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harvey4(at)earthlink.net
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 Posted: Fri Oct 19, 2007 6:08 am Post subject: Strobe cable - another question/same topic |
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I just installed my strobe cables yesterday (I now have two working
strobes - yea!!!)
Inside the wire bundle were the three conductors wrapped in a foil
sleeve, but there's a forth bare conductor, which I presume is a ground.
What do I do with that? Where to connect it? Snip it off?
Thanks
Neil
At 10:04 AM 10/19/2007, you wrote:
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<nuckolls.bob(at)cox.net>
At 10:37 PM 10/18/2007 -0400, you wrote:
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>I am looking to buy 3 conductor shielded 16 gauge wire for my wing tip
>strobes.
As far as I know, the wire shipped in factory kits for
strobe installation has been a Belden product having
100% coverage, "Beldfoil" shield. These products
are described in the documents you'll find at:
http://www.aeroelectric.com/Mfgr_Data/Wire/Belden/
>I have been looking for M27500-16TE3T14 but can only find M27500-16TG3T14.
>Looking at wire specs, it is difficult to see differences.
>I think the main difference between the two is that TE wire has
>M22759/16 wires, which have thicker insulation than TG wire with
>M22759/18 wires.
>Since the wires are protected inside the jacket, does the insulation
>thickness matter for my purposes ?
No, either of those wires would do. The wire gage
isn't really critical either. Voltage drop in smaller
even smaller wires is insignificant for these
installations. The insulation for Belden wire
is PVC over Polyethylene. This is admittedly
a "1960s" wire product but has proven successful
in hundreds of thousands of aircraft. This is
a low energy circuit that doesn't need
fault protection for the installed wires so
spending much $time$ acquiring a more exotic
wire product may not be well invested.
Bob . . .
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( Don't bring me anything but trouble. )
( Good news weakens me." )
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bob(at)bob-white.com
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| Posted: Fri Oct 19, 2007 6:45 am Post subject: Strobe cable - another question/same topic |
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On Fri, 19 Oct 2007 10:01:38 -0400
Neil Clayton <harvey4(at)earthlink.net> wrote:
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I just installed my strobe cables yesterday (I now have two working
strobes - yea!!!)
Inside the wire bundle were the three conductors wrapped in a foil
sleeve, but there's a forth bare conductor, which I presume is a ground.
What do I do with that? Where to connect it? Snip it off?
Thanks
Neil
Hi Neil,
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That wire is the connection for the foil shield. Connect it wherever
the shield is supposed to be connected.
Bob W.
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