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Old October 15th 13, 09:23 AM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
Jim White[_3_]
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Default Fuses on the panel, or not

I agonised over this when I re did my own panel. My conclusions we

1) I would not reset or replace a fuse in flight so did not need them on
the panel.

2) Thermal trips need a large overcurrent for a long time before they go.
Low value trips introduce a large voltage drop.

So, I fitted in line blade fuses for all my equipment and use the panel
space for other things. I did buy a fuse block but decided it was too big
and made the wiring cumbersome.

Jim