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Old 03-10-2014, 07:03 PM
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Default Conduit support spacing and floor contact

I'm thinking of running a flexible conduit under my baggage floor similar to what Tim shows below. Two questions for the VAF brain trust:

- How far apart should the conduit supports be?
- Is it okay for the conduit to rest on the floor as shown?

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Old 03-10-2014, 07:44 PM
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You can let it just lay on the skin. To keep it from rubbing around, put a couple of blobs of proseal or equivalent adhesive under the conduit to stick it in place.
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Old 03-10-2014, 10:19 PM
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Here is what my dad and I did.
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?f...1&l=baca50508b
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?f...8&l=96b0a62a10

We just layed it in and clamped the ends with the slack pulled out.
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Old 03-11-2014, 09:01 PM
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Don't run the conduit under where the step bolt goes through. It will make installing or removing the bolt very difficult, and possibly chafe the conduit over time.
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Old 03-12-2014, 09:25 AM
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Thanks for the help guys. I will glue conduit down to the floor and avoid the step bolt area.

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Old 03-12-2014, 09:39 AM
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Here is a photo of my installation. You can fab a bracket for the hole penetration at the rear

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