41- More Wing Attachment – Flaps, Ailerons, CanBus
I had decided during the initial wiring phase that I would attempt to avoid the use of connectors at the wing roots for the CanBus, OAT Probe and Archer Antenna RG400. This was to follow…
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51 Firewall Forward – Engine Wiring
The Firewall Forward wiring has been quite challenging … if you enjoy puzzles then this stage will be right up your street! It takes considerable thought to come up with an overall plan that routes…
43 – Sender Mount & 51 – Firewall Penetration
Sender Mount I am using the Aircraft Speciality hoses for all the engine connections, and they have produced a new routing for the PMAG configurations for those builders utilizing the Garmin avionics package with single…
43 – Vertical Power PPS & EarthX Battery
Vertical Power PPS The Vertical Power PPS (Primary Power System) combines the functions of multiple high-current, electro-mechanical components into a single, solid-state device. I decided to locate it using the existing nutplates which had been…
G-STRV Electrical Reference
I’ve had some time away from home, and managed to collate all G-STRV’s wiring diagrams into one document, with links to the respective components from the index. Clicking the image on the left should give…
Power Up!
The time finally arrived when I couldn’t think of any more wires to fit … and I ran out of excuses not to switch it all on! I made a checklist … eg all components…
Wiring Finished! Ground Block & Voltage Regulator
Having wired up the lower centre panel, the only things left to wire were the “Forest of Tabs”, and the Standby Alternator Voltage Regulator. Grounding Block or “Forest of Tabs” I’d routed all the ground…
Lower Centre Instrument Panel
When designing the instrument panel, I realised there were several items that I didn’t want or need to be on the main panel. Anticipating this, ages ago I had purchased the brackets F-14188B-L & R…
Wiring and Panel – nearly there!
All the avionics connections are now complete, so the last couple of weeks have been spent installing the switches and related wiring. PFD, Standby G5, pitot, static & AOA connections. Dimmers, switches, Air Traffic display,…
Guess what? Still Wiring – Garmin CanBus
Continuing the theme of giving a flavour of the things involved with wiring a Garmin G3X system, here’s how I’ve been wiring the CanBus. Garmin uses a CanBus to connect the various LRU’s (Line Replaceable…