Measuring the Battery cable October 26, 2014December 26, 2014 Ed 0 Comment RV10 Build, Wiring Spent a quick 15 minutes figuring out the length and routing of the main battery cable. Read more
Battery Cable November 5, 2014December 26, 2014 Ed 0 Comment RV10 Build, Wiring Tonight, I pulled the battery cable and crimped ends on. I also untangled the big coil of static line that I had in the tailcone Read more
Tailcone stuff November 27, 2014December 27, 2014 Ed 0 Comment RV10 Build, Wiring There are a few items that are going to be mounted in the tailcone behind the rear baggage bulkhead: The ELT, the GDL39-R ADSB-IN, a Read more
Overhead light cutouts November 30, 2014December 26, 2014 Ed 0 Comment RV10 Build, Wiring I only got one thing accomplished today. I cut out all the holes for the overhead lights in the overhead console inserts. I have two Read more
Xpndr Doubler, Wire tying tailcone December 3, 2014December 27, 2014 Ed 0 Comment RV10 Build, Wiring I began tonight by making a doubler for the transponder antenna, just like I did for the ADSB antenna… this time in the tunnel in Read more
Flap Motor Wiring December 4, 2014December 27, 2014 Ed 0 Comment RV10 Build, Wiring Quick night tonight. I made up a twisted pair of wires for the flap motor, routed them thru the fuse, and connected them up to Read more
Misc tailcone wiring + brake lines December 6, 2014December 27, 2014 Ed 0 Comment RV10 Build, Wiring I started by test fitting the stainless steel lines I had made up from Bonaco. I had to have them cut down a bit to Read more
Tailcone Wiring December 13, 2014December 27, 2014 Ed 0 Comment RV10 Build, Wiring Back into the hole I go! I had to drag myself back into the tailcone to wire tie the pitch trim wires and elt antenna Read more
Magnetometer Install December 14, 2014December 27, 2014 Ed 0 Comment RV10 Build, Wiring Today, I got the magnetometer installed. I’m installing it using the RV10 mounting bracket that I got from Steinair. I think it’s made by Garmin. Read more
Interior Lighting System, Part 1 December 17, 2014March 30, 2020 Ed 2 Comments RV10 Build, Wiring So, this is one area where I’m going way overboard. I’ve designed a custom interior lighting system. Here are the highlights: Lights: 2 PlaneAround LED Read more
Interior Lighting System, Part 2 December 18, 2014December 28, 2014 Ed 0 Comment RV10 Build, Wiring I took a day off of work today so I could focus on getting some good work done on the plane. I’m continuing on with Read more
Interior Lighting System, Part 3 December 19, 2014December 28, 2014 Ed 2 Comments RV10 Build, Wiring Picking up where I left off yesterday, I worked on finishing the LCU. I cut a piece of masonite board to fit to the bottom Read more
Wiring cleanup December 22, 2014December 28, 2014 Ed 0 Comment RV10 Build, Wiring Now that I had the lighting system tested, I was time to clean everything up. I got all the wiring in the overhead tied into Read more
FWF Sensor Wiring December 28, 2014December 28, 2014 Ed 0 Comment RV10 Build, Wiring Today, I ran wires for all the FWF sensors, like the oil pressure, fuel pressure, manifold pressure, oil temp, fuel flow, and the alternator ammeters. Read more
EGT/CHT Sensor Wires COMPLETE December 29, 2014March 31, 2015 Ed 2 Comments RV10 Build, Wiring Tonight I finished up the last part of the EGT and CHT sensor install. I crimped ends on the wires I ran from the engine Read more