Show us a picture of your RV-10 progress.

[Mike S]

Here is a few photos of recent activity on the 10.

Rear seat power outlet for Headset Inc ANR units, and the ubiquitous "cigarette lighter" outlet.



Little closer shot for detail, note red and black shrink tube for polarity I.D.. Supply wire for power outlet not yet installed. The headset power goes to a regulated power supply mounted behind the flap rod cover. Also have a fuse block in same location for power outlets, and seat heaters.



Finished product from other side.



And installed in plane.



Also, got the fuel valve ----Andair----supported and the cover modified to fit over the escutcheon and handle.



I am not sure if all Andair valves have mounting lugs that are not threaded, but mine are. This makes for a bit of a problem in mounting the unit, as it is kinda hard to get to the bottom of the unit for attaching nuts when the tunnel cover is on.

Here is the solution I came up with.



Cover is split into three parts also, lets you access pump and filter area much easier.



Lastly, hooking up the electrical for the elevator trim servo.

I used these connectors from the local Radio Control hobby shop.



I removed one connector by bending it back-and-forth with a pair of needle nose pliers till it broke off. This yielded a polarized three prong connector that I used for the sensor.



Continued next post, over photo limit.

[Mike S]

I used a pair of dikes to cut off a pair of plugs to make a two prong, not polarized, for the motor connection. This allows reversing the leads in case the motor was running backwards. (BTW, it was. Easy fix with the connectors set up like I did.)





Here it is all hooked up, ready for the smoke test. Note caterpillar grommet protecting the wire from the edge of the trim mount in the background.



All buttoned up, you can just see the lacing cord used to tie the two half's of the connectors together, probably overkill, but makes me feel better about something buried away in the tail of the plane.



Here is the baggage bulkhead with the charging pigtails for the two batteries



I used a rubber grommet, 1/4" id, 3/4" od and split it.



A little Velcro, labels, and done.



These pigtails plug directly into my battery minder, come in handy when at the stage where you are using the planes power a lot, but not running the engine yet.

Thanks for looking.

[TSwezey]

Looks good Mike!

[N427EF]

Great progress Mike!
I keep looking at your posts and it always says: "working on window installation.
Glad to see you've been doing a lot more than that.
I'll have to come up and copy some of your inovations.

[Mike S]

Originally Posted by N427EF

Great progress Mike!
I keep looking at your posts and it always says: "working on window installation.
Glad to see you've been doing a lot more than that.
I'll have to come up and copy some of your inovations.

Ernst, anytime you want to stop by. Thanks for the kind words.

As to the windows, I successfully procrastinated long enough last fall, that now I am waiting for the weather to warm back up enough to make the glue happy.

Shouldnt be too long now, and I may run out of excuses, and have to actually put the windows in

[JDanno]

Mike,
Where did you get that neat recessed plate that contains the headset connections? Pretty cool idea! Thanks, Dan

[Mike S]

Originally Posted by JDanno

Mike,
Where did you get that neat recessed plate that contains the headset connections? Pretty cool idea! Thanks, Dan

Here it is, neat little thingie, can be mounted on surface, or inset.

I mounted it in such a way as to minimize the chance of damage to the plug and cord for the headsets. Also gives more room to the knee/leg area. Pointing down should keep crumbs out of the jack, and prevent sharp bends in the cable.

[RudiGreyling]

Another big Milestone...Trim and fitted the Cabin top loosely in its place today...580 Hours to date (QB Fuse and Tail kit only so far.)

Before:


After:


One more from another angle:


Regards
Rudi

[Space Cadet]

Spent a week's vacation time with my dad and made good progress- cabin and doors mounted.





Almost done with door latches and safety latch. Feels good

[Mike S]

A few shots of the wiring all cleaned up, and dressed for success.







The -7 snap bushings in the stab, for the elevator trim cables would not fit on the cable---I used -8 bushings instead. Here is the guide tubes I threaded into the stab prior to installing on the fuse. the ends of the trim cables go into the tubes, and follow them on through the stab, pushing the guide tubes out as the cable progresses.



Tail all together for a final fitting/adjusting.



Wing tip wiring.



Duck Works kit with home brewed HID from a Corvette.