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jfrjr(at)roadrunner.com
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 Posted: Tue Mar 18, 2008 3:36 am Post subject: wiring problems (2nd attempt) |
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Trying to get all the thru firewall lines in. Going fairly well until I got to the harness for the Lightspeed (one side) which has the small D-sub connector that hooks into the console. Since I have my console on the subpanel I, of course, need to get that connector thru. It is too large to fit through of any of my existing holes (the largest being 1"). What do I do----take the connector apart or am I missing an easier way? Gee I wish I knew more about "lectriks". Jay Rowe
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| Posted: Tue Mar 18, 2008 4:23 am Post subject: wiring problems (2nd attempt) |
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Jay, I think you answered your question, everybody had to remove the D-sub to get it through the firewall. Get some help from a steady hand, or practice a bit first. It's doable.
Sam Marlow
Jay Rowe wrote: [quote] Trying to get all the thru firewall lines in. Going fairly well until I got to the harness for the Lightspeed (one side) which has the small D-sub connector that hooks into the console. Since I have my console on the subpanel I, of course, need to get that connector thru. It is too large to fit through of any of my existing holes (the largest being 1"). What do I do----take the connector apart or am I missing an easier way? Gee I wish I knew more about "lectriks". Jay Rowe
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Tim Olson
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| Posted: Tue Mar 18, 2008 5:48 am Post subject: wiring problems (2nd attempt) |
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Well, not quite everybody.....I hesitated, and heard that they
recommended leaving it together. So, I used a 1.25" hole
(used a SCAT tube flange) and ran all of my wires through
that. If you can do an excellent job of re-soldering the
cable, then it shouldn't be that big of a deal, but if you're
questioning it at all, you may want to come up with a way
to pass it through in one piece.
Tim Olson - RV-10 N104CD - Flying
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| Quote: | Jay, I think you answered your question, everybody had to remove the
D-sub to get it through the firewall. Get some help from a steady hand,
or practice a bit first. It's doable.
Sam Marlow
Jay Rowe wrote:
> Trying to get all the thru firewall lines in. Going fairly well until
> I got to the harness for the Lightspeed (one side) which has the small
> D-sub connector that hooks into the console. Since I have my console
> on the subpanel I, of course, need to get that connector thru. It is
> too large to fit through of any of my existing holes (the largest
> being 1"). What do I do----take the connector apart or am I missing
> an easier way? Gee I wish I knew more about "lectriks". Jay Rowe
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ScooterF15
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| Posted: Tue Mar 18, 2008 6:12 am Post subject: wiring problems (2nd attempt) |
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I made the hole slightly bigger to get the D-sub connector through. It didn't take much, then I installed a stainless steel firewall seal from http://www.epm-avcorp.com/ to seal the hole. I posted pictures on this previous post:
http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?t=25094
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| Quote: | Trying to get all the thru firewall lines in. Going fairly well until I got to the harness for the Lightspeed (one side) which has the small D-sub connector that hooks into the console. Since I have my console on the subpanel I, of course, need to get that connector thru. It is too large to fit through of any of my existing holes (the largest being 1"). What do I do----take the connector apart or am I missing an easier way? Gee I wish I knew more about "lectriks". Jay Rowe
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| Posted: Tue Mar 18, 2008 6:15 am Post subject: wiring problems (2nd attempt) |
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Sometimes you can take the connector shell off the connector and press
the wiring down 90 degrees from its original orientation and poke that
through a hole. It may fit through a 1" hole that way. I like the scat
tube flange idea. You can fill it with 'firestop' from your big box
hardware store. Comes in a caulk tube or as a foam ..... the foam being
harder to find.
Linn
Tim Olson wrote:
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Well, not quite everybody.....I hesitated, and heard that they
recommended leaving it together. So, I used a 1.25" hole
(used a SCAT tube flange) and ran all of my wires through
that. If you can do an excellent job of re-soldering the
cable, then it shouldn't be that big of a deal, but if you're
questioning it at all, you may want to come up with a way
to pass it through in one piece.
Tim Olson - RV-10 N104CD - Flying
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Tim Olson
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| Posted: Tue Mar 18, 2008 6:38 am Post subject: wiring problems (2nd attempt) |
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That is 100% what I did.....I took the shell off, bent it over a
little to pass it through, and then put the shell back on.
And, I used 2000 degree fire putty to stuff the pass through
hole with, and then capped it with red RTV just because the
red RTV makes a nicer outer seal to hold the wires from
wiggling and moving in the putty.
Tim Olson - RV-10 N104CD - Flying
linn Walters wrote:
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Sometimes you can take the connector shell off the connector and press
the wiring down 90 degrees from its original orientation and poke that
through a hole. It may fit through a 1" hole that way. I like the scat
tube flange idea. You can fill it with 'firestop' from your big box
hardware store. Comes in a caulk tube or as a foam ..... the foam being
harder to find.
Linn
Tim Olson wrote:
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> Well, not quite everybody.....I hesitated, and heard that they
> recommended leaving it together. So, I used a 1.25" hole
> (used a SCAT tube flange) and ran all of my wires through
> that. If you can do an excellent job of re-soldering the
> cable, then it shouldn't be that big of a deal, but if you're
> questioning it at all, you may want to come up with a way
> to pass it through in one piece.
>
> Tim Olson - RV-10 N104CD - Flying
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