempts to call and email in order to  get info so that I could wire in a second alternator, I sent it back  after 9 months because I did not receive anything other than automated  responses. Since I did not really need to know that they had received my  message, but needed to know if it could accommodate a second alternator. I will  not deal with unresponsive vendors. Anyway after 9 months, I had studied The  AeroElectic Connection enough to realize the shortcomings of their distribution  panel and enough knowledge to proceed without it. As Bob said, if you are trying  to do something other than what the panel was designed to do, you would be  better off gaining the understanding necessary to do it yourself. The bonus  later on is the ability to trouble shoot and make changes if you decide to  modify your panel in some way. 

  

 Vaughn Teegarden

 my 2 cents worth

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lgold(at)quantum-associat
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Posted: Thu Apr 12, 2007 8:25 am Post subject: What about an electronic distribution panel?

Thanks for the advice guys. You just saved me a few  hundred dollars and a lot of aggravation... So if you or Bob or  Bill come to Berkeley or Petaluma, let me know and I will buy you  lunch. (Bill I know you live close by, so I expect to  pay-up)

 Regards,

Les

    

 Les  Goldner

 188  Gravatt Dr.

Berkeley, CA 94705

 510-549-1622 



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Subject: Re: What    about an electronic distribution panel? 

   

   I had planned to use the EXP2V bus in my Europa    and had, in fact, purchased it. After several attempts to call and email in    order to get info so that I could wire in a second alternator, I sent it back    after 9 months because I did not receive anything other    than automated responses. Since I did not really need to know that they    had received my message, but needed to know if it could accommodate a second    alternator. I will not deal with unresponsive vendors. Anyway after 9 months,    I had studied The AeroElectic Connection enough to realize the shortcomings of    their distribution panel and enough knowledge to proceed without it. As Bob    said, if you are trying to do something other than what the panel was designed    to do, you would be better off gaining the understanding necessary to do    it yourself. The bonus later on is the ability to trouble shoot and make    changes if you decide to modify your panel in some way. 

    

   Vaughn Teegarden

   my 2 cents worth

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