Date:         Wed, 7 Apr 2010 08:20:17 -0700
Reply-To:     Alistair Bell <albell@SHAW.CA>
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From:         Alistair Bell <albell@SHAW.CA>
Subject:      Re: auxillary fuse panel
Comments: To: Steve Williams <sbw@SBW.ORG>
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Good looking stuff.

Now i want to see how you are going to mount the gauges. In my other
van I had 3 VDO gauges in the adjustable pods, in a group to right of
binnacle, I'd like to do something nicer. Herman made a very nice
mount, see here:

http://vanagonsyncroproject-herman.blogspot.com/

(lots to admire on that site!)

I'm less than enthused about mounting gauges on vertical front of
dash sheet metal, but perhaps that is the easiest for the aircraft
gauges?

alistair



On 7-Apr-10, at 7:24 AM, Steve Williams wrote:

At 12:04 PM 4/6/2010, Alistair Bell wrote:
> ... a handy auxillary fuse panel ...

I've been procrastinating for months on installing a fuse block in my
Westy.  I have all the parts.  Just need to get to it.

I got the fuse block from B&C Specialty Products, who sell various
hard-to-find parts to the aircraft home-builders.  They have spade
fuse blocks from six to 20 positions:

http://www.bandc.biz/circuit-protective-devices.aspx

And I have one of their ground blocks, too.  No more "bad ground"
problems!

http://www.bandc.biz/groundblock24-tab.aspx

Finally, I bought an aircraft volt/ammeter and a shunt for each
battery, so I can see the charge/load current more precisely:

http://www.aircraftspruce.com/catalog/inpages/westduals10.php

To protect the wires from the shunts to the ammeter, I'll use B&C's
low-current fusible links, a handy alternative to the four (!) fuses
that would otherwise be required:

http://www.bandc.biz/fusiblelinkkit24-20awg.aspx