RV-7, all Garmin avionics. Building my own avionics harness with the support of SteinAir.
This is an observation/question.
In all my reading in VAF about the Garmin Can bus maximum length, I see statements that one can't possibly exceed the maximum length (20M or 66ft) in a RV-7.
This interested me since when doing the basic wiring in my -7 I noticed the amount of wire from point A to point B was always much greater than expected. This of course is due to the serpentine routing.
So when I made a mock avionics harness and laid it out on a table I decided to measure the exact length.
61' and I don't have as many goodies as some.
So I'm here to tell future budding avionics installers like me....it's easy to exceed the Can Bus maximum distance of 66'.
Now for the question:
Is the distance really that important?
I can't imagine how the Garmin Can Bus system is installed in an RV-10 or larger aircraft than out RVs without busting this parameter.
This is an observation/question.
In all my reading in VAF about the Garmin Can bus maximum length, I see statements that one can't possibly exceed the maximum length (20M or 66ft) in a RV-7.
This interested me since when doing the basic wiring in my -7 I noticed the amount of wire from point A to point B was always much greater than expected. This of course is due to the serpentine routing.
So when I made a mock avionics harness and laid it out on a table I decided to measure the exact length.
61' and I don't have as many goodies as some.
So I'm here to tell future budding avionics installers like me....it's easy to exceed the Can Bus maximum distance of 66'.
Now for the question:
Is the distance really that important?
I can't imagine how the Garmin Can Bus system is installed in an RV-10 or larger aircraft than out RVs without busting this parameter.