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efraim.otero(at)gmail.com
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Posted: Thu Aug 20, 2015 11:25 am Post subject: Building a buss bar for my wood and fabric biplane

Dear All:

I have purchased and read Bob Nuckoll’s Aeroelectics book. I am a newbie in this matter and want to instal an electrical system on my plane. It is a fisher Celbrity powered by a Continental O200.



I bought a B&C Specialety BCh433 alternator which I plan to instal and get enough power generation to charge my battery and power a Sandia STX transponder and a flightline Fl760 Comms radio.



How do I go about constructing the Buss bar to hook my “avionics” up? I purchased some brass sheet bars but do not have a clue as to how to mount them, drill them and attach them to the firewall.



Any ideas? Pictures? Suggestions?



Thank you in advance for your input!

Cheers

Ephraim

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Posted: Thu Aug 20, 2015 12:23 pm Post subject: Building a buss bar for my wood and fabric biplane

B and C fuse holders make great "bus" bars. On Aug 20, 2015 12:31 PM, "Efraim Otero Leongomez" <efraim.otero(at)gmail.com (efraim.otero(at)gmail.com)> wrote:[quote]--> AeroElectric-List message posted by: Efraim Otero Leongomez <efraim.otero(at)gmail.com (efraim.otero(at)gmail.com)>

 

 Dear All:

 I have purchased and read Bob Nuckoll’s Aeroelectics book. I am a newbie in this matter and want to instal an electrical system on my plane. It is a fisher Celbrity powered by a Continental O200.

 

 I bought a B&C Specialety BCh433 alternator which I plan to instal and get enough power generation to charge my battery and power a Sandia STX transponder and a flightline Fl760 Comms radio.

 

 How do I go about constructing the Buss bar to hook my “avionics” up? I purchased some brass sheet bars but do not have a clue as to how to mount them, drill them and attach them to the firewall.

 

 Any ideas? Pictures? Suggestions?

 

 Thank you in advance for your input!

 Cheers

 Ephraim

 

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Posted: Thu Aug 20, 2015 1:08 pm Post subject: Building a buss bar for my wood and fabric biplane

The cheapest and easiest way, IMO, is to use a Cooper Bussman fuse block for ATC blade fuses.  Power comes to the block, then through the fuses to the various systems.  Many versions here

http://www.cooperindustries.com/content/public/en/bussmann/transportation/products/power_distribution/fuse_panels.html



When I have wanted an essential bus, I take the fuse block apart, cut the large center conductor, solder on an extra mounting tab on the other end of it, and get two buses out of it.



You can mount them on the panel or out-of-the-way.

-Kent



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		   On Aug 20, 2015, at 3:23 PM, Efraim Otero Leongomez <efraim.otero(at)gmail.com> wrote:

 

 

 

 Dear All:

 I have purchased and read Bob Nuckoll’s Aeroelectics book. I am a newbie in this matter and want to instal an electrical system on my plane. It is a fisher Celbrity powered by a Continental O200.

 

 I bought a B&C Specialety BCh433 alternator which I plan to instal and get enough power generation to charge my battery and power a Sandia STX transponder and a flightline Fl760 Comms radio.

 

 How do I go about constructing the Buss bar to hook my “avionics” up? I purchased some brass sheet bars but do not have a clue as to how to mount them, drill them and attach them to the firewall.

 

 Any ideas? Pictures? Suggestions?

 

 Thank you in advance for your input!

 Cheers

 Ephraim

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Posted: Thu Aug 20, 2015 1:09 pm Post subject: Re: Building a buss bar for my wood and fabric biplane

A fuse block will be less expensive and might be easier to install.

The type sold by B&C has the output terminals on the front, but they can be bent backwards somewhat.  It is not designed to be mounted on the instrument panel, although it could be with some ingenuity.



http://www.bandc.biz/fuseholder12-slot.aspx



http://home.earthlink.net/~dswartzendruber/id13.html



The Bussman SERIES 15710 Looks like it is intended to be panel mounted.

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