I got my head up under there this afternoon, what they did was run one wire from the ammeter to the hot sides of a row of toggle switches. One particular switch labeled Avionics/Master has about 6 things wired into the switched side of it and going to their respective circuit breakers. No buss bar per se.
--- In [email protected], "Donald" <dongen...@...> wrote: > > > > I think you are correct, that also explains mine having only one wire coming > from the starter terminal, just like the diagram. I have to replace my > ammeter with a 60 amp volt/amp combo job that uses a shunt in connection with > my 60 amp alternator installation, looks like a great time to add a buss bar. > I stuck my camera up under the dash and shot some blind photos, I think I > can see a batch of wires on one side of the ammeter. Now all I need is a > very small monkey to get up there and change the wires. > > --- In [email protected], "Hartmut Beil" <hbeil@> wrote: > > > > As I understand it, the buss bar is the ammeter. > > It is a good choice since the ammeter is already at the panel and only > > short cables are needed from there. > > Look at the diagram here http://www.ercoupe.info/?n=Main.WiringDiagram. > > The Ammeter sits in the middle of the power and the master cuts the current > > to and from the battery. If you wire something directly to the battery, the > > master switch won't cut it and would not be a master switch anymore. > > > > Hartmut > > > > > > From: Donald > > Sent: Saturday, May 08, 2010 11:14 PM > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: [ercoupe-tech] Re: Lost Buss Bar > > > > > > > > > > > > It seems that mine is the same, was just a convenient place to add things. > > However, there is only one wire coming from there, and I have a > > transponder, radio, nav lights, strobe, and more. I will just have to trace > > them all down I guess, I will simply add a proper buss if none esixts. > > > > --- In [email protected], Mike Powell <mbpowell@> wrote: > > > > > > I 'm in the process of rewiring my coupe. The stud on the starter or in > > > my case the battery side of the starter solenoid acts as a buss. > > >  Mike > > > > > > > > > Theories, no matter how pertinent, > > > cannot eradicate the existence of facts. > > > ----Jean Martin Charot---- > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ________________________________ > > > From: Jack Burwell <jackburwell2619@> > > > To: [email protected] > > > Sent: Sat, May 8, 2010 11:56:14 AM > > > Subject: RE: [ercoupe-tech] Lost Buss Bar > > > > > >  > > > I think there's one down in the battery compartment, but my system has an > > > alternator. > > > -----Original Message----- > > > >From: ercoupe-tech@ yahoogroups. com [mailto:ercoupe- t...@yahoogroups > > > >.com] On Behalf Of Donald > > > >Sent: Saturday, May 08, 2010 11:36 AM > > > >To: ercoupe-tech@ yahoogroups. com > > > >Subject: [ercoupe-tech] Lost Buss Bar > > > > > > > > > > > >There has to be one somewhere, but I cannot seem to locate it. Anybody > > > >have a clue? > > > >(No, not the kind that buses go to for a martini or a beer.) > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
