https://www.4sierratango.com/build/electrical/Recent content in Electrical on 4 Sierra TangoHugoen-USFri, 26 May 2006 00:00:00 -0400https://www.4sierratango.com/build/electrical/our-electrical-system/Sun, 02 May 2004 00:00:00 -0400https://www.4sierratango.com/build/electrical/our-electrical-system/Our electrical scheme will follow Bob’s AeroElectric scheme Z-12 more or less. We aim to have dual alternators due to the fact that this will be an all elect…https://www.4sierratango.com/build/electrical/2004-05-02/Sun, 02 May 2004 00:00:00 -0400https://www.4sierratango.com/build/electrical/2004-05-02/I managed to get 6 hours in at the hangar today, did 3 hours this morning, went to a birthday party, and then came back for more back breaking punishment. La…https://www.4sierratango.com/build/electrical/2004-05-03/Mon, 03 May 2004 00:00:00 -0400https://www.4sierratango.com/build/electrical/2004-05-03/I finally took a photo of the baggage illumination. It’s pretty bright. The small hangar lights were actually on in this shot. I turned all the flourescents…https://www.4sierratango.com/build/electrical/2004-05-04/Tue, 04 May 2004 00:00:00 -0400https://www.4sierratango.com/build/electrical/2004-05-04/Didn’t take any pictures today, so I’ll post some later. Today I worked on making the second tier terminal strip for the co-pilot side. Once I’d done this, I…https://www.4sierratango.com/build/electrical/2004-05-05/Wed, 05 May 2004 00:00:00 -0400https://www.4sierratango.com/build/electrical/2004-05-05/Yep, no hours. Basically, I went to the hangar, and Mike was there. I was chatting with him for a bit, and then we got Cameron to bring some beers. So, basic…https://www.4sierratango.com/build/electrical/2004-05-07/Fri, 07 May 2004 00:00:00 -0400https://www.4sierratango.com/build/electrical/2004-05-07/Tonight, I wired the flap switch on the panel, and hooked the wires to the co-pilot terminal strips. So, it’s all working now from the panel and the pilot st…https://www.4sierratango.com/build/electrical/2004-05-13/Thu, 13 May 2004 00:00:00 -0400https://www.4sierratango.com/build/electrical/2004-05-13/Yesterday, I ordered the standby regulator from B&C. Man, this stuff is adding up. $268! Wow. Then, there’s an installation kit too for another $228! Ouch! I…https://www.4sierratango.com/build/electrical/2004-05-14/Fri, 14 May 2004 00:00:00 -0400https://www.4sierratango.com/build/electrical/2004-05-14/I got a good amount of time in on the plane tonight, and had a quick beer with Mike afterwards. I spent tonight doing the stick grip side of the connector an…https://www.4sierratango.com/build/electrical/2004-05-16/Sun, 16 May 2004 00:00:00 -0400https://www.4sierratango.com/build/electrical/2004-05-16/Today, I started wiring the back up engine gauges. The primary gauges are part of the Blue Mountain EFIS 1. I decided to daisy chain the power and ground lea…https://www.4sierratango.com/build/electrical/2004-07-18/Sun, 18 Jul 2004 00:00:00 -0400https://www.4sierratango.com/build/electrical/2004-07-18/Today, I wired in a few more gauges, including the ammeter, manifold pressure, and both fuel gauges. I also fitted the secondary alternator regulator, and wi…https://www.4sierratango.com/build/electrical/2004-07-25/Sun, 25 Jul 2004 00:00:00 -0400https://www.4sierratango.com/build/electrical/2004-07-25/Today I did some more wiring. Wiring, wiring, wiring… When will it ever end? I bet even you’re getting bored with it! Today I wired the elevator and ailero…https://www.4sierratango.com/build/electrical/2004-08-01/Sun, 01 Aug 2004 00:00:00 -0400https://www.4sierratango.com/build/electrical/2004-08-01/After returning from Oshkosh this morning, I got away with slipping down the hangar for a bit! Lucky me! I wired in the supply cables from the battery to the…https://www.4sierratango.com/build/electrical/2004-08-08/Sun, 08 Aug 2004 00:00:00 -0400https://www.4sierratango.com/build/electrical/2004-08-08/After getting the panel back together, I decided it would be a great idea to start wiring the stack. Hmmm… Where exactly do I start with this mess?!!! I bo…https://www.4sierratango.com/build/electrical/2004-08-10/Tue, 10 Aug 2004 00:00:00 -0400https://www.4sierratango.com/build/electrical/2004-08-10/After work, I stopped by to carry on wiring. Truth be known, I was darting around the plane a bit. I didn’t have my camera with me this evening, so Pictures…https://www.4sierratango.com/build/electrical/2004-08-10-2/Tue, 10 Aug 2004 00:00:00 -0400https://www.4sierratango.com/build/electrical/2004-08-10-2/I managed to get to the hangar again this evening, and finished up the wiring to the pilot headset jacks. Lucky I double checked, because I had the mic jack…https://www.4sierratango.com/build/electrical/2004-08-17/Tue, 17 Aug 2004 00:00:00 -0400https://www.4sierratango.com/build/electrical/2004-08-17/Tonight’s hangar visit was a little shorter. I ran the mic wire from the the copilot side to the audio panel, and also attempted to solder on the transponder…https://www.4sierratango.com/build/electrical/2004-08-28/Sat, 28 Aug 2004 00:00:00 -0400https://www.4sierratango.com/build/electrical/2004-08-28/I did a lot of wiring today, as can be seen by the size increase in some of the cable runs. Steady progress is about the best way to describe the wiring task…https://www.4sierratango.com/build/electrical/2004-08-29/Sun, 29 Aug 2004 00:00:00 -0400https://www.4sierratango.com/build/electrical/2004-08-29/I went to the hangar today and finished up what I could of the stack wiring. Apart from the ACU, it’s complete. All the wires running to the back of the stac…https://www.4sierratango.com/build/electrical/2004-09-04/Sat, 04 Sep 2004 00:00:00 -0400https://www.4sierratango.com/build/electrical/2004-09-04/I finished up the wiring to the ACU from the radio stack, and also to the E1. That’s about it now for the stack.https://www.4sierratango.com/build/electrical/2004-09-04-2/Sat, 04 Sep 2004 00:00:00 -0400https://www.4sierratango.com/build/electrical/2004-09-04-2/I finished up the wiring to the ACU from the radio stack, and also to the E1. That’s about it now for the stack.https://www.4sierratango.com/build/electrical/2004-03-06/Sat, 06 Mar 2004 00:00:00 -0500https://www.4sierratango.com/build/electrical/2004-03-06/Today was a day of electrical work. I started with a mission to try to see if the EFIS 1 would work with the VOR’s properly. Turns out, it wasn’t gonna happe…https://www.4sierratango.com/build/electrical/2004-07-10/Sat, 10 Jul 2004 00:00:00 -0400https://www.4sierratango.com/build/electrical/2004-07-10/I also finished up some of the wiring for the audio panel (aux input jack), and the buttons for the AOA pro. These all required soldering, which I wasn’t to…https://www.4sierratango.com/build/electrical/2005-10-23/Sun, 23 Oct 2005 00:00:00 -0400https://www.4sierratango.com/build/electrical/2005-10-23/Well, it’s been a long time since I did any wiring! I still have some odds and ends to tidy up in the fuselage as far as wiring is concerned, and I need to g…https://www.4sierratango.com/build/electrical/2005-10-25/Tue, 25 Oct 2005 00:00:00 -0400https://www.4sierratango.com/build/electrical/2005-10-25/Tonight, I stopped by to carry on with wrapping things up in the Electrical department. First up was to wire the Nav antenna cable out to the wing root. This…https://www.4sierratango.com/build/electrical/2005-10-30/Sun, 30 Oct 2005 00:00:00 -0400https://www.4sierratango.com/build/electrical/2005-10-30/I spent a bit more time wrapping up electrical stuff inside the cockpit too today. Mostly the trim indicators. Here, I’ve put some Molex plugs on the indicat…https://www.4sierratango.com/build/electrical/2005-11-06/Sun, 06 Nov 2005 00:00:00 -0500https://www.4sierratango.com/build/electrical/2005-11-06/I was on a roll today at the hangar. I received the ANL current limiters from B & C, so they have been loosely mounted for now, until I get the correct count…https://www.4sierratango.com/build/electrical/2005-11-07/Mon, 07 Nov 2005 00:00:00 -0500https://www.4sierratango.com/build/electrical/2005-11-07/After getting back from the hoby and electronics stores, I finished the flap position sensor installation and then set about more electrical stuff.https://www.4sierratango.com/build/electrical/2005-11-09/Wed, 09 Nov 2005 00:00:00 -0500https://www.4sierratango.com/build/electrical/2005-11-09/Today was a day of more wiring. It seems like it takes forever to do, and that you don’t see much progress too. I just plodded on. I took a break from the fu…https://www.4sierratango.com/build/electrical/2006-05-14/Sun, 14 May 2006 00:00:00 -0400https://www.4sierratango.com/build/electrical/2006-05-14/One of the many things we did today was try to trouble shoot a couple of issues I’ve been having with the Aileron trim and the flap position microswitch for…https://www.4sierratango.com/build/electrical/2006-05-16/Tue, 16 May 2006 00:00:00 -0400https://www.4sierratango.com/build/electrical/2006-05-16/I did some more trouble shooting on the AOA flap sensor switch issue today, and discovered that when the EFIS is on, the flap switch works correctly. Hmmm. T…https://www.4sierratango.com/build/electrical/2006-05-18/Thu, 18 May 2006 00:00:00 -0400https://www.4sierratango.com/build/electrical/2006-05-18/Tonight, I continued with wiring inside the fuselage. I threaded the Com 2 antenna cable through the spar, and took it up to the radio stack. I still need to…https://www.4sierratango.com/build/electrical/2006-05-20/Sat, 20 May 2006 00:00:00 -0400https://www.4sierratango.com/build/electrical/2006-05-20/Lots of stuff getting done now! It’s all happening fast too. I finally put the connector on the end of the Com2 antenna cable, and connected it to the GX-60…https://www.4sierratango.com/build/electrical/2006-05-21/Sun, 21 May 2006 00:00:00 -0400https://www.4sierratango.com/build/electrical/2006-05-21/I knew we’d forget to take a picture of something today. That something was the EFIS 1 current sensor. I mounted it on the sub panel, just under the glove bo…https://www.4sierratango.com/build/electrical/2006-05-24/Wed, 24 May 2006 00:00:00 -0400https://www.4sierratango.com/build/electrical/2006-05-24/This evening’s task was to get started on mounting the EFIS keep alive battery. A good place for this is between the firewall and sub panel near the glove bo…https://www.4sierratango.com/build/electrical/2006-05-25/Thu, 25 May 2006 00:00:00 -0400https://www.4sierratango.com/build/electrical/2006-05-25/This evening, I continued with the keep alive battery tray. I riveted it all together, and drilled the holes for the bolts that will secure the rearward end…https://www.4sierratango.com/build/electrical/2006-05-26/Fri, 26 May 2006 00:00:00 -0400https://www.4sierratango.com/build/electrical/2006-05-26/I recieved a big order from Allied Electronics yesterday, so I could get some more stuff done! I started out putting all the D-Sub hoods on the EFIS connecti…