Garmin Navigator Wiring

[simpsonstu]

Hi can anyone advise the best position and routing for a 650xi WAAS route on the -10, already built , guess grounding plate needed , top of the aircraft then where? How do you drop down to under the panel without major hassle?

Cheers Stu

 

[BobTurner]

Hi can anyone advise the best position and routing for a 650xi WAAS route on the -10, already built , guess grounding plate needed , top of the aircraft then where? How do you drop down to under the panel without major hassle?

Cheers Stu

The hole in the panel where the 650 will go is huge. With forethought most of the wiring can be done thru that hole. Leave enough slack to connect the wiring to the 650. You’ll only have to go under the panel to cable tie the excess wires. I mounted the antenna back where the metal starts again, for a ground plane. Yes, use a doubler for mechanical strength.

 

[simpsonstu]

Thanks Bob which route did you bring the aerial cable into the aircraft panel?

Cheers Stu

 

[BobTurner]

Thanks Bob which route did you bring the aerial cable into the aircraft panel?

Cheers Stu

Just from memory: RG400 from the back, up the right side, under the right door sill, forward to behind the panel. My 429W had a required minimum coax run so I figured I’d make use of it.

 

[Jaidedeye]

Mounted our GPS antennas under the cowl

 

[Carl Froehlich]

Mounting a GTN-650 in the RV-10 panel is challenging if you want it anywhere near the center. I made a box mock up of the 650 to do the fit. I wanted it as high on the panel as possible. This required cutting a notch in the center rib and adding a piece of aluminum plate to reenforce the rib.

Some photos attached.
Carl