REFLECTOR: Electrical Diagram

[Brian Michalk]

I don't understand the emergency bus. It's powered only by the b/u 
battery?  And when it is, the battery is not getting charged?

Could you make another schematic with your switches labeled, so we can 
discuss these components?

On 12/29/2013 05:16 PM, Patrick Sieders wrote:
>
> Hello All,
>
> I have been working on my electrical diagram for a while now and I am 
> about to put it in the airplane. But, it's always nice to have a 
> second look (or a third, fourth.......) , especially someone with 
> experience with the VP-X system. And so I present to you my simplified 
> main power system. Now I know that this might spark a discussion about 
> how simple your electrical system should be, I understand, but that is 
> not what I asked for help.
>
> A little explanation : I wanted to use both my alternators at the same 
> time, on separate busses. The VP-X as you might know, only accepts one 
> at a time. So I made a circuit that makes it possible for my backup 
> alternator to disconnect from the non essential bus (seat heat etc.) 
> and connect to the main bus in the event my main alternator quits. If 
> the backup alternator quits as well, then the main battery will be 
> used for emergency power, which depletes. The backup battery will feed 
> emergency instruments via power input #2 on those particular 
> instruments, when the power of the main batt drops below it's own level.
>
> My question is for you to find any scenario and/or electrical 
> situation that can occur which would be detrimental to the system. Ask 
> me questions if you have them.
>
> Thanks for your participation, and if I do not speak to you until the 
> new year, Many blue skies and soft landings for 2014 !
>
> Patrick
>
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