I am working on the wingtips, and while waiting for other things thought of running the electrical wires to the the tip through the conduit. I am planning on installing connectors at the wing root should the wings have to be removed in future. Good idea?
Planning on wingtip strobes, position lights, landing lights (poss 2 landing lights, Van's and duckworks LED's). I have 16 and 20 gauge wire at present.
1. What thickness wire will suffice for the different applications?
2. Have read about not to ground at wingtip. If I place a common ground on the last rib and ground all the wingtip lights to that ground, and from there run a single wire to ground in the fuselage common ground, will that be OK? What thickness wire should that be? (I assume this depends on the total current?) Should the wing be grounded to the fuselage as well?
3. Can all the wiring be done with the 16 and 20G wires? If not, what other gauge should I get?
Thanks.
Johan
Planning on wingtip strobes, position lights, landing lights (poss 2 landing lights, Van's and duckworks LED's). I have 16 and 20 gauge wire at present.
1. What thickness wire will suffice for the different applications?
2. Have read about not to ground at wingtip. If I place a common ground on the last rib and ground all the wingtip lights to that ground, and from there run a single wire to ground in the fuselage common ground, will that be OK? What thickness wire should that be? (I assume this depends on the total current?) Should the wing be grounded to the fuselage as well?
3. Can all the wiring be done with the 16 and 20G wires? If not, what other gauge should I get?
Thanks.
Johan