---------------------------------------------------------- RotaxEngines-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Wed 10/23/13: 4 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 05:39 AM - Re: Terminal Block. (Roger Lee) 2. 09:47 AM - Re: Terminal Block. (Alan Carter) 3. 02:51 PM - Re: Re: Terminal Block. (Clive Richards) 4. 03:24 PM - Re: Terminal Block. (Alan Carter) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 05:39:37 AM PST US Subject: RotaxEngines-List: Re: Terminal Block. From: "Roger Lee" Hi Alan, It will work. Flight Design and a few others do it just this way. Make sure the main bolt with the ground wire in the engine compartment that goes through into the instrument panel with the other main ground wire is nice and tight. A less than tight bolt can make your instruments jump around. Some use a long bolt and just put the ground wire eyelets over them and nut it down, you could use two bolts with a jumper if you have too many wires and Aircraft Spruce sells a ground block that you can use that has spade push on connectors. -------- Roger Lee Tucson, Az. Light Sport Repairman - Maintenance Rated Rotax Repair Center - Heavy Maint. Rated Home 520-574-1080 TRY HOME FIRST Cell 520-349-7056 Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=411178#411178 ________________________________ Message 2 _____________________________________ Time: 09:47:49 AM PST US Subject: RotaxEngines-List: Re: Terminal Block. From: "Alan Carter" Hi Barry, Rodger. I have posted photo so you can see what I am doing. Basically I am fitting a Fuel flow meter to the aircraft, my plan is for me to make up the gauge panel plus some illuminated switches and do all the cosmetic work plus fitting all the components in place like the 2 senders and get it wired up, keeping the plane flyable so as I can use it. Then at a later stage get my inspector to come over, and finish off, do the fuel pipe line work, flow tests, and sign it off. As you can see lots of grounds wires from the switch LEDs, etc, I can make about 4 or 5 lugs per terminal, this is why I want to make use of the terminal blocks fixing bolts, and use them as extra terminals, And yes they do fix into Fibre Glass, I am thinking it will be all OK , but just to be sure but this post in. Regards. Alan Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=411226#411226 Attachments: http://forums.matronics.com//files/cimg1110_652.jpg ________________________________ Message 3 _____________________________________ Time: 02:51:08 PM PST US From: "Clive Richards" Subject: Re: RotaxEngines-List: Re: Terminal Block. Alan Not clear what type of terminal block you mean but if you are using the fixing bolts make sure you clamp the ring terminals between nuts not against the fiber glass. As you are in UK Parts for aircraft sell busbar blocks with 5, 8 & 10 terminals. & aircraft grade wire http://www.parts4aircraft.com/PBSCCatalog.asp?ActionID=67174912&PBCATID=1543515&PBCATName=Sockets,%20Plugs%20and%20Bus%20Bar Are you using coloured aircraft or pvc ? ----- Original Message ----- From: "Alan Carter" Sent: Wednesday, October 23, 2013 5:47 PM Subject: RotaxEngines-List: Re: Terminal Block. > > > Hi Barry, Rodger. > I have posted photo so you can see what I am doing. > Basically I am fitting a Fuel flow meter to the aircraft, my plan is for > me to make up the gauge panel plus some illuminated switches and do all > the cosmetic work plus fitting all the components in place like the 2 > senders and get it wired up, keeping the plane flyable so as I can use it. > Then at a later stage get my inspector to come over, and finish off, do > the fuel pipe line work, flow tests, and sign it off. > As you can see lots of grounds wires from the switch LEDs, etc, > I can make about 4 or 5 lugs per terminal, this is why I want to make use > of the terminal blocks fixing bolts, and use them as extra terminals, > And yes they do fix into Fibre Glass, > I am thinking it will be all OK , but just to be sure but this post in. > Regards. > Alan > > > Read this topic online here: > > http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=411226#411226 > > > Attachments: > > http://forums.matronics.com//files/cimg1110_652.jpg > > > ________________________________ Message 4 _____________________________________ Time: 03:24:03 PM PST US Subject: RotaxEngines-List: Re: Terminal Block. From: "Alan Carter" Hi, Its a 10 pin terminal block, and yes I would bolt the eyelets up between the nuts. I can see no reason why this should not be fine, all bolted up tightly together. But I had this thought in my head. It was just a thought that maybe not using the terminal block itself, but using the fibre glass of the instrument panel may induce some electrical charge into it, and make it more sensitive to a lighting strike, most probably not , but just wanted to check it out. As you mentioned "Parts For Aircraft", I like to give credit where credit is due. I find Parts for Aircraft a very helpful and honourable company to deal with, and would recommend them for any parts you may need. Regards. 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