Hello all,
I am currently finishing up my power-plant install, and securing the various sensor wires as thoroughly detailed in the plans. I have followed the plans methodically, and now that all of the wires in the firewall forward area are secured as directed, the wires in the avionics bay leading to their respective main harness connectors are slightly different lengths. (GPS wire, EGT wires, voltage regulator wire, tachometer, etc. This will make securing them into a neat bundle nearly impossible.
Some of these wires had connectors already attached on the firewall forward harness, which indicated to me they were already cut to the proper length.
Should the "slack" on these wires with extra length (usually only an inch or two) be made as a service loop (respecting the 10X diameter of the largest wire for the radius of the loop rule) inside the avionics bay?
Should the extra wire be rolled into a loop next to the sensor or device it is servicing (on the firewall side)?
Does it have to be a loop? Can they be folded back and forth over themselves instead?
Doesn't making loops with electricity running through it create an electromagnet?
Please let me know your thoughts, and thank you.
I am currently finishing up my power-plant install, and securing the various sensor wires as thoroughly detailed in the plans. I have followed the plans methodically, and now that all of the wires in the firewall forward area are secured as directed, the wires in the avionics bay leading to their respective main harness connectors are slightly different lengths. (GPS wire, EGT wires, voltage regulator wire, tachometer, etc. This will make securing them into a neat bundle nearly impossible.
Some of these wires had connectors already attached on the firewall forward harness, which indicated to me they were already cut to the proper length.
Should the "slack" on these wires with extra length (usually only an inch or two) be made as a service loop (respecting the 10X diameter of the largest wire for the radius of the loop rule) inside the avionics bay?
Should the extra wire be rolled into a loop next to the sensor or device it is servicing (on the firewall side)?
Does it have to be a loop? Can they be folded back and forth over themselves instead?
Doesn't making loops with electricity running through it create an electromagnet?
Please let me know your thoughts, and thank you.