Beginners question, please help

Just to give an idea of where I am at in the 601 building process, I have completed the main gear, nose gear, rudder, horizontal stabilizer, and elevator. I am in the process of attaching the 5 strand wire bundle to the servo for the elevator trim tab. Since there are two different lengths of 5 strand wire in the quick build kit, I have been looking at the drawings and builders manuals to find anything about the wiring, such as a wiring diagram, how to run the wiring from the tail to the cockpit panel, etc. And I just can not find anything. Maybe I am missing something or are we just supposed to figure this out ourselves. I would appreciate any help as I am very frustrated spending so much time looking at the builders manual and drawings. Thanks, Sincerely, Charles Thie

Views: 262

▶ Reply to This

Replies to This Discussion

Permalink Reply by Dr. Edward M. Moody II on August 19, 2009 at 10:50am
You miserable wretch... your Mexican is worse than your English..... (from the movie Tombstone).

The proper way to express that sentiment is :"We don nid no es-tinkin wire diagrams."

As you were.

Ed
Permalink Reply by Dr. Edward M. Moody II on August 19, 2009 at 10:47am
The longer wire will be needed to get from the elevator trim to the stick or the panel depending on your choice of control device. If you have any excess (including a service loop), keep it handy because you might use on the aileron circuit. That wire needs to be interrupted by a five pin plug (a CB mic jack from Radio Shack works well for that) at the wing root for assembly / disassembly.

http://www.radioshack.com/search/index.jsp?kwCatId=&kw=cb%20mic...

I have one such plug at the wing root for the aileron trim cable and another on top of the stab, under the rudder fairing for the elevator trim cable. On that subject run wires in counduit wherever it is practical and particularly where they would be hard to get at later. Wires can be pulled thorugh a conduit and don't chafe much inside there.

Ed
Permalink Reply by Chris Aysen on August 19, 2009 at 12:01pm
Its best to not let the wire leading from the panel to the tail to touch any sharp edges. Wrap with wire wrap, run inside plastic tubing, use offset tie-wraps, etc. Also make sure you do not have alot of slack. I think Ray Allen suggest a 1/2" travel side-to-side. Best of luck

RSS

New from Zenith:

Zenith Planes For Sale 
  

Classified listing for buying or selling your Zenith building or flying related stuff...

Custom Instrument Panels
for your Zenith:

Custom instrument panels are now available directly from Zenith Aircraft Company exclusively for Zenith builders and owners. Pre-cut panel, Dynon and Garmin avionics, and more.

Zenith Homecoming Tee:

Zenair Floats

Flying On Your Own Wings:
 A Complete Guide to Understanding Light Airplane Design, by Chris Heintz

Builder & Pilot Supplies:

Aircraft Insurance:

 
 

West Coast USA:

 
Pro Builder Assistance:

 

Transition training:

Lavion Aero

K&S Aviation Services

Aircraft Spruce & Specialty for all your building and pilot supplies!

How to videos from HomebuiltHELP.com

Developed specifically for Zenith builders (by a builder) these videos on DVD are a great help in building your own kit plane by providing practical hands-on construction information. Visit HomebuiltHelp.com for the latest DVD titles.

© 2024   Created by Zenith.Aero.   Powered by

Badges  |  Report an Issue  |  Terms of Service