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Buck's RV-8
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Date: 12-13-2014
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Number of Hours: 2.50
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Brief Description: R wingtip lights, APRS and electical
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I did a lot oif little cleanup items tonight:
1. After a successful test of the APRS unit in my car this afternoon, I pronounced it to ready to install in the right wingtip. I torque-sealed all the barrell nuts, screws, the SMA antenna connector, and the DIN connector. With the exception of using double-sided tape to attach the GPS puck to its wooden base, the APRS system is now complete.
2. Did some further organization of the wiring on the right wing rib, and figured out where the nav/strobe lights connector would go. As it turns out, the best way for me to do this was to have the connector be located just 8" from the nav light fixture itself. This elmininates any extra spliced-in lengths of wire.
3. Installed 4-conductor Seal-All connectors on both ends of the nav/strobe leads. The Seal-Alls are commonly used in high vibration, extreme conditions in automobiles, trucks, boats, etc., and they are very reliable. The housing for the wingtip end of the connector will be installed after the nav light wires are fed through the wingtip mounting holes for the last time.
4. Bundled the 4 nav light wires and created a nice little wring harness coming out of the nav light.
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Seal-All connectors have an extra crimp around a rubber grommet.
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My first completed 4-conductor Seal-All connector. This one is for the nav/strobe lights
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