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Wire Labeling
Looking for advice on labeling electrical wires
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There are many options to label wires. I never do. I find it much more effective to document what pin does what on each connector (the connectors are also identified). This makes future maintenance or modification easy.
Carl |
I found using heat shrink printed labels to be best. Identifies the wires at each end/termination in a way that won't fall off with time. Costs a bit more, but well worth it in my view.
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Homebuilt Help video
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Labeling all my wires this time around at both ends. Best investment I made!
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Tefzel comes in any gage, many colors. I don?t need to label a red wire going from the Fuel Pump fuse to the Fuel Pump positive, or black wire to the Fuel Pump negative, etc.... to troubleshoot this circuit. Ignition wiring, labels help a lot with initial wiring and down the road maintenance, but like Carl, I relay on my wiring diagrams, wire color, and size, most of the time. It is pretty obvious. High Density harnesses present an entirely different problem. Many are furnished as assemblies. A good block diagram with supplements from install manuals will guide you down the road. |
I followed a tip I saw on hints for homebuilders: I printed labels in 6 pt font on my laser printer and bought clear heatshrink from Stein Air for about $.30/ft. In addition to the labels, I used colored wires: red for power, black for ground and white for data (per the advice of my Sport Air Workshop instructor) and labeled every wire at both ends. Adding a label to each wire takes less than a minute. That time investment has already paid for itself during construction, and I'm sure it will be worth more when the plane is in operation.
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