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AR3201 Harness?
On Mar 6, 12:54*pm, "noel.wade" wrote:
Thanks, All! I have the original manual, but the wiring diagram on mine is printed as bad (or worse) than the ones on W&W (thanks, Tim!) Since I'm into digital/computer stuff (I love unshielded-twisted- pair).... *which of the connections in the radio harness are important to use sheilded wire with? *I'm assuming that I don't need to sheild _every_ wire. *Shielded wire seems to come in pairs or triplets, so it would be nice to only use a few of those and then a bunch of single (unshielded) wires bundled together with spiral-wrap or something like that. *Any tips or advice? As far as the CBs go: *The Klixon units have actually been in the glider the whole time; they just weren't wired well (yes, a previous owner wired both glass 1A fuses AND 1A CBs in serial, for every item in the aircraft - oof!). *I've flown for 6 hours on this original setup with an aging/tired 7ah battery and been OK (though it was marginal at the end). *I changed the battery-box this winter and am now running 12ah - 14ah batteries. *I should be able to fly for 8 - 10 hours now, which is plenty for me! *I recharge my batts every night, and have 2 (so I can fly all weekend without a recharge if I need to). *For the curious, my ship has an SNAV (with analog vario), Tasman Vario, B400 Vario (as a backup), ewMicroRecorder, IPAQ 4700 PDA, and Becker AR3201. Regarding inspection: *I don't think I need an A&P to sign off my electrical work. *None of the instruments that are powered are "safety of flight" or "required for VFR" items. *Of course, I've had to take apart the panel and _that_ has required a disconnection of the Pitot/ Static system - which I am also changing (because I discovered the original Altimeter was never hooked up to the static lines!! *I always wondered why my GPS / PDA / SNAV all disagreed with the Altimeter by a couple-hundred feet)... *So the glider will be going for its annual as soon as I've completed the wiring, and I'm sure it will be given a close look by my A&P at that time. :-) Thanks again, take care, --Noel The wiring to worry about is the microphone wiring, and headset mic wiring if you happen to have a headset. I'd also go to some effort to roue the the mic wires away from any other things that could be putting out electrical noise. The wiring diagram will show those as shielded. Nothing else needs to be shielded. BTW some folks seem to think the braid on some of the Becker harnesses is a shield. It's just a nylon shroud to keep the wires bundled. Darryl |
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AR3201 Harness?
Quick follow-up question:
The stock diagram and Becker harness uses the outer braid of the shielded wire as a ground connection. Could I use the inner braid as the signal wire and a _separate_ wire as the ground wire? This would avoid requiring me to solder the ground connection onto the outer braid and make it easier to fab up the wire harness; but I'm dumb when it comes to electrons so I don't know if the ground connection is needed in order for the shielding to be effective... Help? Thanks! --Noel |
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AR3201 Harness?
On Mar 9, 3:56*pm, "noel.wade" wrote:
Quick follow-up question: The stock diagram and Becker harness uses the outer braid of the shielded wire as a ground connection. Could I use the inner braid as the signal wire and a _separate_ wire as the ground wire? This would avoid requiring me to solder the ground connection onto the outer braid and make it easier to fab up the wire harness; but I'm dumb when it comes to electrons so I don't know if the ground connection is needed in order for the shielding to be effective... Help? Thanks! --Noel Noel, you have to ground ONE side and not the other for the grounding to work. If you don't, those electrons can't go anywhere, and if you ground both sides you get the potential of current flow through the bonding connection you create. |
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AR3201 Harness?
do what the diagram and manual show.
using the shield is very simple and common.....just strip the insulation back an inch or so, separate the shield wires to free them from the center insulator, twist them together and slide a piece of heat shrink tube over the shield wires and you then have another wire. tim Please visit the Wings & Wheels website at www.wingsandwheels.com "noel.wade" wrote in message ... Quick follow-up question: The stock diagram and Becker harness uses the outer braid of the shielded wire as a ground connection. Could I use the inner braid as the signal wire and a _separate_ wire as the ground wire? This would avoid requiring me to solder the ground connection onto the outer braid and make it easier to fab up the wire harness; but I'm dumb when it comes to electrons so I don't know if the ground connection is needed in order for the shielding to be effective... Help? Thanks! --Noel |
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