Spent the last couple of days routing wires from the landing lights into the now-permanent conduit. Nothing tricky here, except that I routed the wires through the outboard spar lightening holes and that meant some extra work securing the wire.
Nothing particularly sexy on the right side except the use of some heated and hand-formed poly tubing to keep the wire from rubbing against anything…
The right side wire is bundled with pneumatic lines from the Advanced Flight Systems AoA probe. This actually made it easier to run the line, because I was able to use a Click Bond standoff.
I used self-fusing silicon tape to seal the holes and prevent chafing where wiring enters the plastic conduit. With all this fun complete, I went back to working on the ailerons.
I’m just starting wiring and struggling with how many places to secure wires and how to secure them. thanks
Hi Steve,
I can’t be 100 percent sure that the glue I used (Automotive Goop) will hold forever, but both of these areas are easy to inspect so if they do come loose, I’ll just reglue them.
The large standoff I used to support the AoA probe tubing is made by ClickBond and is held on by an exceptionally strong 3M industrial adhesive. I’d be shocked if it ever comes off.
If you haven’t already seen it, Bob Nuckolls’s book The Aeroelectric Connection (www.aeroelectric.com) is a good source of information on wiring practices – standoffs, chafing, etc. Also, if you google “aircraf wiring practices” you’ll find a couple of FAA PDFs on “Aircraft Electrical Wiring Interconnect System Best Practices”…also a good source of info with lots of pictures. And as always, AC43.13 has a lot of good information.
Good luck on your project, keep building!
Dave