REFLECTOR: POWER GUARD

[Brian Michalk]

I have implemented the exact setup you described.  It works like you 
would expect.  Of course I'm not flying yet, but with a battery charger 
in place of the alternator, it does what it is supposed to do.

Terry Miles wrote:
> I'm not sure I follow your question.  Is the "souce" you refer to a 
> generating source like an alternator, or are you referring to a primary 
> bus and then a secondary bus both connected to a single electrical system? 
>  
> As an aside, but related:    I am going to run 2 equal sized batts and a 
> single alternator.  I am looking at a West Marine batt controller that 
> will isolate the batteries automatically in event that voltage drops 
> below a certain value (ie alternator off line). 
>  
> Does anybody else out there have a dual batt, single alt configuration?
>  
> Regards,
> Terry
> 
>     -----Original Message-----
>     *From:* reflector-bounces at tvbf.org
>     [mailto:reflector-bounces at tvbf.org] *On Behalf Of *Tom Martino
>     *Sent:* Monday, August 22, 2005 12:24 PM
>     *To:* reflector at www.tvbf.org
>     *Subject:* REFLECTOR: POWER GUARD
> 
>     Is anyone using Wayne Lanza's Power Guard?
>      
>     It is the device that isolates a primary and secondary power source
>     ... then switches to the "secondary" when needed.
>      
>     Here is my question ... what happens if the circuit fails? 
>      
>     I am simply curious ... because I have my electronic ignition routed
>     through it.  I would think the "default" would be a straight pass
>     through of primary power.  But I am not sure.
>      
>     I left voicemail for Wayne ... but I also know he monitors "Reflector".
>      
>     By the way ... the Power Guard is a brilliant idea and really nice
>     looking.  I have been flying with it for 27 hours.
>      
> 
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