---------------------------------------------------------- Avionics-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Sat 09/03/05: 2 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 03:18 PM - electric help (Robert G. Wright) 2. 05:54 PM - Re: electric help (John Schroeder) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 03:18:57 PM PST US From: "Robert G. Wright" Subject: Avionics-List: electric help --> Avionics-List message posted by: "Robert G. Wright" 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 ________________________________ Message 2 _____________________________________ Time: 05:54:11 PM PST US Subject: Re: Avionics-List: electric help From: "John Schroeder" --> Avionics-List message posted by: "John Schroeder" 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 wrote: > Or will Bob's book start me out right? --