Work on the harness continues with more wiring, labeling, and research. I’ve found it necessary to start a wire log, with each wire numbered and logged including to/from, gauge, color, notes, etc.

In addition to listing the wires, the document also tracks all fuses with locations within the bus system, tracks all grounds and their position within the connector, lists builder connectors (Deutsche connectors) with pinouts and details, and other pertinent details about the wiring system.

The documents have helped create a labeling system for the wires that may prove to have a varying degree of utility. I’m not sold it will help track down a future problem overly well, but between the labels, the diagram, and the document, I think the level of overall documentation of this system is high and should lead to expediting troubleshooting in the future.

In addition to running wires, I’ve started laying out components of the panel on the proto panel. The goal here is to troubleshoot what is turning out to be a very tight panel despite some moves to declutter (fuses over breakers, reduction of switches, etc.).

The RV-7/A sure does have a tight panel. I’m concerned about fitting all the items needed, but many before have so I’ll keep plodding away–as always.