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Albert Gardner
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Location: Yuma, AZ
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[quote]I’m hooking up the wires from the Lightspeed sensors at the flywheel to the computer and I’m wondering how others have gotten the 15 pin d-sub connector through the firewall. I have removed the hood and found they used a solder cup connector so I don’t want to desolder the wires. It looks like I could turn the connector block sideways and reduce the size the of hole required to let it pass through the firewall but about the smallest I can squeeze the wires down to is 1”. Then the problem is-where do I find a 1” snap bushing with a very large ID? Albert GardnerYuma, AZ[b]
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| Posted: Sun Mar 25, 2007 3:58 am Post subject: Lightspeed Ignition |
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I had the same problem. I called Lightspeed and they said you must make a hole large enough to push the connector through. That was after I had already cut the connector off. I bought a new solder cup connector and remade it - that was a major project! There is no easy answer but I think you will have to find a way to get their connector through the firewall.
John Testement
jwt(at)roadmapscoaching.com (jwt(at)roadmapscoaching.com)
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Subject: Lightspeed Ignition
| Quote: | I’m hooking up the wires from the Lightspeed sensors at the flywheel to the computer and I’m wondering how others have gotten the 15 pin d-sub connector through the firewall. I have removed the hood and found they used a solder cup connector so I don’t want to desolder the wires. It looks like I could turn the connector block sideways and reduce the size the of hole required to let it pass through the firewall but about the smallest I can squeeze the wires down to is 1”. Then the problem is-where do I find a 1” snap bushing with a very large ID? Albert GardnerYuma, AZ
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Tim Olson
Joined: 25 Jan 2007
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| Posted: Sun Mar 25, 2007 5:02 am Post subject: Lightspeed Ignition |
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I bought a 1-1/4" SCAT tube flange and drilled the hole just
slightly larger than that, so there's no sharp edge for the
wire to touch. Then I took the shroud off and ran it through,
along with all my EIS probe wires and most everything that
goes thru the firewall (with sum exceptions). I stuffed it
with fire putty, and capped the ends with RTV.
The exceptions were the big fat wires for the charging system
and the 3 coil wires for the lightspeed. The coil wires I used
1 eyeball drilled to size to hold all 3 wires, and then filled
the gaps with hi-temp RTV too. I think I also ran my
mag P-lead and fuel/oil pressure wires through elsewhere too,
just for convenience, but they could have gone through the same
fat scat tube connection.
It's kind of a middle of the road approach. There are some
who will use snap bushings everywhere, but I think that's maybe
a little far on the liberal end from a safety perspective.
There are some who will go with the all-stainless fire-sleeved
passthrough stuff, which is very respectably on the far end of
the conservative safety end. But, you're allowed to pick your
method of choice.
Tim Olson - RV-10 N104CD - Flying
Albert Gardner wrote:
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*Im hooking up the wires from the Lightspeed sensors at the flywheel
to the computer and Im wondering how others have gotten the 15 pin
d-sub connector through the firewall. I have removed the hood and
found they used a solder cup connector so I dont want to desolder
the wires. It looks like I could turn the connector block sideways
and reduce the size the of hole required to let it pass through the
firewall but about the smallest I can squeeze the wires down to is
1. Then the problem is-where do I find a 1 snap bushing with a very
large ID?*
* *
*Albert Gardner*
*Yuma, AZ*
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carl.froehlich(at)cox.net
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| Posted: Sun Mar 25, 2007 5:03 am Post subject: Lightspeed Ignition |
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Cut the cable and solder a new connector on. Not hard and you don't end up with a huge hole in your firewall to fix when something better than Klaus' product becomes available.
Carl Froehlich
RV-10 (wings)
RV8A (300 hrs with dual Lightspeed ignitions)
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ScooterF15
Joined: 19 Jun 2006
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| Posted: Sun Mar 25, 2007 6:20 am Post subject: Lightspeed Ignition |
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I used 1" stainless steel firewall penetration seals. I only had to file the hole slightly larger than I was originally planning to allow the connector to pass through. Pictures attached.
-Jim
In a message dated 3/25/2007 9:04:13 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, Tim(at)MyRV10.com writes:
| Quote: | Albert Gardner wrote:
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*I’m hooking up the wires from the Lightspeed sensors at the flywheel
to the computer and I’m wondering how others have gotten the 15 pin
d-sub connector through the firewall. I have removed the hood and
found they used a solder cup connector so I don’t want to desolder
the wires. It looks like I could turn the connector block sideways
and reduce the size the of hole required to let it pass through the
firewall but about the smallest I can squeeze the wires down to is
1”. Then the problem is-where do I find a 1” snap bushing with a very
large ID?*
* *
*Albert Gardner*
*Yuma, AZ*
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Tim Olson
Joined: 25 Jan 2007
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| Posted: Sun Mar 25, 2007 7:01 am Post subject: Lightspeed Ignition |
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Very nice Jim, you should name your supplier.
Tim Olson - RV-10 N104CD - Flying
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JSMcGrew(at)aol.com wrote:
| Quote: | I used 1" stainless steel firewall penetration seals. I only had to file
the hole slightly larger than I was originally planning to allow the
connector to pass through. Pictures attached.
-Jim
In a message dated 3/25/2007 9:04:13 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
Tim(at)MyRV10.com writes:
Albert Gardner wrote:
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> *I’m hooking up the wires from the Lightspeed sensors at the flywheel
> to the computer and I’m wondering how others have gotten the 15 pin
> d-sub connector through the firewall. I have removed the hood and
> found they used a solder cup connector so I don’t want to desolder
> the wires. It looks like I could turn the connector block sideways
> and reduce the size the of hole required to let it pass through the
> firewall but about the smallest I can squeeze the wires down to is
> 1”. Then the problem is-where do I find a 1” snap bushing with a very
> large ID?*
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> * *
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> *Albert Gardner*
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> *Yuma, AZ*
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Jim "Scooter" McGrew
http://www.mit.edu/~jsmcgrew
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ScooterF15
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| Posted: Sun Mar 25, 2007 11:11 am Post subject: Lightspeed Ignition |
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I purchased the SS penetration seals and SS heater control valves from:
http://www.epm-avcorp.com/tubeseal.html
By the way, speaking of the heater... Except for the SS heater control valves, I built my heater system per the plans. I went cross country with my RV-10 and a friend in his Piper Warrior last month up to Maine. It was around 15-20F on the ground that day. Other performance issues aside, the RV-10 heater kept my rear seat passengers very comfortable at 9,500'. In contrast, the passengers in the back of the Warrior were quite cold after the 1.5 hour flight. In fact a water bottle left on the floor in the back of the Warrior had frozen. One more reason I love my RV-10.
-Jim
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Jim "Scooter" McGrew
http://www.mit.edu/~jsmcgrew
In a message dated 3/25/2007 11:03:41 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, Tim(at)MyRV10.com writes:
| Quote: | --> RV10-List message posted by: Tim Olson <Tim(at)MyRV10.com>
Very nice Jim, you should name your supplier.
Tim Olson - RV-10 N104CD - Flying
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JSMcGrew(at)aol.com wrote:
| Quote: | I used 1" stainless steel firewall penetration seals. I only had to file
the hole slightly larger than I was originally planning to allow the
connector to pass through. Pictures attached.
-Jim
In a message dated 3/25/2007 9:04:13 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
Tim(at)MyRV10.com writes:
Albert Gardner wrote:
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> *I’m hooking up the wires from the Lightspeed sensors at the flywheel
> to the computer and I’m wondering how others have gotten the 15 pin
> d-sub connector through the firewall. I have removed the hood and
> found they used a solder cup connector so I don’t want to desolder
> the wires. It looks like I could turn the connector block sideways
> and reduce the size the of hole required to let it pass through the
> firewall but about the smallest I can squeeze the wires down to is
> 1”. Then the problem is-where do I find a 1” snap bushing with a very
> large ID?*
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> * *
>
> *Albert Gardner*
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> *Yuma, AZ*
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Jim "Scooter" McGrew
http://www.mit.edu/~jsmcgrew
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