kens_cockpit
Well Known Member
Can I put the master contactor in upside down? And if not how do I determine which is the right way up?
I have the Vans standard contactor. I've installed it on the back of the battery tray. The battery tray is aft mounted in my 8QB.
As mounted the "Bat" terminal is outboard and the other large terminal is inboard. That means I have to run the main power cable from right next to the ribs on the bottom of the fuselage. If I do that it rubs on them. The alternative is to run the main power cable up over the battery and then down again through the holes shown on drawing OP11.
OP11 shows the contactor with the "Bat" terminal inboard and the one for the power cable outboard. That makes the main power cable run neatly under the battery tray without interference. But to acheive that it looks like I need to install the contactor "upside down".
What's the story here?
Ken Stanton
RV8 QB
I have the Vans standard contactor. I've installed it on the back of the battery tray. The battery tray is aft mounted in my 8QB.
As mounted the "Bat" terminal is outboard and the other large terminal is inboard. That means I have to run the main power cable from right next to the ribs on the bottom of the fuselage. If I do that it rubs on them. The alternative is to run the main power cable up over the battery and then down again through the holes shown on drawing OP11.
OP11 shows the contactor with the "Bat" terminal inboard and the one for the power cable outboard. That makes the main power cable run neatly under the battery tray without interference. But to acheive that it looks like I need to install the contactor "upside down".
What's the story here?
Ken Stanton
RV8 QB