How to Wire - Vans Flap Switch ?

[Fearless]

Would someone be kind enough to show me how to wire the tabs on the standard Vans flap switch that comes with a 9A. It has 6 tabs on the back.
It is a (ON) - OFF - (ON) switch. I do have the AeroElectric manual but I probably need a copy of Electrical Airplane Wiring for Dummies instead.

A diagram or description of what wires go to which tab would be nice.

 

[Brantel]

/1 2\
|3 4|
\5 6/

Connect the - power to 5 and 2
Connect the + power to 6 and 1
Connect the flap motor leads to 3 and 4
If the motor runs opposite what you want you can either change power leads or switch 3 and 4...

an alternative is:

Connect the - power to 3
Connect the + power to 4
Connect one leg of the flap motor to 5 and 2
Connect the other leg of the flap motor to 6 and 1
This does the same thing.....

 

[MCA]

Our VP-50 wiring diagram here shows how to wire it. Just focus on the flap switch part.

 

[Fearless]

Worth a thousand words

Thanks guys

That did it for me - I think it was the jumper part that was getting me.

I hope to take the EAA Sportair Electrical class once one gets closer to my home. I am starting to use the tools I got from Stein (shameless plug). Now I just need to learn how to use them correctly.

 

[LarryT]

Wiring for Dummies...

Would someone be kind enough to show me how to wire the tabs on the standard Vans flap switch that comes with a 9A. It has 6 tabs on the back.
It is a (ON) - OFF - (ON) switch. I do have the AeroElectric manual but I probably need a copy of Electrical Airplane Wiring for Dummies instead.

A diagram or description of what wires go to which tab would be nice.

..is too advanced for me. I need "Aircraft wiring for Cretons."

LarryT

 

[pazmanyflyer]

switch wiring

Here's an image of wiring the flap switch from one of AeroElectric's schematics.

[/IMG]

 

[rblackley]

Flap potentiometer

can flap position be seen out of slider canopy while flying?

 

[MCA]

Yes........

 

[Fearless]

You can put some markings on the wings at the various flap positions (which I intend to do) put not sure how visable they would be at night. The CFI I did some transition training used this method for flap deployment.

 

[LettersFromFlyoverCountry]

The diagram for wiring this is also on one of the Van's OP drawings for their electrical harness.

 

[DakotaHawk]

can flap position be seen out of slider canopy while flying?

I use 3 second bursts for flap positioning.

3 seconds on downwind
3 seconds on base
3 seconds on final

That usually leaves about 1 second of travel unused. On the RV-7/9 the flap motor is right beside my seat, so I can hear when the flap motor reaches the end of travel.