Circuit breakers

[Esser]

My fuse panel faces down just behind the panel above the passengers knees.

[PaulSS]

Hi Josh,

Did you do something like make a plate that attaches to the back of panel and cut a hole in it for the fuse box to face down (so the fuses are viewable from below the panel, looking up)? If so, did you just wire out the back of your fuse box or did the wiring still come from the front/sides? I think I know the answer and that sounds like an elegant solution, but would just like to confirm it.

At the moment I'm considering making a 'shelf' behind the panel (mostly on the pax side) onto which I'll mount things like my radio, transponder, Rotax ECU etc. I was thinking of making it out of that aluminium with lots of holes in it as I thought it would be lighter than sheet metal and you could use the holes for the equipment bolts. I quite like the idea of cutting a couple of holes for the fuse boxes to face down and then just have the wires all coming from the bottom of the fuse box (which is facing towards the top of the panel).

HHmmmm, more thinking required

[Esser]

Here’s how mine is. I just took scrap aluminum angle and fabbed something up. Everything is just wired to the back of it.

[mr bill]

I have most of mine on the panel, with the really non-critical ones on the backside. Haven't blown any so far.

[rv9ralph]

If you need to know which fuses blow. They make these types of fuses to glow when they blow. Here is the description:

"ATO Smart Glow Fuses are standard indicating fuses that contain an innovative indicator light. The indicator light is within the fuse housing and glows when the fuse is blown, allowing for easy spotting in dark or dim lit fuse boxes. These fuses help with hard-to-find blown fuses, especially those in dimly-lit locations such as dashboard or under the hood of your vehicle. ATO Smart Glow fuses are available in 3-30 amps and each amperage fuse carries standard color coordination."

Ralph

[PaulSS]

Josh, that looks like a good way of doing things. Simple, light and accessible

Mr Bill, that would be the simplest solution but, again, my OCD can't have things in the panel. I think really I should have a completely blank panel and everything just projected onto glasses. I'll change frequencies by thought transfer. Mind you, I got to fly an M600 today with the Garmin 3000 system in it.....I could be convinced to have certain panels

Ralph, I will definitely look into those. The fuse boxes I've bought do have little blown fuse LEDs in them but you can never have enough gadgets.

[mr bill]

Yes, my fuses light up when they blow, but so far nothing has blown.