aircraft electrical systems

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. How is a wire bundle protected from chafing where the bundle goes through a hole in a fuselage frame or bulkhead? Does an aircraft engine electric starter use a series or a parallel motor? How can the direction of rotation of the armature of a DC shunt-wound electric motor be reversed? On which wing is the red navigation light? What is meant by flashing the field of a generator?

The edges of the hole are covered with a flexible grommet, and the bundle is secured to the structure with a cushioned clamp.

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What kind of rectifier is used in the small DC alternators installed in most light aircraft? What size aluminum wire would be proper to replace a piece of four-gage copper wire? What size generator must be used in an aircraft electrical system if the connected electrical load is 30 amps, and there is no way of monitoring the generator output? What three things must be synchronized before an aircraft AC generator is placed on the same bus with another AC generator? What two things must you take into consideration when selecting the wire size to use in an aircraft electrical system installation? When is it important that aircraft electrical system wire bundles be enclosed in some type of conduit? Why are solderless splices usually better than soldered splices in the wiring of an aircraft electrical system? Why must a switch be derated if it is used in a circuit that supplies incandescent lamps?

Six silicon diodes arranged in a three-phase, full-wave rectifier

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A series-wound motor.

Two-gage. When you substitute aluminum wire for copper wire, use a wire that is two gage numbers larger. When monitoring is not practical, the total continuously connected electrical load must be no more than 80% of the rated generator output. This would require a generator with a rating of 37.5 amps. Practically, a 40-amp generator would be installed. The voltage, the frequency, and the phase rotation.

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By reversing the connections to the shunt field coil with reference to the armature.

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On the left wing.

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Restoring the residual magnetism to the frame of the generator. This is done by passing battery current through the field coils in the direction it normally flows when the generator is operating Aluminum wire is more brittle than copper. It is more subject to breakage when it is nicked or when it is subjected to vibration.

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What is the main disadvantage of aluminum wire over copper wire for use in an aircraft electrical system? What is the maximum number of wires that should be connected to any single stud in a terminal strip? What is the smallest size aluminum wire that is approved for use in aircraft electrical systems? What kind of clamp is used to secure a wire bundle to the aircraft structure? What kind of fault can be found in a generator armature with a growler? What kind of instrument would you use to measure very high resistance?

The current carrying capability of the wire and the voltage drop caused by the current flowing through the wire.

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Four

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Any time a wire bundle is routed in an area where it is subject to abrasion or rough handling, it should be enclosed in a conduit. Soldered joints are usually stiff, and vibration can harden the wire and cause it to break. Solderless splices are designed to keep the joint flexible so vibration cannot cause the wire to break. The high inrush current caused by the low resistance of the cold filaments requires that the switches be derated.

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Six-gage.

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A cushioned clamp.
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Shorted coils.

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A megohmmeter. Megger is the registered trade name of such an instrument.