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1. Is there an official word from Van's regarding where you may penetrate the fuselage spar box for a battery cable, etc? Or is anywhere along the neutral axis of the beam is ok?
2. Anyone care to relate where (and why) they routed wiring runs that go to the rear fuselage area? These might include tail lighting, autopilot pitch, antenna cable, etc.
With a past -8 project, I ran the big battery cables under the floor and through the spar box. Autopilot pitch and antenna cables went under the right canopy rail, along with some intercom wiring part way back. I didn't want them in proximity to anything with any amps. Flap and master contactor wires went up the left side. Trim servo too I guess; I've slept since then <g>
There was no tail strobe, so no electrical interference concern with the HV cable. Practical reports please; any reason to be concerned with the strobe cables on a Whelen system #6, or does the twisted/shielded cable keep it quiet? I see the Whelen manual prohibits proximity to "ADF, flux gate compass", etc. And where have you guys been parking the power supply?
1. Is there an official word from Van's regarding where you may penetrate the fuselage spar box for a battery cable, etc? Or is anywhere along the neutral axis of the beam is ok?
2. Anyone care to relate where (and why) they routed wiring runs that go to the rear fuselage area? These might include tail lighting, autopilot pitch, antenna cable, etc.
With a past -8 project, I ran the big battery cables under the floor and through the spar box. Autopilot pitch and antenna cables went under the right canopy rail, along with some intercom wiring part way back. I didn't want them in proximity to anything with any amps. Flap and master contactor wires went up the left side. Trim servo too I guess; I've slept since then <g>
There was no tail strobe, so no electrical interference concern with the HV cable. Practical reports please; any reason to be concerned with the strobe cables on a Whelen system #6, or does the twisted/shielded cable keep it quiet? I see the Whelen manual prohibits proximity to "ADF, flux gate compass", etc. And where have you guys been parking the power supply?