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ray.stlaurent(at)vsea.com
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 Posted: Fri Oct 20, 2006 7:09 pm Post subject: RAC stick wiring question |
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I was looking at the Y control stick and my RAC stick grip and realized I
haven't a clue how to get the wires safely out of
the stick and keep them from being tangled. I've seen pictures but never
where the wires went.
Thanks
- Ray St-Laurent
701/Pegasus wings/Suzuki
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dredmoody(at)cox.net
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| Posted: Sat Oct 21, 2006 6:43 am Post subject: RAC stick wiring question |
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I haven't done my dual sticks for the Zodiac yet but when I did a Ray Allen
grip with four trim buttons and a ptt on my ultralight, I was concerned
about the delicate fine wires too. Find a hobby store or an aquarium supply
place and buy some clear plastic tubing just barely big enough to draw the
wires through. You may have to run a single "fish" wire through it first to
pull the Ray Allen wires through. The tubing will protect the wires around
tight spots and bends and clear tubing allows you to see the inside to
monitor the inner wires as the plane ages.
The other option is to make the splice to the whatever multistrand cable you
use such that it ends up inside the stick tube. If you do that you have to
leave enough slack in that multistrand cable to run it out of the top of the
stick, do the connections and heat shrink, then pull the whole mess back
down to mount the grip. The ecess has to be secured somewhere out of the way
in case you need slack to repair or replace later.
Ed Moody II
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Tommy Walker
Joined: 12 Jan 2006
Posts: 442
Location: Anniston, AL 36207
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| Posted: Sat Oct 21, 2006 9:05 am Post subject: Re: RAC stick wiring question |
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Also, I plan to drill a small hole near the bottom of the yoke, install a grommet and route the wires through that grommet to prevent wear at that point.
Tommy Walker In Alabama
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| dredmoody(at)cox.net wrote: | I haven't done my dual sticks for the Zodiac yet but when I did a Ray Allen
grip with four trim buttons and a ptt on my ultralight, I was concerned
about the delicate fine wires too. Find a hobby store or an aquarium supply
place and buy some clear plastic tubing just barely big enough to draw the
wires through. You may have to run a single "fish" wire through it first to
pull the Ray Allen wires through. The tubing will protect the wires around
tight spots and bends and clear tubing allows you to see the inside to
monitor the inner wires as the plane ages.
The other option is to make the splice to the whatever multistrand cable you
use such that it ends up inside the stick tube. If you do that you have to
leave enough slack in that multistrand cable to run it out of the top of the
stick, do the connections and heat shrink, then pull the whole mess back
down to mount the grip. The ecess has to be secured somewhere out of the way
in case you need slack to repair or replace later.
Ed Moody II
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NYTerminat(at)aol.com
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| Posted: Sat Oct 21, 2006 8:52 pm Post subject: RAC stick wiring question |
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This is exactly what I did and it worked out quite well. I used the Ray Allen 7 switch grip.
Bob Spudis
CH701/ 912S 85hrs
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In a message dated 10/21/2006 10:44:37 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, dredmoody(at)cox.net writes:
| Quote: | The other option is to make the splice to the whatever multistrand cable you
use such that it ends up inside the stick tube. If you do that you have to
leave enough slack in that multistrand cable to run it out of the top of the
stick, do the connections and heat shrink, then pull the whole mess back
down to mount the grip. The ecess has to be secured somewhere out of the way
in case you need slack to repair or replace later.
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RayStL
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| Posted: Sun Oct 22, 2006 9:16 pm Post subject: Re: RAC stick wiring question |
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Thanks for the ideas guys. I'll have the wire bundle exit the yoke, through a grommet, just under the hinge to minimize the cable movement.
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