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> Thanks for all the responses. It seems there are at least several
> people that would be interested, so I will consider it a go. I will
> put together a prototype for pictures, and I need to purchase some
> materials. I will post to the list when I'm ready to accept orders.
Bob,
The premade harness sounds like a good deal. I had mine done by Tracy once
I
realized that getting all those tiny pin solder connections right was
beyond
my capability.
One thing to consider is that with a canard pusher you can't get a
prewired
harness installed easily because the plugs won't go down the electrical
conduit. A harness could be installed during the fuselage construction,
but
once the fuselage is built you either have to run the harness another way,
add a connector, or snip and resolder all the wires.
As for my "troubles", I beginning to think that these had nothing to do
with
the EC2 wiring. I think what happened to me was a combination of lack of
expertise and being in South Florida. I followed Bob Nuckoll's teachings
and
used crimp connections. The crimps (at least when done by me) allow humid
air to get in the ends. My wiring worked fine 2 years ago when I installed
it. Two years of humid salt air and a bit of vibration has gradually
degraded important connections and created nasty gizmo eating ground
loops.
I'm now working to clean up the connections with heat-shrink soldered
joins
and double heat-shrinked soldered crimps to fast-ons etc. etc. I'm working
"top-down", as Tracy puts it, going after the high current circuits first,
testing the resistance under load as I go, and making sure the connections
are air-tight.
You live and learn. :)
Regards,
John (Have soldering iron - will travel (eventually)
John,
Here's a trick I use, I solder, put on some silicone then heat shrink, it
works well to keep moisture out of the joints.
George ( down under)
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