Recent content by ernstrm

I'm feeling better about this now, thanks. I might just buy a ready-made cable assembly (so I'll need feed-through holes big enough for the BNC connector, which is not a big problem) so I don't need to crimp the connector myself.

Thanks for the info! So assuming I bend my RG-400 gently, is there anything wrong with an antenna cable 100" or so long? It sounds like your -7A has a cable about that long. Any radio problems?

I could use some direction in determining the best place to mount the COM-425 in my RV-6A. I will mount the antenna under the left seat (I've already drilled for that), and mounting the COM-425 behind the instrument panel looks like a good place, with convenient wiring to everything--except the...

I have installed the pitch servo as described in the instructions and am concerned that the bolt head on the servo arm passes the vertical structure supporting the bellcrank with virtually no clearance.  I can replace the standard washers with thin washers, buying me perhaps 1/16 or 1/8, but...

That's what I hoped. I already have a largish firewall penetration, per Van's (RV-6A) firewall-forward drawings, and I'd like to/plan to run mags, alternator, and all the EMS sensor leads through that one hole. Thanks!

What concerns are there about cross-talk between wires that would lead me to separate them from one another? Is it safe to bundle, for example, a thermocouple lead and a magneto P-lead? Two or more serial lines? I assume that other than power connections, pretty much any wire in a SkyView...