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Old 10-04-2011, 10:37 PM
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Default Xtra Elec Wire For Skyview and Expansion

i am installing finish kit wire harness. Have seen comments re extra wire. How many and what gauge from the flight panel to each wing root and rear AP servo.
Easy to remove later if not needed rather than adding.
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Old 10-05-2011, 07:03 AM
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This is still guesswork and there is more to it than what you mention.

1. The existing kit runs one wire to each wingtip to power both the strobe and nav light function. The new system splits those. So one extra wire to each wingtip the same size as the existing one - (either 18 or 22 - I forget which - check the plans.)

2. A function that may or may not be implemented in the new kit: Each light has a connection such that if you run a wire from wing light to wing light (and not to the panel) the strobes will stay synchronized. This would be a 22 gauge. Using the old tab connector methodology would have required another tab - but the wing root now has a new connector. It is an 8 wire connector - enough to accommodate that.

3. There are no new wires to the AP servos - the existing harness has the wires you need.

4. There will be one or two additional twisted pairs going from the panel back to the tailcone. Unsure at this time. These will carry data so probably 22 gauge, could be 18, don't know.

Some of this is based on conversations with Dynon. No guarantees that it is right! If you are just now running the wire, you are in great shape - it is not a problem to run more until you put in the control linkages and the brake pedals.

Read the article about the Skyview upgrades for more details. See this thread for the links: http://www.vansairforce.com/communit...ad.php?t=74469
Here is the link to the file:
http://www.vansaircraft.com/public/F...em-Skyview.pdf
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Old 10-05-2011, 07:14 AM
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And I would wait on those twisted pairs - because they revision from Vans will probably come with pins already on them.
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Old 10-05-2011, 07:26 AM
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Run an extra 22awg wire to each side of the cabin to power ANR headsets. A power jack can be installed next to the headset jacks. I used this:
http://www.mouser.com/ProductDetail/...b%2fzU5g%3d%3d
It mates with 502-765.
If you like to putter with electricity, you might consider running wires to monitor flap position and the canopy latch.
Joe Gores
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Old 10-05-2011, 05:37 PM
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Also consider the new connectors that will be available soon for the wing root connections.
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Old 10-05-2011, 08:23 PM
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A lot of good ideas here. New connectors for the wing root? - tell me more.

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Old 10-05-2011, 09:11 PM
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Found the PDF re the SkyView details - good info.
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Old 10-06-2011, 06:17 AM
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You can and should buy the "RV-12 Autopilot Servo Kit" - this is just the servos and attachment hardware. It does NOT include the Panel AP-74 control unit (about $450) - which is used with the original D180 but not with the Skyview. It is easy to install the servos while you install the other control linkages, particularly if you do it with the fuselage on its side and the tail cone not yet attached.
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