I’m getting a lot done on the electrical system install for certain, but admittedly a lot of it is organization, administrivia, wire & component labeling, and final circuitry determinations.
Not shown is my final numbering and labeling of the relay deck that will soon be installed on the top of the Tri-Paragon.
Amazon delivered my inline ATC fuse holders with 18 ga leads (vs the ones with massive 12-14 AWG leads from all the aviation/automotive outlets). I thought I had ordered another set with 20 ga leads, but apparently both showed up with the 18 ga leads. Regardless, I quickly used these as integral components in my new HXr EFIS & AHRS Master switch sub-harness, replete with a 5-pin Molex connector (I had no preferred 3 or 4 pin Molex connectors on hand) to allow me to split the circuit for physical switch installation into the panel.
Why the inline fuses? Because on the GRT forum one of the GRT techs stated that power circuits should be fused AFTER any switch (I’ll note that’s NOT stated in the manual).
Why the Molex connector? Again, because this switch (like its twin RAM air valve switch) mounts from the front of the panel inward.
Once all my switch sub-harness creation and labeling was complete, I then installed the switch into the instrument panel… another domino knocked down, one at a time!
I then installed the ALT FIELD circuit breaker . . .
and then made up and installed the 18 AWG cross connect wire between it and the Master Switch.
I then worked for about 2 hours finishing up the circuitry and wiring change to the P1 nose gear motor connector (front of NG-30 cover/center of pic) segment to the P2 connector (right side of NG-30 cover/top of pic). I finished up terminating pins and soldering wire segments to add 4 previously loose wires into the P2 connector (front half, “P2A”) before wrangling all the wires together.
Tomorrow, I’ll physically install the P2 connector to the NG-30 mounting tab with screws and finish terminating wires into the aft side of the connector (P2B).
My final task of the evening, which I spent another couple hours on, was the routing of the wire bundle coming from the aft part of the airplane through the newly installed Adel clamp on the sidewall. I had to pull some shorter wires out that will need wire segments spliced onto them to extend them to reach their final connection points. I also spent a good 30-45 minutes tracking down wires that I couldn’t find any labeling for (Yes, lesson learned that I should have labeled the VERY END of each wire… <sigh> but it is what it is… ). I also identified and labeled the multi-wire cables before calling tonight’s tasks done.
Yep, it was very late (well after midnight) by the time I finished, and I was quite ready to pack it in for the evening. More to come tomorrow . . .