Wes's Onex #89
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Hi Guys,
Since Bryan pointed out that I had asked too many questions in my "A couple of questions" thread, I thought I'd start a new thread where I could ramble about my build and ask an unlimited number of questions :-)
I am working my way through wiring the airplane. The wiring is fairly simple because my panel/plane is fairly simple. Today I decided to test the power distribution so I hooked up a bench supply in place of the battery (so I could limit the current) and plugged in the panel and lit it up.
![Image](https://i.postimg.cc/yYJkgkRK/LitPanel.jpg)
I did have one problem. Not all pins of the GPS push pin connector were making contact. In particular the 12 VDC pins weren't making contact. I shimmed the top of the connector with a couple of thin washers and that fixed the problem.
I am disappointed with the master relay.
This thing draws about 3/4 of an amp (9 Watts and gets quite hot!). That's almost twice what the instrument panel draws! I should have read the spec sheet before making a selection.
Forever Forward,
Wes
Since Bryan pointed out that I had asked too many questions in my "A couple of questions" thread, I thought I'd start a new thread where I could ramble about my build and ask an unlimited number of questions :-)
I am working my way through wiring the airplane. The wiring is fairly simple because my panel/plane is fairly simple. Today I decided to test the power distribution so I hooked up a bench supply in place of the battery (so I could limit the current) and plugged in the panel and lit it up.
![Image](https://i.postimg.cc/yYJkgkRK/LitPanel.jpg)
I did have one problem. Not all pins of the GPS push pin connector were making contact. In particular the 12 VDC pins weren't making contact. I shimmed the top of the connector with a couple of thin washers and that fixed the problem.
I am disappointed with the master relay.
![Image](https://i.postimg.cc/gkfrvmyZ/Master-Relay.jpg)
This thing draws about 3/4 of an amp (9 Watts and gets quite hot!). That's almost twice what the instrument panel draws! I should have read the spec sheet before making a selection.
Forever Forward,
Wes