---------------------------------------------------------- RV7-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Sat 10/30/04: 3 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 10:26 AM - FW: Wiring (Stan & Aylene Bahrns) 2. 04:04 PM - Pitot Tubing routing-continued (Merems) 3. 06:04 PM - Re: Pitot Tubing routing-continued (Kathleen@rv7.us) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 10:26:25 AM PST US From: "Stan & Aylene Bahrns" Subject: FW: RV7-List: Wiring --> RV7-List message posted by: "Stan & Aylene Bahrns" Bob, Attached is a jpeg of my cad drawing of what I am using to wire my RV7-A. The wire numbers are mostly the same as van's wiring diagram numbers & I also have most of the guage wire that is to be used on each wire & have also labeled each wire under clear shrink tubing as to where it goes. Hope it is of some assistance. Stan Bob, One place to start is to obtain Van's documentation and wiring diagrams before you decide to order the kit. If you know of anyone close to you, maybe you can look over their diagrams. The individual circuits are very simple, but there a lot of little decisions to make. The wire sizes, etc., are called out in Van's plans. Hope this helps, Dan Hopper RV-7A --- ________________________________ Message 2 _____________________________________ Time: 04:04:03 PM PST US From: "Merems" , , , Subject: RV7-List: Pitot Tubing routing-continued 1.27 SUBJ_HAS_UNIQ_ID Subject contains a unique ID --> RV7-List message posted by: "Merems" Fellow RV builders, I am finishing my RV-7 wings and installing the standard pitot tube system. I emailed the group and received some very good information. Most builders are using nylon tubing and transitioning from the aluminum tube somewhere in the wing. However if you follow Van's instructions and use the "center" hole in the main ribs, the aluminum tubing will block access to the center fuel tank "Z" bracket bolt, not a good thing. So it appears to me that if you are going to run the tubing down the "center" hole, you better transition to nylon tubing before it blocks the bolt. This means you really need to transition to nylon tubing right behind the AN bulkhead fitting for the pitot tube. Am I off base? If I knew of this before I skinned (top skin) my wings, I might have drilled a tube routing hole further aft in the main rib to accommodate the aluminum tubing. Paul (RV-4/RV-7A) ________________________________ Message 3 _____________________________________ Time: 06:04:41 PM PST US From: Kathleen@rv7.us Subject: RE: RV7-List: Pitot Tubing routing-continued --> RV7-List message posted by: Kathleen@rv7.us I drilled new routing holes and ran aluminum all the way in to the wing root where I installed an AN fitting. That way there is no splice transition point in the line to cause future trouble, I could route it where it was out of the way and I don't have to worry about it in the future. It's not really any heavier and it's simple to do. Kathleen Evans www.rv7.us -----Original Message----- From: owner-rv7-list-server@matronics.com [mailto:owner-rv7-list-server@matronics.com] On Behalf Of Merems RV-8@yahoogroups.com; rv7-list@matronics.com; RV7and7A@yahoogroups.com Subject: RV7-List: Pitot Tubing routing-continued --> RV7-List message posted by: "Merems" Fellow RV builders, I am finishing my RV-7 wings and installing the standard pitot tube system. I emailed the group and received some very good information. Most builders are using nylon tubing and transitioning from the aluminum tube somewhere in the wing. However if you follow Van's instructions and use the "center" hole in the main ribs, the aluminum tubing will block access to the center fuel tank "Z" bracket bolt, not a good thing. So it appears to me that if you are going to run the tubing down the "center" hole, you better transition to nylon tubing before it blocks the bolt. This means you really need to transition to nylon tubing right behind the AN bulkhead fitting for the pitot tube. Am I off base? If I knew of this before I skinned (top skin) my wings, I might have drilled a tube routing hole further aft in the main rib to accommodate the aluminum tubing. Paul (RV-4/RV-7A)