Greg Richter

Greg Richter, N4RYW. Not as active as I'd like to be, try me on 40m CW Sunday mornings early, or drop me an email to set up a sked.

Couldn't agree more. Although the odds of an alternator running away are low, they are non-zero, and there needs to be a way to shut them down in flight.

My take is to use an automatic system like the B&C in combination with overcurrent protection. I've seen quite a few airplanes with neither!

Larry at Treasure Coast Avionics in Ft. Pierce, FL has a good bit of experience with WX-500s and can tell you a good bit about them. My understanding is that they are a bit finicky about ground planes, which you can apply directly to the glass using Nickel shielding spray. I use the stuff for shielding in various applications.

Allied Electronics has it, http://alliedelec.com

I'm testing a WX500 at the moment, I'll letcha know how it turns out.