I sent Gus at Van's a note and here is his response:
On 29 Mar 2009 at 23:08, James Cone wrote:
From: "James Cone" <[email protected]>
To: "'Gus Funnell'" <[email protected]>
Subject: RV-12 glitches
Date sent: Sun, 29 Mar 2009 23:08:50 -0700
> Gus,
>
>
>
> Page 31-14 fig 2: The trim bundle has five wires (wht/grn, wht/bkk,
> wht/org wht/red and white) The plans say both pin 30 or 31 get white
> wires, but there is only one white wire. The other one is white/red.
> Which goes where?
>
See attached
3/25/09
Dear RV-12 builder,
Ref: DWG 11-08
The WH-P30 5-conductor trim wire with your kit may have wires colored differently than as specified by the manual.
The colors are the same as those specified in the manual, except that instead of one of the two white wires, there is a white/red wire. This white/red wire can be connected as one of the white wires in the manual. It does not matter to which white wire on the servo it is attached.
Vans
>
>
> The optional 25 pin D-sub connector has four extra wires in the
> bundle.
> There is a white wire and a black wire that each have female connector
> pins on them. There are two other wires that do not have pins on
> them.
> One is
> orange and the other is wht/blu. What should we do with these four
> wires?
>
I believe they are for future expansion, but I will check with the Designer. Do nothing with them for now.
>
>
> Page 31-14 step 2: There are no pins on the wires. I had female pins
> so I put them on and put them in the 9 pin D-sub connector per the
> plans. Most builders will not have a supply of pins nor the tool to crimp them.
> The pins could be soldered, but that is not the best way to install them,
> and again, most builders do not have the experience to do that
> properly.
>
See attached - we can offer several options for pin replacement.
3/24/09
Dear RV-12 builder,
This letter is to advise you that your WH-RV-12 TUNNEL harness (has the 37pin D-sub connector) may be missing three pins.
You can solder or crimp them (if you have the appropriate tool) onto the harness wires connected to pins 8, 13 and 34, as shown on the drawing. Twisting the wires is not necessary. Four ES SA-1018 male pins have been supplied with this letter.
If you cannot solder or crimp the pins, you will need to remove the harness from the fuselage (if installed), and return it to Vans so we can install the pins for you.
Alternatively, contact Van?s and we can send you the three wires with pins attached. You can then extract the original wire pins from the D-Sub connector and replace them, using the tool in BAG 2789.
Apologies for the inconvenience.
Vans
>
>
> Some of the pins on the wire bundles were over crimped and the wires
> broke off at the pin. These were mostly male pins. I had six wires
> break off at the pin. I had extra pins and so I was able to install
> new pins with a proper crimp. I think that the pins were crimped with
> a high density pin crimper rather than the standard crimper tool,
> which caused the pins to be over crimped.
>
>
Which harness(es) was this on? Some are made here, some by SteinAir.
We don't have a hi density crimper
>
> Any I idea when I will get the rest of the items missing from the kit?
When we have them, probably next week sometime
> Also, what is going to be done about the autopilot wire bundle that is
> too short? I did not install this wire, hoping that a new bundle was
> going to be supplied. If an extension of the bundle is going to be
> sent, I will go ahead and install this bundle and then I can install
> the tie downs in the center section.
You will get a new 85" piece - when we have some wire here. Needless to say, everything we had was cut to 70".
Gus
On 29 Mar 2009 at 23:08, James Cone wrote:
From: "James Cone" <[email protected]>
To: "'Gus Funnell'" <[email protected]>
Subject: RV-12 glitches
Date sent: Sun, 29 Mar 2009 23:08:50 -0700
> Gus,
>
>
>
> Page 31-14 fig 2: The trim bundle has five wires (wht/grn, wht/bkk,
> wht/org wht/red and white) The plans say both pin 30 or 31 get white
> wires, but there is only one white wire. The other one is white/red.
> Which goes where?
>
See attached
3/25/09
Dear RV-12 builder,
Ref: DWG 11-08
The WH-P30 5-conductor trim wire with your kit may have wires colored differently than as specified by the manual.
The colors are the same as those specified in the manual, except that instead of one of the two white wires, there is a white/red wire. This white/red wire can be connected as one of the white wires in the manual. It does not matter to which white wire on the servo it is attached.
Vans
>
>
> The optional 25 pin D-sub connector has four extra wires in the
> bundle.
> There is a white wire and a black wire that each have female connector
> pins on them. There are two other wires that do not have pins on
> them.
> One is
> orange and the other is wht/blu. What should we do with these four
> wires?
>
I believe they are for future expansion, but I will check with the Designer. Do nothing with them for now.
>
>
> Page 31-14 step 2: There are no pins on the wires. I had female pins
> so I put them on and put them in the 9 pin D-sub connector per the
> plans. Most builders will not have a supply of pins nor the tool to crimp them.
> The pins could be soldered, but that is not the best way to install them,
> and again, most builders do not have the experience to do that
> properly.
>
See attached - we can offer several options for pin replacement.
3/24/09
Dear RV-12 builder,
This letter is to advise you that your WH-RV-12 TUNNEL harness (has the 37pin D-sub connector) may be missing three pins.
You can solder or crimp them (if you have the appropriate tool) onto the harness wires connected to pins 8, 13 and 34, as shown on the drawing. Twisting the wires is not necessary. Four ES SA-1018 male pins have been supplied with this letter.
If you cannot solder or crimp the pins, you will need to remove the harness from the fuselage (if installed), and return it to Vans so we can install the pins for you.
Alternatively, contact Van?s and we can send you the three wires with pins attached. You can then extract the original wire pins from the D-Sub connector and replace them, using the tool in BAG 2789.
Apologies for the inconvenience.
Vans
>
>
> Some of the pins on the wire bundles were over crimped and the wires
> broke off at the pin. These were mostly male pins. I had six wires
> break off at the pin. I had extra pins and so I was able to install
> new pins with a proper crimp. I think that the pins were crimped with
> a high density pin crimper rather than the standard crimper tool,
> which caused the pins to be over crimped.
>
>
Which harness(es) was this on? Some are made here, some by SteinAir.
We don't have a hi density crimper
>
> Any I idea when I will get the rest of the items missing from the kit?
When we have them, probably next week sometime
> Also, what is going to be done about the autopilot wire bundle that is
> too short? I did not install this wire, hoping that a new bundle was
> going to be supplied. If an extension of the bundle is going to be
> sent, I will go ahead and install this bundle and then I can install
> the tie downs in the center section.
You will get a new 85" piece - when we have some wire here. Needless to say, everything we had was cut to 70".
Gus
