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--> Avionics-List message posted by: "Robert G. Wright" <armywrights@adelphia.net>
All,
I've been thinking a lot lately about wiring. I'm about to order Bob's
book, but I'm asking you guys, the ones who've never done wiring before
(except minor home repair), what other sources, do I need to buy to get a
foundation on simple schematic reading and building up from there? I don't
know of any SportAir workshops any time soon in my area (lower AL) on the
subject.
Or will Bob's book start me out right?
Rob Wright
RV-10
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--> Avionics-List message posted by: "John Schroeder" <jschroeder@perigee.net>
Rob -
Yea verily. If you can read and re-read Bob's book a couple of times, you
will be able to wire your airplane. A lot of folks have done this and have
made wire books with a page for each "system" you install. If you ask,
they will be glad to provide copies. Bob's "Z" diagrams are a very good
start. If you understand those, it will be a matter of adding a page for
each system. Most avionics and equipment mfg's. have their installation
manuals on line for downloading. They are pretty darned good, but you'll
have questions that you can ask on this forum.
I wired the panel for our Lancair ES, but would highly recommend having
the dealer you buy the avionics from do the interconnect cabling. They do
this all the time and you will be, as I was, glad to have them do it. John
Stark of Stark Avionics in Columbus, GA did our cable interconnects and I
can highly recommend him.
One word of advice: don't go off on a tangent and try to alleviate some
vague "fear" by trying to design an electrical solution. Yep, you are
building an experimental and can do anything you wish, but standardization
of design and conventional wisdom of the certified, military and airline
industry is not all bad. Things like putting the starter switch and fuel
boost pump switch on the stick grip along with several other more normal
functions of the stick grip switches is dumb. It sounds cool and it is
experimental, but you'll never find military aircraft or airliners or the
certified ships doing such a thing. I would submit that this body of
evidence is a whole lot "cooler".
If you do decide to do it, buy good tools: crimpers (or a frame with
several appropriate dies to fit in the frame), good quality stripper, and
a good quality coax stripper (one that does a 3-cut all at once).
Consistency of stripping and crimping is critical, but with good tools, it
is far easier to learn.
Hope this helps,
John
On Sat, 3 Sep 2005 17:15:04 -0500, Robert G. Wright
<armywrights@adelphia.net> wrote:
> Or will Bob's book start me out right?
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