VPX Wiring
The Vertical Power VPX has 5 connectors, full of pins which have to be assigned to devices and switches. Obviously this takes a bit of planning, and there is a web based configuration tool which…
The Vertical Power VPX has 5 connectors, full of pins which have to be assigned to devices and switches. Obviously this takes a bit of planning, and there is a web based configuration tool which…
While I was preparing parts for the BusBar C mount I made a little bracket to mount the cockpit floodlight. I used the thinnest material I could get away with, and bent a lip on…
The electrical part of building an aeroplane is challenging, not least because you are cast adrift with very little “official” advice from the kit manufacturer. You are the “Design Authority” … gulp! Where to ground…
I have designed a “Bus C” in to the electrical system for two reasons: Redundancy Extra fused power sources There is lots of debate about the pros and cons of Cb’s v Fuses in aircraft…
Over the last few weeks I have spent many hours researching and planning the overall wiring architecture … the “Wiring Backbone”. Consequently, there hasn’t been much actual progress in the workshop, which has been frustrating….
Most of the last couple of weeks has been spent at the computer planning the “Backbone” of the electrical installation. More of that later … !! Wing Root Connectors But I did move a few…
The work described in this post covers the wiring harness installation described in OP-55 in the build manual. Those following along with this build will know that I have decided to install wiring as recommended…
Starting to get more complicated now, so another diagram definitely needed. Having fitted a GMU 11 Magnetometer, changes to the Van’s (Stein) harness have to be made, since the CanBus now has to route to…
Once the avionics boxes were installed, it was time to focus on wiring the aeroplane. Since I’d decided to wire the lighting as per AeroLED’s advice, and also the servos as per Garmin best practice,…
This wiring was my first exposure to DSub Pins : ) Again, lots of advice on the web, the most useful I found being on the EAA site (Circular Plastic Connectors) and SteinAir. I had…