Finished Tailcone Wiring (For Reals)

I thought I finished all of the tailcone wiring a couple of weeks ago, but I had forgotten about the OAT probe and ELT antenna cable.  I drilled a new hole in the vertical rib for the antenna cable to avoid too tight of a bend radius.

On the right side of the fuselage, the cable follows the tubing run and then jumps over to the tailcone wire bundle and follows it into the conduit.

I also installed a couple of adel clamps under the seat.  This one supports the wires and tubing as they come out of the front end of the right conduit.

I installed another one on the other side of the same rib to keep the tubing from interfering with the aileron pushrods.

I also installed a couple of zip-tie bases in the aft flap cover to support the flap motor and position sensor wires.  There are not installed permanently right now, but I wanted to anchor them so that I could determine the final wire length.

Finally, I recreated my upper left switch layout with some scrap aluminum to make sure I was happy with the spacing.  I spent a few minutes playing with it and I think it’s perfect.  The spacing I settled on was 1 1/4″ horizontally and 1 9/16″ vertically.

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