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Fuselage January 2008 Updates January 06, 2008 More wiring.... - 4.0 hrs Today I started trying to figure out what a good path for the main power run to the EXPBus. You also need to run a wire the same size for the alternator. The EXPbus is the main bus and fuses all in one. I ran 2 #8 wires and then once the path across the subpanel was lined out I started mounting adel clamps to hold these wires nice and tight to minimze any vibrations. Next I added a 50 amp breaker in the panel for the alternator wire. I had to splice the alterntor wire to insert the fuse. I soldered the the terminal ends to connect to the fuse. Last I mounted the amp shunt. Then Jon B stopped by and got me thinking I may have this in the wrong place. I checked with Dave P and he said you can do in either place. This agrees with what Jon was telling me so I just need to figure out what exactly I want to be concerned with. Not sure if I want something else out on the firewall. This website was built to document my work in compliance with the FAA requirements needed to certify my aircraft. My experiences and comments are by no means to be considered as instructions on how to build any aircraft.