EP 4.7 Holes in the Firewall
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EP 4.7 Holes in the Firewall
Adding Compnents
It didn’t take long to start laying out the components in the plane. Looking at the subpanel, panel, and stack, I started to fit in what I could. This part is getting really exciting, thought the mess of everything is giving me anxiety. I don’t know if I’m more excited to get everything in so […]
Power and Fuses
The power distribution is in, via two fuse panels. Power is supplied to both in one main bus. (No endurance or ramp power here.) Fuses are chosen of simplicity and cleanliness of a breaker panel. Also, the phrase “never give an electrical fire a second chance,” referring to the practice of resetting breakers in flight […]
The Harness is “In”
Getting the wiring harness in was a hairy adventure. I had only a small amount of faith I could do it and not have my runs turn to an incredible mess. Despite appearances above, the runs stayed intact, and now it’s just a matter of getting them directed and tied down. It’s intimidating, to say […]
EP 4.6 Harness and Connectors
Firewall Electrical
I don’t have a lot of great photos for this post–just a bunch of video, unfortunately. I’ve installed an incredible amount of whirlwigs on the frontside of this thing: Battery: I went with an Odyssey battery. I looked at the EarthX battery but wasn’t comfortable investing so much in a battery that wasn’t going to […]
EP 4.5 Added Gear, Wheels, Brakes
She Has Legs (and shoes)
Getting it up an all three was an effort. Brakes didn’t fit right, tires needing to be seated with tubes and wheels assembled. It was hours of grinding away at assembly, a swift change from the hours of grinding away at wiring and electronics. It’s big. It’s very big and very cool.
EP4.4 Electronic Components
Harness Test Fit
Nervous about doing something wrong, I’ve pulled the whole harness from the build table and, well, taped it up in the cockpit. Overall, I’m pretty happy with the fit. It relieved some of my concern about the length of wires, routing, etc. It has, however, brought back the realization that this panel/subpanel will be very […]