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indigoonlatigo(at)msn.com
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Posted: Fri Oct 24, 2008 1:36 pm Post subject: firewall and electrical

I have hesitated in asking this question, but I am finishing up hooking up my panel to all my wires inside the fuselage and I am looking in the plans for something which shows me how my four monster cables from my two batteries will join or go through the firewall. Will the positive cables not be cut and go directly to the engine starter, whereas the negative cable will terminate on the firewall to make the ground. If that were the case how do I get that positive power back to my stein positive busses?



Basically I am confused and I still don't have Stein's wiring diagram from their job on my panel. I also don't seem to find on any web site a terminal plate that can handle that size connectors either positive(insulated from the fuselage) or negative(grounded)



Where do I need to look to get educated? Is this in the firewall forward kit and plans???



Probably the dumbest questions I have asked, just need a page number in the plans?



Thanks

 

JOhn G.

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Tim Olson

Joined: 25 Jan 2007
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Posted: Fri Oct 24, 2008 2:02 pm Post subject: firewall and electrical

You can get a good idea in the electrical kit plans.  Those wires

will terminate on things like contactors...not on fuse blocks

on the panel in general.



Tim Olson - RV-10 N104CD - Flying

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John Gonzalez wrote:

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 <indigoonlatigo(at)msn.com>

 

 

 I have hesitated in asking this question, but I am finishing up

 hooking up my panel to all my wires inside the fuselage and I am

 looking in the plans for something which shows me how my four monster

 cables from my two batteries will join or go through the firewall.

 Will the positive cables not be cut and go directly to the engine

 starter, whereas the negative cable will terminate on the firewall to

 make the ground. If that were the case how do I get that positive

 power back to my stein positive busses?

 

 Basically I am confused and I still don't have Stein's wiring diagram

 from their job on my panel. I also don't seem to find on any web site

 a terminal plate that can handle that size connectors either

 positive(insulated from the fuselage) or negative(grounded)

 

 Where do I need to look to get educated? Is this in the firewall

 forward kit and plans???

 

 Probably the dumbest questions I have asked, just need a page number

 in the plans?

 

 Thanks

 

 JOhn G.

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MauleDriver(at)nc.rr.com
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Posted: Fri Oct 24, 2008 2:40 pm Post subject: firewall and electrical

John, I certainly can't advise you here but I'll tell you a little of 

what I've done...



I used the Van's wiring kit plans as a reference for some of the fat 

wire routing (thanks Tim).



I have a Z14 with 2 batteries and 2 alts.  I ran a 2 AWG to the starter 

contactor on the firewall.  The Van's wiring kit plan has a firewall 

hole plotted and the Van's starter contactor was already to mount on the 

QB firewall in just the right spot.  My plan is run 8 AWG from the main 

Alt to the starter contactor, and then from there back to the panel 

where it will terminate at a fuse block.  I have a current limiter to 

protect that circuit.



I ran another  8 AWG from the other battery forward.  I'm not sure 

whether it will terminate at a fuse block or whether I should take it 

forward thru the firewall to join the secondary Alt's 8AWG line.  Then 

back to the fuse block (advice here very welcome). This secondary alt 

line will also be protected with a current limiter and that may be the 

best place to terminate the 2nd battery's line.



Both batteries are grounded at the battery box.  And an 8 AWG ground 

wire is run to the firewall where it terminates at a B&C forest of tabs 

with tabs on both sides of the firewall.



And that's my basic power distribution scheme.  Some of it is 'done' and 

most still in process. 



I'm doing my own panel so I get to figure out all of the power 

connections.  My plan after drinking deeply of Bob's stuff is to fuse 

most of it with a very limited number of pull-able breakers.  The forest 

of tabs will be the single common ground source for everything in the panel.



Hope some of that helps.



Bill "making holes in Stein's panel" Watson



John Gonzalez wrote:

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 I have hesitated in asking this question, but I am finishing up hooking up my panel to all my wires inside the fuselage and I am looking in the plans for something which shows me how my four monster cables from my two batteries will join or go through the firewall. Will the positive cables not be cut and go directly to the engine starter, whereas the negative cable will terminate on the firewall to make the ground. If that were the case how do I get that positive power back to my stein positive busses?



 Basically I am confused and I still don't have Stein's wiring diagram from their job on my panel. I also don't seem to find on any web site a terminal plate that can handle that size connectors either positive(insulated from the fuselage) or negative(grounded)



 Where do I need to look to get educated? Is this in the firewall forward kit and plans???



 Probably the dumbest questions I have asked, just need a page number in the plans?



 Thanks

  

 JOhn G.

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wcurtis(at)nerv10.com
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Posted: Fri Oct 24, 2008 3:51 pm Post subject: firewall and electrical

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		  four monster cables ???????????


	


Coincidentally, I just added some electrical pictures.

http://nerv10.com/wcurtis/90Electrical/indexEL1.html

William

http://nerv10.com/wcurtis/ 



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