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Wiring Harness and Panel Prototype
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 […]
Beginning the Harness
I’ve started to make runs on work table now harness board. With the wiring diagram nearly complete, I should be able to get the majority of the harness built on the board without too much time spent breaking for research. After running all of the wiring that will go to the G5 I decided to […]
I get a 90% on my units conversion quiz.
I added a variety of snap bushings to a recent order, knowing I’d need some during the upcoming wiring project. Moving quickly I added what I thought were the sizes I needed. Nailed it, except for one size. Are those bushings or bracelets? Oh well. At least if I need to run some power cables […]
EP4.2 Beginning Avionics
The Plane Gets Decorations
Just in time for my birthday, the airplane gets decorated. In an effort to figure out wire runs, I tried to create a mock harness out of wire. To be fair to myself, I did wind up with a very harness-looking mess of wire at the end, and several of the lengths of ribbon were […]
Wiring Diagram Continues
I don’t think I underestimated the amount of work here, but I think I underestimated the amount of detail and minutiae. I thought there’d be more wires and less head scratching. I feel like each wire winds up being some sort of research project of it’s own–gauge, shielding, termination, length, protections… I’m hoping to have […]
EP4.1 Push Tubes and Autopilot Servos
GDU Mounted
And in goes the GDU–the screens for the system. With these added this whole panel has to weigh 30+ pounds. It’s a beast. I’ll need to get the subpanel cut so I have have the racks tie into that. There’s a lot to do here, and I don’t know exactly where to put my energy. […]
G5 Mounted
I took a moment today to mount the G5. The flush mount looks slick. I know a lot of people will be critical of the mounting method, but again: the flush mount looks slick.