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bob88

Joined: 24 Feb 2013
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Posted: Thu Jun 13, 2013 9:48 pm Post subject: Routing electrical conduit

Who has figured out how to route the conduit supplied in Van's electrical kit from front to the rear of baggage area? Other than the too small holes provided on the left and occupied by the P27 battery cable plus similar on the right, it appears to me that cutting holes in some fairly beefy looking structural members may be the only way. Am I missing something? OK to cut?

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carl.froehlich(at)verizon
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Posted: Fri Jun 14, 2013 3:10 am Post subject: Routing electrical conduit

I didn't use the Van's electrical kit but here is how I ran the three

conduits on each side.  Note - where these lines pass through the rear seat

pan or ribs I used an adhesive to make sure there was no relative motion

between the corrugated conduit and the aluminum.  On the side lightning

holes I added large rubber grommets in the lighting holes.



I figured I needed two runs on each side, but added a third just in case.  I

ended up using it.  I have the two ADHRS modules mounted aft of the baggage

compartment as most do, so they have two 1/4" lines from the wing going aft

(pitot and AOA) and two going from aft up to the panel (pitot and static) as

I have a couple of analog gauges in the panel.  All wire and tubing runs are

in the conduit including the #2 welding cable from both masters to the

starter solenoid.



Carl

RV-8A (sold last week)

RV-10, 95 hrs



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Kelly McMullen

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Posted: Fri Jun 14, 2013 4:58 am Post subject: Routing electrical conduit

Avoid cutting structure. See Carl's response for one way to do it.



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 Who has figured out how to route the conduit supplied in Van's electrical kit from front to the rear of baggage area? Other than the too small holes provided on the left and occupied by the P27 battery cable plus similar on the right, it appears to me that cutting holes in some fairly beefy looking structural members may be the only way. Am I missing something? OK to cut?

  

 

 

 

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Jim Berry

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Posted: Fri Jun 14, 2013 9:46 am Post subject: Re: Routing electrical conduit

I contacted Vans when I was doing this step, and they said it was OK to enlarge the holes in the bulkhead sides to 1".



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johngoodman

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Location: GA

Posted: Sat Jun 15, 2013 4:44 am Post subject: Re: Routing electrical conduit

The real problem is that the convoluted tubing is very difficult to fish through when it has bends and turns. That's why you need so much conduit. 

John

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Posted: Sun Jun 16, 2013 8:57 am Post subject: Routing electrical conduit

Carl  



Indeed 1 image is better than a thousand words!... Thanks



However in your 2nd picture one cannot see how the 3 conduits pass through

the F-1004 C & D Center section bulkheads (the plans show only two 5/8"

holes), or did you stop the conduits there and only continued the electric

wires forward of those bulkheads?

Do you have a picture that shows forward of those bulkheads? 



Carlos  



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johngoodman

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Posted: Sun Jun 16, 2013 9:29 am Post subject: Re: Routing electrical conduit

 	  trigo(at)mail.telepac.pt wrote: 	
		  Carl  



However in your 2nd picture one cannot see how the 3 conduits pass through

the F-1004 C & D Center section bulkheads (the plans show only two 5/8"

holes), or did you stop the conduits there and only continued the electric

wires forward of those bulkheads?

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I believe there were lightening holes - hence my comment about bends and turns.

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Posted: Sun Jun 16, 2013 11:13 am Post subject: Routing electrical conduit

The attached photos are the only ones I can find that have more detail.  The

conduit ends after it goes forward through the side rib lighting holes (the

ones where I installed the large grommets).  Forward of that the runs just

use snap bushings like Van's has in his plans.  I think I had to add one

additional hole on one side.



Note - there is no way to get all the wires and such past the panel bulkhead

just using the left side (with the supplied cover plate) per the planes.  I

ran a 1" or so wire bundle up the inside of the last right side rib then

past the panel bulkhead in the side channel.  I slightly enlarged the panel

notch that straddles the side channel for added clearance.  I used some

plastic mesh conduit for this run.  Most of it is hidden behind the little

side cover plate (photos #8 & #9).



Carl



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Posted: Sun Jun 23, 2013 3:20 am Post subject: Routing electrical conduit

Thanks Carl  



That is exactly what I needed to know!



Cheers

Carlos  



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