REFLECTOR: Starter contactor

[John Dibble]

The 2 big wires I was referring to are the (+) starter wire and the 
ground (-) starter wire.  If you're using the oil line for a ground, 
then there is just 1 big wire.  I wasn't thinking of the alternator wire 
as significant since mine is much smaller than the starter wires.

John

On 7/18/2013 4:53 PM, Scott Derrick wrote:
> No, you don't have the same number of big wires, thats "one" of the 
> points to putting the starting solenoid on the firewall.
>
> You are using the same as in "one" big wire for the starter and the 
> alternator.
>
> I the stater solenoid is in the front you need to run one large wire 
> for the alternator and one big wire for the starter, thats 2 wires.
>
> Scott
>
>
> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject: Re: REFLECTOR: Starter contactor
> From: John Dibble <aminetech at bluefrog.com>
> To: Velocity Aircraft Owners and Builders list <reflector at tvbf.org>
> Date: 07/18/2013 12:26 PM
>> On 7/18/2013 12:25 PM, Don Johnston wrote:
>>> True.
>>>
>>> But why does this seem to be such a significant issue?  My Cessna 
>>> has the battery contactor in the back and starter contactor in the 
>>> front. And it's a metal airplane. So if the insulation gets nicked 
>>> there's a much greater chance of a short than in a composite aircraft.
>>>
>>> It just seems that putting the starter contactor on the firewall 
>>> will reduce the number of (big) wires in the duct. That's gotta be a 
>>> good thing, right?
>>>
>>> -Don
>>>
>> As was pointed out, you'll still have the same number (2) of big 
>> wires either way.  The only way to reduce big wires is to put the 
>> battery closer to the engine.
>>
>> John
>>
>>> On Thu, Jul 18, 2013 at 12:15 PM, Brian Michalk <michalk at awpi.com 
>>> <mailto:michalk at awpi.com>> wrote:
>>>
>>>     On 7/18/2013 11:57 AM, Don Johnston wrote:
>>>
>>>         But you'll still have the alternator wires running up to the
>>>         front. And they're energized when the alternator is on.
>>>
>>>     Yes, but the alternator wire should be fused.
>>>
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