---------------------------------------------------------- AeroElectric-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Fri 09/03/21: 4 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 10:28 AM - Re: Possible Z-14 error?? (user9253) 2. 02:56 PM - Z101 in an RV-10 (A Lumley) 3. 03:56 PM - Re: Z101 in an RV-10 (Jeff Luckey) 4. 05:53 PM - Re: Z101 in an RV-10 (A Lumley) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 10:28:31 AM PST US Subject: AeroElectric-List: Re: Possible Z-14 error?? From: "user9253" Your plan to use 2AWG for long runs and 4AWG for short runs sounds good. -------- Joe Gores Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=503036#503036 ________________________________ Message 2 _____________________________________ Time: 02:56:09 PM PST US Subject: AeroElectric-List: Z101 in an RV-10 From: "A Lumley" Good evening all, I'm working away on an electrical architecture for my RV-10 based on Z-101B. I haven't started to install the system yet but I have a question about how I will... In the RV-10, the battery and battery contactor are located in the tailcone. Looking at the schematic, I will need to run a large conductor (probably 2AWG) forward from the contactor to the starter. My concern is that the "fat wire tie point" for the battery bus, aux bus, and engine bus will need a second large conductor run forward (my aux and engine busses have decent loads due to IFR and EFII equipment). This seems like it will add considerable weight... The only solution I can imagine would be to leave the battery in the tail and move the battery contactor forward to the firewall. This would leave a long length of unprotected wire but I would have that anyways with the second contactor coming forward to the tie point... This might become more clear as I start to actually run wires but for now it seems less than ideal. Thoughts? Andrew Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=503039#503039 ________________________________ Message 3 _____________________________________ Time: 03:56:20 PM PST US From: Jeff Luckey Subject: Re: AeroElectric-List: Z101 in an RV-10 Andrew, Why don't you mount the start solenoid on the firewall and run a #2 from th e master solenoid in tail cone forward to start solenoid on firewall. Then use the battery side of the start solenoid as the main terminus for th e other loads.=C2- It sounds like you have several sub-systems to feed so you may want to use an additional stud terminal mounted near the start sol enoid, with a jumper to the battery side of the start solenoid, to handle t he quantity of wires. Are you in Canada? -Jeff On Friday, September 3, 2021, 03:05:13 PM PDT, A Lumley wrote: co.ca> Good evening all, I'm working away on an electrical architecture for my RV-10 based on Z-101B . I haven't started to install the system yet but I have a question about h ow I will... In the RV-10, the battery and battery contactor are located in the tailcone . Looking at the schematic, I will need to run a large conductor (probably 2AWG) forward from the contactor to the starter. My concern is that the "fa t wire tie point" for the battery bus, aux bus, and engine bus will need a second large conductor run forward (my aux and engine busses have decent lo ads due to IFR and EFII equipment). This seems like it will add considerabl e weight... The only solution I can imagine would be to leave the battery in the tail a nd move the battery contactor forward to the firewall. This would leave a l ong length of unprotected wire but I would have that anyways with the secon d contactor coming forward to the tie point... This might become more clear as I start to actually run wires but for now i t seems less than ideal. Thoughts? Andrew Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=503039#503039 - S - WIKI - - =C2- =C2- =C2- =C2- =C2- -Matt Dralle, List Admin. ________________________________ Message 4 _____________________________________ Time: 05:53:29 PM PST US Subject: AeroElectric-List: Re: Z101 in an RV-10 From: "A Lumley" Hey Jeff, I am in Canada. That is my plan for the loads downstream of the battery contactor. But the Z-101 schematic also has several loads connected to the battery side of the battery contactor (hot battery bus and alternate feeds for the aux and engine busses). It's these loads that I'm trying to prevent running a second 2AWG cable for. Andrew Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=503041#503041 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Other Matronics Email List Services ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Post A New Message aeroelectric-list@matronics.com UN/SUBSCRIBE http://www.matronics.com/subscription List FAQ http://www.matronics.com/FAQ/AeroElectric-List.htm Web Forum Interface To Lists http://forums.matronics.com Matronics List Wiki http://wiki.matronics.com Full Archive Search Engine http://www.matronics.com/search 7-Day List Browse http://www.matronics.com/browse/aeroelectric-list Browse Digests http://www.matronics.com/digest/aeroelectric-list Browse Other Lists http://www.matronics.com/browse Live Online Chat! http://www.matronics.com/chat Archive Downloading http://www.matronics.com/archives Photo Share http://www.matronics.com/photoshare Other Email Lists http://www.matronics.com/emaillists Contributions http://www.matronics.com/contribution ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- These Email List Services are sponsored solely by Matronics and through the generous Contributions of its members.