Bill Wightman
Well Known Member
I'd like to know if any of you have experience running your mag P-leads in the same bundle with other instrument wiring. I'm aware of the voltage spikes (about 170 volts peak) the P-leads carry. The wires I will use are AWG-18, and very well shielded. Shielding will be grounded at the mag end only.
Proposed routing: My RV8 has several firewall forward transducers feeding a VMS-1000C that pass through the firewall in a big bundle together. Wanting to keep the mess to a minimum, I'm considering routing my Slick mag's P-leads through the same firewall grommet, where they'll remain bundled up with the VMS stuff for about 18" or so before diverging to the mag switches. Is this OK? The VMS manual only states not to bundle *ignition* wires with the transducer wiring, but this is a bit vague so I'm poking around for some feedback here.
I'm concerned about possible interference with the VMS transducer wiring if they're bundled together.
Bill
Proposed routing: My RV8 has several firewall forward transducers feeding a VMS-1000C that pass through the firewall in a big bundle together. Wanting to keep the mess to a minimum, I'm considering routing my Slick mag's P-leads through the same firewall grommet, where they'll remain bundled up with the VMS stuff for about 18" or so before diverging to the mag switches. Is this OK? The VMS manual only states not to bundle *ignition* wires with the transducer wiring, but this is a bit vague so I'm poking around for some feedback here.
I'm concerned about possible interference with the VMS transducer wiring if they're bundled together.
Bill